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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and ITOT returned +17.2%, so ITOT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or ITOT?

BNDX charges 0.07% a year and ITOT charges 0.03%, so ITOT 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 ITOT: how they differ

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

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and ITOT 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 ITOT
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%	NVIDIA 7.32%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%	APPLE 6.63%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%	MICROSOFT 5.06%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	AMAZON.COM INC 3.41%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	ALPHABET CLASS A 2.70%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%	BROADCOM INC 2.37%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	ALPHABET CLASS C 2.16%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.96%

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 ITOT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund	ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	iShares
What it is	Total International Bond	Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+17.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	−0.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.03%
Holdings	6707	1167

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.

ITOT in plain words

ITOT is an index equity fund tracking the Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1167 positions, with the top ten at 34.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or ITOT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and ITOT returned +17.2%, so ITOT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or ITOT?: BNDX charges 0.07% a year and ITOT charges 0.03%, so ITOT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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