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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.9% and VCIT −1.8%.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or VCIT?

VCIT is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BNDX vs VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BNDX's duration was 6.5 years on Jul 31, 2026 and VCIT's 6.0 on May 31, 2026; VCIT charges 0.03% to BNDX's 0.07%.

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Net assets on Sep 30, 2026: $82.9bn for Vanguard Total International Bond ETF and $66.6bn for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−0.9%

BNDX total return, 1 year

−1.8%

VCIT total return, 1 year

0.07%

BNDX expense ratio

0.03%

VCIT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VCIT costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.9 points; BNDX is 1.2 times larger.

BNDX vs VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BNDX	VCIT
Return
Measure	BNDX	VCIT
Total return, 1 year	−0.9%	−1.8%
Drawdown
Measure	BNDX	VCIT
Below its high		3.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	BNDX	VCIT
What it tracks	Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD Float Adjusted RIC Capped Index (USD Hedged)	Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	BNDX	VCIT
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$82.9bn	$66.6bn
Holdings
Measure	BNDX	VCIT
Holdings in common	0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and VCIT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BNDX VCIT

Only in one fund ↓

Only in BNDX

UK TSY GILT, due Mar 7, 2031 0.41%

FRANCE O.A.T., due Feb 25, 2031 0.37%

FRANCE O.A.T., due Feb 25, 2029 0.36%

UK TSY GILT, due Mar 7, 2030 0.36%

UK TSY GILT, due Mar 7, 2028 0.35%

UK TSY GILT, due Jul 22, 2029 0.34%

FRANCE O.A.T., due Nov 25, 2035 0.33%

FRANCE O.A.T., due Nov 25, 2032 0.33%

Only in VCIT

AMAZON.COM INC, due Mar 13, 2036 0.30%

BOEING CO/THE, due May 1, 2034 0.28%

META PLATFORMS, due Nov 15, 2035 0.27%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Jul 22, 2033 0.27%

PFIZER INVSTMNT, due May 19, 2033 0.27%

ORACLE CORP, due Feb 4, 2036 0.27%

ANHEUSER-BUSCH, due Feb 1, 2036 0.27%

JPMORGAN CHASE, due Jul 25, 2033 0.25%

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Side by side

BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond ETF VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Vanguard Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index of Total International Bond Tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year −0.9% −1.8%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.8% (SCHI)

Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs SCHI

Expense ratio 0.07% 0.03%

Holdings 6840 2340

Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $82.9bn $66.6bn

BNDX and VCIT on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

BNDX

BNDX tracks an index of Total International Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year.

VCIT

VCIT tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.8% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or VCIT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.9% and VCIT −1.8%.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or VCIT?: VCIT is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

BNDX on its own →VCIT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BNDX dividend history →BNDX holdings →VCIT dividend history →VCIT holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

BNDX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BNDX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for BNDX ↗

VCIT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VCIT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VCIT ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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