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BNDX IJR \n Expense ratio 0.07% 0.06% \n Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $82.9bn $102.6bn \n Total return, 1 year \u22120.9% +17.5% \n What it tracks Bloomberg ","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, BNDX against IJR, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/bndx-vs-ijr","a":{"ticker":"BNDX","name":"Vanguard Total International Bond ETF","issuer":"Vanguard","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"BNDX tracks an index of Total International Bond and returned \u22120.9% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/bndx","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"\u22120.9%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.07%","as_of":"2026-02-27","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Feb 27, 2026"},{"label":"Holdings","value":"6840","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"the issuer\u2019s holdings file"},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22122.1%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"4.4%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 1, 2026","value":"$0.114","as_of":"2026-10-01","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$82.9bn","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"the issuer\u2019s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"IJR","name":"iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF","issuer":"iShares","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"IJR tracks the S&P SmallCap 600 and returned +17.5% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/ijr","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+17.5%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.06%","as_of":"2026-07-27","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jul 27, 2026"},{"label":"Holdings","value":"642","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22126.8%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"1.4%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 15, 2026","value":"$0.5094","as_of":"2026-09-15","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$104.6bn","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":0,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/bndx-vs-ijr"}