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BNDW vs BND
Vanguard Total World Bond ETF against Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF: 4 years of returns, risk and today’s technical read, from Kavout’s own data.
BND did better over the period: $1,000 invested on October 28, 2022 grew to $1,161 versus $1,156 for BNDW, for total returns of 16.1% and 15.6%, respectively. BND also led over three years, 16.4% to 15.2%, and had stronger recent returns across the 1-month, 6-month, YTD, and 1-year periods. The trade-off was higher risk: BND’s 12-month volatility was 4.0% versus 3.7% for BNDW, while its worst drawdown was -7.2% compared with -4.9%. BNDW’s lower expense ratio was not enough to offset BND’s performance advantage, although it may offer somewhat smoother results and broader global bond exposure. The funds were highly correlated, with daily-move correlation of 0.963, and BND won in 28 of the last 48 months.
- Price is below its 200-day average ($67); 50-day at $66.
- RSI 61, neutral. Supertrend says buy. ADX 20, so the trend is developing.
- Price is below its 200-day average ($72); 50-day at $71.
- RSI 61, neutral. Supertrend says buy. ADX 25, so the trend is developing.
Head to head
Which has returned more, BNDW or BND?
BNDW beat BND in 20 of the last 48 months; BND won the other 28. The typical monthly gap was 0.32 points.
Total return by period
Which is riskier?
Both: Apr 5, 2023 to Oct 19, 2023
- 0.963
- correlation of daily moves, 4 years
- 0.82
- BNDW move per 1% in BND
- 0.953
- correlation, last 12 months
Month by month
Of the last 48 months. The typical gap was 0.32 points.
When did they diverge?
| Month | BNDW | BND | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2022 | -1.7% | -0.8% | -0.93 pts |
| October 2024 | -1.7% | -2.5% | +0.77 pts |
| May 2023 | -0.5% | -1.2% | +0.68 pts |
| May 2024 | +1.0% | +1.7% | -0.68 pts |
Where the numbers come from. 1000 daily adjusted closes per fund from the Kavout market-data API, dividends included. Signals and indicators are Kavout’s own, refreshed nightly. Every figure is calculated from those adjusted closes.
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