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BNDX vs ZROZ

International Bond vs US Treasury (Long).

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund · PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
0.0 %

0 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of BNDX and ZROZ would leave roughly 0.0% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

BNDX only 98.8% Shared 0.0% ZROZ only 99.9%
In BNDX only
6,709 positions
Shared
0 positions
In ZROZ only
20 positions

Side by side

BNDX

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund

Vanguard · International Bond

87 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.070%
Net assets
$123.29B
TTM yield
4.51%
Top-10 conc.
4.3%
ZROZ

PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund

PIMCO · US Treasury (Long)

66 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.15%
Net assets
$1.37B
TTM yield
5.36%
Top-10 conc.
55.3%

Sub-score comparison

93
Cost
85
51
Tax efficiency
55
100
Liquidity
62
100
Concentration
35
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Tracking quality
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BNDX sub-score ZROZ

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.

Cost difference

BNDX is 8 bps cheaper than ZROZ. On a $100,000 position that's about $80/yr more in fees for ZROZ.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with BNDX vs ZROZ.

Top shared holdings

0 shared in total

No shared holdings between these funds.

Only in BNDX

6,709 total
  • French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.40%
  • French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.39%
  • United Kingdom Gilt 0.38%
  • United Kingdom Gilt 0.37%
  • United Kingdom Gilt 0.36%
  • United Kingdom Gilt 0.33%
  • United Kingdom Gilt 0.30%
  • Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro 0.29%
  • Spain Government Bond 0.29%
  • French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.29%

Only in ZROZ

20 total
  • UNITED STATES GOVT 5.89%
  • UNITED STATES GOVT 5.88%
  • UNITED STATES GOVT 5.80%
  • UNITED STATES GOVT 5.77%
  • UNITED STATES GOVT 5.48%
  • UNITED STATES GOVT 5.39%
  • UNITED STATES GOVT 5.34%
  • UNITED STATES GOVT 5.34%
  • UNITED STATES GOVT 5.23%
  • UNITED STATES GOVT 5.19%

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see /methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.