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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BNDX vs PDBC: how they differ

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

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and PDBC 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 BNDXOnly in PDBC
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%Invesco Premier US Government Money Port 75.58%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%POWERSHARES CAYMAN FUND 24.42%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%

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 PDBC on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BNDX
Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund
PDBC
Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanguardInvesco
What it isTotal International BondOptimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy
Total return, 1 year−0.7%+55.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−18.2 pts+37.7 pts
Expense ratio0.07%0.59%
Holdings67072

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.

PDBC in plain words

PDBC is an index equity fund tracking the Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +55.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2 positions, with the top ten at 100.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or PDBC?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and PDBC returned +55.2%, so PDBC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or PDBC?
BNDX charges 0.07% a year and PDBC charges 0.59%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BNDX against PDBC, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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