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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.9% and VCLT −5.9%.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or VCLT?

VCLT 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.

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BNDX vs VCLT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BNDX's duration was 6.5 years on Jul 31, 2026 and VCLT's 12.0 on May 31, 2026; VCLT 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 $7.5bn for Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−0.9%

BNDX total return, 1 year

−5.9%

VCLT total return, 1 year

0.07%

BNDX expense ratio

0.03%

VCLT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VCLT costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.0 points; BNDX is 11.1 times larger.

BNDX vs VCLT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BNDX	VCLT
Return
Measure	BNDX	VCLT
Total return, 1 year	−0.9%	−5.9%
Drawdown
Measure	BNDX	VCLT
Below its high		17.8%, high on Sep 22, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	BNDX	VCLT
What it tracks	Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD Float Adjusted RIC Capped Index (USD Hedged)	Bloomberg U.S. 10+ Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	BNDX	VCLT
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$82.9bn	$7.5bn
Holdings
Measure	BNDX	VCLT
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 VCLT 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 VCLT

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 VCLT

ANHEUSER-BUSCH, due Feb 1, 2046 0.37%

CVS HEALTH CORP, due Mar 25, 2048 0.33%

META PLATFORMS, due Nov 15, 2055 0.28%

BOEING CO, due May 1, 2050 0.27%

PFIZER INVSTMNT, due May 19, 2053 0.27%

AMAZON.COM INC, due Mar 13, 2056 0.26%

ORACLE CORP, due Feb 4, 2056 0.24%

AT&T INC, due Sep 15, 2053 0.23%

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Side by side

BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond ETF VCLT Vanguard Long-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 Long-Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year −0.9% −5.9%

Expense ratio 0.07% 0.03%

Holdings 6840 2562

Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $82.9bn $7.5bn

BNDX and VCLT 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.

VCLT

VCLT tracks an index of Long-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −5.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 17.8% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or VCLT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.9% and VCLT −5.9%.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or VCLT?: VCLT 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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Sources and dates

BNDX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BNDX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for BNDX ↗

VCLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VCLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VCLT ↗

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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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