BNDW vs EWU

Vanguard Total World Bond ETF vs iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF

Quick take
  • • BNDW has the lower expense ratio at 0.05% vs 0.50% for EWU.
  • • BNDW pays a higher dividend yield (4.36%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricBNDWEWU
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.05%0.50%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
4.36%3.14%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$1.93B$3.73B
YTD return
0.46%11.45%
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.
0.810.66
P/E ratio
—16.65
Last price
$66.72$47.78
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%

EWU top holdings

Top holdings · EWU
SHEL.LShell PLC9.88%
HSBA.LHSBC Holdings PLC9.30%
AZN.LAstraZeneca PLC8.93%
ULVR.LUnilever PLC4.44%
RR.LRolls-Royce Holdings PLC4.37%
BP.LBP PLC4.17%
BATS.LBritish American Tobacco PLC3.89%
GSK.LGSK PLC3.17%
RIO.LRio Tinto PLC Ordinary Shares2.75%
NG.LNational Grid PLC2.64%
Sector breakdown · EWU
Real Estate0.7%
Consumer Cyclical4.0%
Basic Materials7.6%
Consumer Defensive15.3%
Technology0.7%
Communication Services2.3%
Financial Services23.1%
Utilities5.2%
Industrials13.0%
Energy14.3%
Healthcare13.8%

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 EWU

EWU (iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF) is UK large and mid-cap equities. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $3.7B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.50%, a dividend yield of 3.14%. Its largest holding is Shell PLC (SHEL.L), which represents 9.9% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 0.7%.