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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.9% and IEF −3.2%.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or IEF?

BNDX is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BNDX vs IEF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BNDX's duration was 6.5 years on Jul 31, 2026 and IEF's 7.0 on Aug 31, 2026; BNDX charges 0.07% to IEF's 0.15%.

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Net assets: $82.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total International Bond ETF, and $43.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−0.9%

BNDX total return, 1 year

−3.2%

IEF total return, 1 year

0.07%

BNDX expense ratio

0.15%

IEF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BNDX costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.3 points; BNDX is 2.0 times larger.

BNDX vs IEF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BNDX	IEF
Return
Measure	BNDX	IEF
Total return, 1 year	−0.9%	−3.2%
Drawdown
Measure	BNDX	IEF
Below its high		13.1%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	BNDX	IEF
What it tracks	Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD Float Adjusted RIC Capped Index (USD Hedged)	ICE U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	BNDX	IEF
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$82.9bn	$41.6bn
Holdings
Measure	BNDX	IEF
Holdings in common	0%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BNDX IEF

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 IEF

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2036 9.31%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2035 8.74%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 8.63%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2035 8.52%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2034 8.31%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2035 8.25%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2035 8.21%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2034 8.12%

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Side by side

BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond ETF IEF iShares 7-10 Year 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 7-10 Year Treasury Bond

Total return, 1 year −0.9% −3.2%

Expense ratio 0.07% 0.15%

Holdings 6840 17

Net assets, BNDX as of Sep 30, 2026 and IEF as of Oct 27, 2026 $82.9bn $43.5bn

BNDX and IEF 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.

IEF

IEF tracks an index of 7-10 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −3.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 13.1% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or IEF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.9% and IEF −3.2%.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or IEF?: BNDX is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

BNDX on its own →IEF on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BNDX dividend history →BNDX holdings →IEF dividend history →IEF holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

BNDX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BNDX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for BNDX ↗

IEF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEF ↗

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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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