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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and IEFA returned +18.0%, so IEFA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or IEFA?

BNDX charges 0.07% a year and IEFA charges 0.07%, 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 IEFA: how they differ

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

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and IEFA 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 IEFA
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%	ASML HOLDING 2.62%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%	HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.40%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%	ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.18%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	SHELL PLC 1.09%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 1.00%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%	NOVARTIS AG 0.99%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	NESTLE SA 0.97%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.94%

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 IEFA on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund	IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	iShares
What it is	Total International Bond	Core MSCI EAFE
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+18.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	+0.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.07%
Holdings	6707	1650

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.

IEFA in plain words

IEFA is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI EAFE. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1650 positions, with the top ten at 12.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or IEFA?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and IEFA returned +18.0%, so IEFA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or IEFA?: BNDX charges 0.07% a year and IEFA charges 0.07%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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