BNDW vs EWG

Vanguard Total World Bond ETF vs iShares MSCI Germany ETF

Quick take
  • • BNDW has the lower expense ratio at 0.05% vs 0.49% for EWG.
  • • BNDW pays a higher dividend yield (4.36%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricBNDWEWG
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.05%0.49%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
4.36%1.99%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$1.93B$1.57B
YTD return
0.46%3.16%
1-year return
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3-year return
Annualized.
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5-year return
Annualized.
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10-year return
Annualized.
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Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
0.810.95
P/E ratio
—17.94
Last price
$66.72$42.92
Inception
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Issuer
VanguardiShares

BNDW top holdings

Top holdings · BNDW
BNDVanguard Total Bond Market ETF51.31%
BNDXVanguard Total International Bond ETF48.69%
Sector breakdown · BNDW
Technology100.0%

EWG top holdings

Top holdings · EWG
SAP.DESAP SE12.69%
SIE.DESiemens AG11.39%
ALV.DEAllianz SE9.90%
ENR.DESiemens Energy AG Ordinary Shares5.83%
DTE.DEDeutsche Telekom AG5.25%
MUV2.DEMunchener Ruckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG4.27%
IFX.DEInfineon Technologies AG3.91%
DB1.DEDeutsche Boerse AG3.45%
DHL.DEDHL AG3.20%
DBK.DEDeutsche Bank AG3.07%
Sector breakdown · EWG
Real Estate0.7%
Consumer Cyclical7.1%
Basic Materials5.4%
Consumer Defensive1.6%
Technology16.9%
Communication Services5.3%
Financial Services23.5%
Utilities4.7%
Industrials27.2%
Healthcare7.6%

About BNDW

BNDW (Vanguard Total World Bond ETF) is Total global bond market — US plus international. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $1.9B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.05%, a dividend yield of 4.36%. Its largest holding is Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND), which represents 51.3% of the portfolio. Technology is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.

About EWG

EWG (iShares MSCI Germany ETF) is German large and mid-cap equities. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $1.6B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.49%, a dividend yield of 1.99%. Its largest holding is SAP SE (SAP.DE), which represents 12.7% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 0.7%.