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FBND vs BND
Fidelity Total Bond ETF against Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF: 4 years of returns, risk and today’s technical read, from Kavout’s own data.
FBND did better over the period: $1,000 invested on Oct. 28, 2022 grew to $1,192, versus $1,161 for BND, a 19.2% versus 16.1% total return. FBND also led over three years, 18.6% versus 16.4%, and outperformed in 34 of the last 48 months. The advantage matters because FBND delivered higher returns despite only modestly higher 12-month volatility, 4.1% versus 4.0%. Its worst drawdown was also smaller, -6.5% versus BND’s -7.2%. BND’s key advantages are its much lower expense ratio, 0.03% versus 0.36%, and substantially larger fund assets, $389B versus $28B. The funds remained highly similar, with a 0.975 correlation over the period and 0.986 over the last 12 months; FBND moved about 0.97% for each 1% move in BND.
- Price is below its 200-day average ($45); 50-day at $44.
- RSI 60, neutral. Supertrend says buy. ADX 17, so the trend is weak.
- 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, FBND or BND?
FBND beat BND in 34 of the last 48 months; BND won the other 14. The typical monthly gap was 0.08 points.
Total return by period
Which is riskier?
FBND: Feb 2, 2023 to Oct 19, 2023; BND: Apr 5, 2023 to Oct 19, 2023
- 0.975
- correlation of daily moves, 4 years
- 0.97
- FBND move per 1% in BND
- 0.986
- correlation, last 12 months
Month by month
Of the last 48 months. The typical gap was 0.08 points.
When did they diverge?
| Month | FBND | BND | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2023 | +4.0% | +3.3% | +0.67 pts |
| December 2023 | +4.0% | +3.5% | +0.47 pts |
| June 2023 | +0.3% | -0.2% | +0.47 pts |
| March 2023 | +2.3% | +2.7% | -0.43 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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