Which returned more over the last year, BND or VLUE?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −1.3% and VLUE +54.7%.

Which is cheaper, BND or VLUE?

BND is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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BND vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BND returned −1.3% to VLUE's +54.7%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $161.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF, and $9.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

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At a glance

−1.3%

BND total return, 1 year

+54.7%

VLUE total return, 1 year

0.03%

BND expense ratio

0.15%

VLUE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BND costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 56.0 points; BND is 17.2 times larger.

BND vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BND	VLUE
Return
Measure	BND	VLUE
Total return, 1 year	−1.3%	+54.7%
Drawdown
Measure	BND	VLUE
Below its high	3.5%, high on Aug 6, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	BND	VLUE
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index	MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	BND	VLUE
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$161.4bn	$9.4bn
Holdings
Measure	BND	VLUE
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		97%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		42.8%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BND and VLUE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BND VLUE

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Only in BND

MKTLIQ 0.92%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.41%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.40%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.39%

Only in VLUE

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 20.94%

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.37%

GENERAL MOTORS 3.54%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.72%

AT&T 2.24%

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE 1.95%

PFIZER 1.86%

BANK OF AMERICA 1.77%

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Side by side

BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Vanguard iShares

What it is Tracks an index of US aggregate bonds Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor

Total return, 1 year −1.3% +54.7%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) +13.6% (MLRG)

Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs AGG +41.1 pts vs MLRG

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.15%

Holdings 16301 148

Net assets, BND as of Sep 30, 2026 and VLUE as of Oct 28, 2026 $161.4bn $9.4bn

BND and VLUE on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

BND

BND tracks an index of US aggregate bonds. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.3% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index, measured by the closely related Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.5% below its high of Aug 6, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

VLUE

VLUE tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +54.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 42.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BND or VLUE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −1.3% and VLUE +54.7%.
Which is cheaper, BND or VLUE?: BND is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

BND filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BND prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for BND ↗

VLUE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VLUE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for VLUE ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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