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ETF comparison

BNDX vs FALN

International Bond vs US High Yield Bond.

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund · iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF

Holdings overlap

0.0 %

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

BNDX only 0.0% Shared 0.0% FALN only 0.0%
In BNDX only
0 positions
Shared
0 positions
In FALN only
0 positions

Holdings data for BNDX covers 0.0% of fund weight. The remainder lacks matchable identifiers in the N-PORT filing.

Holdings data for FALN covers 0.0% of fund weight. The remainder lacks matchable identifiers in the N-PORT filing.

Side by side

BNDX

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund

Vanguard · International Bond

83 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.070%
Net assets
$117.95B
TTM yield
4.47%
Top-10 conc.
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FALN

iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF

iShares · US High Yield Bond

63 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.25%
Net assets
$1.82B
TTM yield
6.42%
Top-10 conc.
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Sub-score comparison

93
Cost
75
44
Tax efficiency
34
100
Liquidity
68
N/A
Concentration
N/A
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Tracking quality
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BNDX sub-score FALN

Tracking-quality sub-score is not yet computed for any fund — see methodology for which inputs are live.

Cost difference

BNDX is 18 bps cheaper than FALN. On a $100,000 position that's about $180/yr more in fees for FALN.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. It compounds over time — we publish a fuller cost-projection calculator on the methodology page.

Top shared holdings

0 shared in total

No shared holdings between these funds.

Only in BNDX

0 total

Every BNDX position is also held by FALN.

Only in FALN

0 total

Every FALN position is also held by BNDX.

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.