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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −1.3% and VO +12.8%.

Which is cheaper, BND or VO?

Neither: BND and VO both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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BND vs VO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BND returned −1.3% to VO's +12.8%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Sep 30, 2026: $161.4bn for Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF and $103.4bn for Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF.

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At a glance

−1.3%

BND total return, 1 year

+12.8%

VO total return, 1 year

0.03%

BND expense ratio

0.03%

VO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 14.1 points; BND is 1.6 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BND vs VO: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BND	VO
Return
Measure	BND	VO
Total return, 1 year	−1.3%	+12.8%
Drawdown
Measure	BND	VO
Below its high	3.5%, high on Aug 6, 2020	3.1%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	BND	VO
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index	Morningstar US Mid Cap Index (formerly CRSP US Mid Cap Index)
Cost and size
Measure	BND	VO
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$161.4bn	$103.4bn
Holdings
Measure	BND	VO
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		91%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		9.7%

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

What they share

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BND VO

MKTLIQ 0.92% 0.17%

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Only in BND

United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.41%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.40%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.39%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.38%

Only in VO

Cloudflare Inc 1.11%

Valero Energy Corp 1.10%

Marathon Petroleum Corp 1.10%

Phillips 66 1.01%

Quanta Services Inc 0.95%

Vertiv Holdings Co 0.92%

Datadog Inc 0.91%

Howmet Aerospace Inc 0.89%

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Side by side

BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF VO Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Vanguard Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index of US aggregate bonds Tracks an index of Mid-Cap

Total return, 1 year −1.3% +12.8%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs AGG not measured

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%

Holdings 16301 273

Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $161.4bn $103.4bn

BND and VO 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.

VO tracks an index of Mid-Cap. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.8% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 273 positions, with the top ten at 9.7%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BND or VO?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −1.3% and VO +12.8%.
Which is cheaper, BND or VO?: Neither: BND and VO both charge 0.03% 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 ↗

VO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VO ↗

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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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