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BNDX vs VGLT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BNDX's duration was 6.5 years on Jul 31, 2026 and VGLT's 13.5 on May 31, 2026; VGLT 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 $10.4bn for Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF.

BNDX on its own →VGLT on its own →
At a glance
−0.9%
BNDX total return, 1 year
−6.7%
VGLT total return, 1 year
0.07%
BNDX expense ratio
0.03%
VGLT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VGLT costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.8 points; BNDX is 8.0 times larger.

BNDX vs VGLT: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBNDXVGLT
Return
Total return, 1 year−0.9%−6.7%
Drawdown
Below its high38.8%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD Float Adjusted RIC Capped Index (USD Hedged)Bloomberg U.S. Long Treasury Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.07%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$82.9bn$10.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

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

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BNDX VGLT
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 VGLT
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2056 2.22%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2055 2.21%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2055 2.21%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2054 2.17%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2055 2.17%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2055 2.17%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2053 2.14%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2054 2.13%
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Side by side

BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond ETF VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Treasury 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 Treasury
Total return, 1 year −0.9% −6.7%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured −6.7% (SCHQ)
Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs SCHQ
Expense ratio 0.07% 0.03%
Holdings 6840 102
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $82.9bn $10.4bn

BNDX and VGLT 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.

VGLT

VGLT tracks an index of Long-term Treasury. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −6.7% with distributions reinvested, against −6.7% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Long Treasury Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 38.8% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or VGLT?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.9% and VGLT −6.7%.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or VGLT?
VGLT 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 →VGLT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BNDX dividend history →BNDX holdings →VGLT dividend history →VGLT holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
BNDX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BNDX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for BNDX ↗
VGLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VGLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VGLT ↗

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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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