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About Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
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Inception date
Apr 3, 2007
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Distributor
Vanguard Marketing Corp.
As one of a handful of funds tracking what is essentially the same index, BND delivers a massive portfolio at a low cost. BND has one of the broadest basket of bondsover 10,000 issues. Managing such a large portfolio can be challenging, and for BND it's led to tracking volatility. The fund fits our benchmark almost perfectly with some trivial differences in coverage. BND represents a solid choice for broad US investment-grade fixed-income coverage.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Government
Corporate
Securitized
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Government50.68%
Corporate26.10%
Securitized21.81%
Cash1.05%
Municipal0.46%
Structured0.00%
Miscellaneous−0.11%
Stock breakdown by region
North America94.05%
Europe3.21%
Asia1.90%
Latin America0.46%
Oceania0.19%
Middle East0.11%
Africa0.08%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
BND invests in bonds. The fund's major sectors are Government, with 50.68% stocks, and Corporate, with 26.10% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
BND last dividends amounted to 0.24 USD. The month before, the issuer paid 0.24 USD in dividends, which shows a 1.64% increase.
BND assets under management is 130.71 B USD. It's risen 3.13% over the last month.
BND fund flows account for 21.63 B USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, BND pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 3.74%. The last dividend (Jun 4, 2025) amounted to 0.24 USD. The dividends are paid monthly.
BND shares are issued by The Vanguard Group, Inc. under the brand Vanguard. The ETF was launched on Apr 3, 2007, and its management style is Passive.
BND expense ratio is 0.03% meaning you'd have to pay 0.03% of your investment to help manage the fund.
BND follows the Bloomberg US Aggregate - Float Adjusted. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
BND invests in bonds.
BND price has risen by 1.58% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 1.31% increase. See more dynamics on BND price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 2.22% over the last month, showed a 1.32% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 5.13% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 2.22% over the last month, showed a 1.32% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 5.13% in a year.
BND trades at a premium (0.03%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.