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BNDX vs GOVT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Jul 31, 2026 BNDX's duration was 6.5 years and GOVT's 5.5; GOVT charges 0.05% to BNDX's 0.07%.

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Net assets: $82.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total International Bond ETF, and $42.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF.

BNDX on its own →GOVT on its own →
At a glance
−0.9%
BNDX total return, 1 year
−1.5%
GOVT total return, 1 year
0.07%
BNDX expense ratio
0.05%
GOVT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

GOVT costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points; BNDX is 2.0 times larger.

BNDX vs GOVT: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBNDXGOVT
Return
Total return, 1 year−0.9%−1.5%
Drawdown
Below its high8.1%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD Float Adjusted RIC Capped Index (USD Hedged)ICE U.S. Treasury Core Bond Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.07%0.05%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$82.9bn$41.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and GOVT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BNDX GOVT
Only in one fund ↓
Only in BNDX
UK TSY GILT, due Mar 7, 2031 0.41%
FRANCE O.A.T., due Feb 25, 2031 0.37%
FRANCE O.A.T., due Feb 25, 2029 0.36%
UK TSY GILT, due Mar 7, 2030 0.36%
UK TSY GILT, due Mar 7, 2028 0.35%
UK TSY GILT, due Jul 22, 2029 0.34%
FRANCE O.A.T., due Nov 25, 2035 0.33%
FRANCE O.A.T., due Nov 25, 2032 0.33%
Only in GOVT
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2031 5.28%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2029 2.95%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2028 2.63%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2028 2.08%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2028 1.62%
U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2046 1.48%
U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2042 1.46%
U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2051 1.46%
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Side by side

BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond ETF GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Vanguard iShares
What it is Tracks an index of Total International Bond Tracks an index of U.S. Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year −0.9% −1.5%
Expense ratio 0.07% 0.05%
Holdings 6840 229
Net assets, BNDX as of Sep 30, 2026 and GOVT as of Oct 27, 2026 $82.9bn $42.8bn

BNDX and GOVT 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.

GOVT

GOVT tracks an index of U.S. Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 8.1% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or GOVT?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.9% and GOVT −1.5%.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or GOVT?
GOVT is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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BNDX on its own →GOVT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BNDX dividend history →BNDX holdings →GOVT dividend history →GOVT holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
BNDX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BNDX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for BNDX ↗
GOVT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
GOVT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for GOVT ↗

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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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