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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and SHY returned +1.7%, so SHY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or SHY?

BNDX charges 0.07% a year and SHY 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 SHY: how they differ

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

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and SHY 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 SHY
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%	USD CASH 0.88%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%	TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.80%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%	TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 0.76%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	TREASURY NOTE (OTR) 0.58%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.26%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%	TREASURY NOTE 0.06%
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 SHY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund	SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	iShares
What it is	Total International Bond	1-3 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.15%
Holdings	6707	93

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.

SHY in plain words

SHY is a bond fund tracking the 1-3 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or SHY?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and SHY returned +1.7%, so SHY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or SHY?: BNDX charges 0.07% a year and SHY charges 0.15%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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