Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or EWT?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and EWT returned +84.9%, so EWT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or EWT?

BNDX charges 0.07% a year and EWT charges 0.59%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BNDX vs EWT: how they differ

BNDX and EWT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and EWT returned more over the year.

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and EWT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in BNDX	Only in EWT
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%	TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 22.07%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%	MEDIATEK 7.03%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%	DELTA ELECTRONICS 3.53%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 3.28%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 2.79%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%	UNITED MICRO ELECTRONICS CORP 2.09%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	ELITE MATERIAL 2.08%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	NAN YA PLASTICS CORP 2.04%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

BNDX and EWT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund	EWT iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	iShares
What it is	Total International Bond	MSCI Taiwan
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+84.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	+67.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.59%
Holdings	6707	78

BNDX in plain words

BNDX is a bond fund tracking the Total International Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year.

EWT in plain words

EWT is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Taiwan. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +84.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 78 positions, with the top ten at 48.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or EWT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and EWT returned +84.9%, so EWT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or EWT?: BNDX charges 0.07% a year and EWT charges 0.59%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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