International Bond

Non-US investment-grade bonds, typically currency-hedged to USD. Diversifies interest-rate exposure away from the Fed alone but adds modest costs and complexity.

7 funds in the catalog. Scored using methodology v0.3.0.

Top score

BNDX 83 / 100

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund

Cheapest

BNDX 0.070%

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund

Largest by AUM

BNDX $117.95B

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund

All International Bond funds

Score	Ticker	Name	Expense	AUM	Yield
83	BNDX	Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund	0.070%	$117.95B	4.47%
76	VWOB	Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund	0.15%	$6.48B	5.85%
68	EMB	iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	0.39%	$14.51B	5.06%
67	EMLC	VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF	0.30%	$4.91B	6.06%
63	EBND	State Street SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond ETF	0.30%	$2.29B	5.72%
61	IGOV	iShares International Treasury Bond ETF	0.35%	$1.17B	1.40%
51	PCY	Invesco Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt ETF	0.50%	$1.36B	5.90%

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Methodology v0.3.0. See /methodology/ for every threshold and weight used to score these funds.