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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and QQQM returned +23.0%, so QQQM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or QQQM?

BNDX charges 0.07% a year and QQQM charges 0.15%, 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 QQQM: how they differ

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

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and QQQM 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 QQQM
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%	NVIDIA Corp 8.52%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%	Apple Inc 7.72%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%	Microsoft Corp 5.89%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	Micron Technology Inc 4.90%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	Amazon.com Inc 4.36%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%	Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.65%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	Alphabet Inc 3.12%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	Meta Platforms Inc 3.07%

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 QQQM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund	QQQM Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Invesco
What it is	Total International Bond	Nasdaq-100
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+23.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	+5.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.15%
Holdings	6707	106

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.

QQQM in plain words

QQQM is an index equity fund tracking the Nasdaq-100. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +23.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 106 positions, with the top ten at 47.1%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or QQQM?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and QQQM returned +23.0%, so QQQM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or QQQM?: BNDX charges 0.07% a year and QQQM charges 0.15%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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