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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.9% and GLD +2.5%.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or GLD?

BNDX is cheaper, by 0.33 percentage points a year. That is about $33 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BNDX vs GLD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BNDX is a bond index fund and GLD a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GLD returned +2.5% against −0.9%.

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Net assets: $82.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total International Bond ETF, and $135.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for SPDR Gold Shares.

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At a glance

−0.9%

BNDX total return, 1 year

+2.5%

GLD total return, 1 year

0.07%

BNDX expense ratio

0.40%

GLD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BNDX costs 0.33 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.4 points; GLD is 1.7 times larger.

BNDX vs GLD: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BNDX	GLD
Return
Measure	BNDX	GLD
Total return, 1 year	−0.9%	+2.5%
Drawdown
Measure	BNDX	GLD
Below its high		24.7%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	BNDX	GLD
What it tracks	Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD Float Adjusted RIC Capped Index (USD Hedged)	Gold
Cost and size
Measure	BNDX	GLD
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.40%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$82.9bn	$141.7bn
Holdings
Measure	BNDX	GLD
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond ETF GLD SPDR Gold Shares

Where it sits Bond ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer Vanguard State Street

What it is Tracks an index of Total International Bond Holds gold

Total return, 1 year −0.9% +2.5%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +2.7% (IAU)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.2 pts vs IAU

Expense ratio 0.07% 0.40%

Holdings 6840 not counted

Net assets, BNDX as of Sep 30, 2026 and GLD as of Oct 27, 2026 $82.9bn $135.8bn

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

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About each fund

BNDX

BNDX tracks an index of Total International Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year.

GLD

Its expense ratio is 0.40% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states.

GLD holds gold. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.5% with distributions reinvested, against +2.7% for its benchmark, the price of gold. It sat 24.7% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or GLD?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.9% and GLD +2.5%.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or GLD?: BNDX is cheaper, by 0.33 percentage points a year. That is about $33 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Sources and dates

BNDX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BNDX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for BNDX ↗

State Street website ↗

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