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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and TLT returned −6.4%, so BNDX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or TLT?

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

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

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and TLT 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 TLT
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%	TREASURY BOND (2OLD) 4.16%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%	TREASURY BOND (OLD) 4.05%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%	TREASURY BOND (OTR) 1.03%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	TREASURY BOND 0.02%
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 TLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund	TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	iShares
What it is	Total International Bond	20+ year Treasuries
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	−6.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	−23.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.15%
Holdings	6707	41

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.

TLT in plain words

TLT is a bond fund tracking the 20+ year Treasuries. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −6.4% 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. It sat 42.9% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or TLT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and TLT returned −6.4%, so BNDX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or TLT?: BNDX charges 0.07% a year and TLT charges 0.15%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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