BNDX vs JEPQ: 1% overlap

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF and JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF share 1.4% of their portfolios by weight — computed as Σ min(wA, wB) over every holding both funds own.

Different holding dates. These holdings were published about 3 months apart — JEPQ as of 2026-03-31, the rest through 2026-06-30. Each fund is compared using its most recent file, so any trading in between shows up as a difference.

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2.0Effective Funds

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Overlap
1.4%
BNDX expense ratio
0.07%
JEPQ expense ratio
0.35%

Top shared holdings

BNDX and JEPQ hold 11 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin BNDXin JEPQΔ
CASH1.3%1.8%0.5%
MDLZ0.0%0.5%0.5%
NFLX0.0%2.1%2.0%
TMO0.0%0.2%0.2%
MSFT0.0%4.8%4.8%
ABBV0.0%0.4%0.4%
AMGN0.0%0.4%0.4%
DE0.0%0.3%0.3%
SO0.0%0.3%0.3%
AAPL0.0%6.4%6.4%

Where BNDX and JEPQ differ

Sector weights as a share of each fund, ordered by the size of the gap rather than the size of the sector — two funds that overlap heavily still usually diverge somewhere.

SectorBNDXJEPQΔ
Unclassified88.4%22.3%+66.1pp
Information Technology0.1%37.9%37.8pp
Communication Services0.1%12.0%11.9pp
Consumer Discretionary0.2%10.0%9.7pp
Consumer Staples0.1%6.3%6.2pp
Health Care0.2%4.2%4.1pp
Sovereign2.3%0.0%+2.3pp
Corporate — industrial & other2.0%0.0%+2.0pp

Δ is BNDX minus JEPQ, in percentage points. Sector data is not published by every issuer, so “Unclassified” is a real category rather than a gap in the table.

What each fund holds alone

Only in BNDX
3,104 positions

98.6% of BNDX by weight, held in no part of JEPQ.

Only in JEPQ
97 positions

80.5% of JEPQ by weight, held in no part of BNDX.

A large count with a small weight is the usual shape: the positions one fund adds are typically its smallest ones.

Concentration and cost

BNDXJEPQ
Top 10 holdings24.4%40.0%
Positions held3,115108
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$7$35

Cost is the expense ratio applied to $10,000; it excludes any brokerage commission, bid-ask spread or tax consequence. Figures are facts about the funds, not a suggestion about which to hold.

Frequently asked

How much do BNDX and JEPQ overlap?

BNDX and JEPQ overlap 1.4% by portfolio weight — largely distinct portfolios. They share 11 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (BNDX as of 2026-06-30, JEPQ as of 2026-03-31).

How is the overlap between BNDX and JEPQ calculated?

As the sum of the smaller weight in each fund, over every holding both funds own: Σ min(wA, wB). If BNDX holds a stock at 6% and JEPQ holds the same stock at 4%, 4% counts as shared. The result is bounded between 0% and 100%, and it is computed after looking through any fund-of-funds to the underlying holdings.

Is it redundant to hold both BNDX and JEPQ?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 1.4% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does BNDX own that JEPQ doesn't?

BNDX holds 3,115 positions and JEPQ holds 108; 3,104 of BNDX's positions don't appear in JEPQ at all, and they are 98.6% of BNDX by weight.

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Sources: issuer holdings files, BNDX as of 2026-06-30, JEPQ as of 2026-03-31. Weights are fractions of each fund. Diagnostics, not advice.