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BNDX XBI \n Expense ratio 0.07% 0.35% \n Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $82.9bn $10.4bn \n Total return, 1 year \u22120.9% +41.2% \n What it tracks Bloomberg G","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, BNDX against XBI, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/bndx-vs-xbi","a":{"ticker":"BNDX","name":"Vanguard Total International Bond ETF","issuer":"Vanguard","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"BNDX tracks an index of Total International Bond and returned \u22120.9% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/bndx","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"\u22120.9%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.07%","as_of":"2026-02-27","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Feb 27, 2026"},{"label":"Holdings","value":"6840","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"the issuer\u2019s holdings file"},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22122.1%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"4.4%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 1, 2026","value":"$0.114","as_of":"2026-10-01","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$82.9bn","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"the issuer\u2019s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"XBI","name":"State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF","issuer":"State Street","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, XBI returned 41.2%.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/xbi","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"13.2%","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"98.4%","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"17.8%","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+41.2%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"0.5%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Jun 22, 2026","value":"$0.1381","as_of":"2026-06-22","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$10.3bn","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.35%","as_of":"2025-10-24","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Oct 24, 2025"}]},"overlap_pct":0,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/bndx-vs-xbi"}