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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and MUB returned +0.1%, so MUB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or MUB?

BNDX charges 0.07% a year and MUB charges 0.05%, so MUB 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 MUB: how they differ

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

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and iShares National Muni Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and MUB 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 MUB
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%	HOUSTON TEX HIGHER ED FIN CORP 0.13%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%	DISTRICT COLUMBIA UNIV REV 0.10%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%	ECTOR CNTY TEX 0.08%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	NEW ORLEANS LA 0.08%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	PORT TACOMA WASH REV 0.08%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%	CONTRA COSTA CALIF CMNTY COLLE 0.06%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	LOS ANGELES CALIF 0.06%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	LOS ANGELES CNTY CALIF 0.06%

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 MUB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund	MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	iShares
What it is	Total International Bond	National Muni Bond
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+0.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	−17.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.05%
Holdings	6707	5215

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.

MUB in plain words

MUB is a bond fund tracking the National Muni Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +0.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jul 6, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or MUB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and MUB returned +0.1%, so MUB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or MUB?: BNDX charges 0.07% a year and MUB charges 0.05%, so MUB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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