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Vanguard made investors more money ($834B). Columbia Threadneedle had more funds that made money (77%).
The past year, all their funds · Data as of Nov 3, 2026
Tale of the tape 1Y · lower fee wins
Every dot is one bonds & cash fund, placed at its 1-year return. Right of the line = made money. The ringed dot is the middle fund.
| BOX SCORE · BONDS & CASH | Vanguard | Columbia Threadneedle |
|---|---|---|
| Funds in the category | 49 | 9 |
| Made money (W–L) | 16–21 | 3–2 |
| Win % | 43% | 60% |
| Money made | −$4.8B | −$3M |
| Typical return | −0.3% | +1.0% |
| Launches · 2026 | 11 | 0 |
| Assets | $1.08T | $4.1B |
| Fee per $100 | $0.04 | $0.31 |
| Fund | Name | Assets | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| BND | Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF | $389B | −0.8% ✕ |
| BNDX | Vanguard Total International Bond ETF | $122B | −0.8% ✕ |
| VTIP | Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF | $73.1B | +1.1% ✓ |
| BSV | Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF | $69.6B | +1.3% ✓ |
| VCIT | Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF | $68.7B | −1.6% ✕ |
| VTEB | Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF | $52.4B | −0.2% ✕ |
| Fund | Name | Assets | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRUX | Columbia Core Bond ETF | $2.6B | — |
| MUST | Columbia Multi-Sector Municipal Income ETF | $534M | −1.1% ✕ |
| DIAL | Columbia Diversified Fixed Income Allocation ETF | $421M | −0.5% ✕ |
| SBND | Columbia Short Duration Bond ETF | $216M | +1.0% ✓ |
| HYSD | Columbia Short Duration High Yield ETF | $104M | +2.0% ✓ |
| AAAC | Columbia AAA CLO ETF | $95M | — |
Pairs that hold the same market. Fee = per $100 a year. Returns within 0.1 points are a tie; 5-year returns are per year.
Squares, left to right: fee · 1 year · 5 years, coloured by who won. Most gaps come from different index rules, not fees.
The past year. Win % counts funds, not dollars; money made is estimated from each fund’s assets and return. Categories with fewer than 3 funds on a side are flagged. Not advice.