Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND)

NASDAQ: BND · Real-Time Price · USD
72.77
+0.32 (0.43%)
Feb 21, 2025, 4:00 PM EST - Market closed
0.43%
Assets $123.79B
Expense Ratio 0.03%
PE Ratio n/a
Shares Out 1.71B
Dividend (ttm) $2.66
Dividend Yield 3.66%
Ex-Dividend Date Feb 3, 2025
Payout Ratio n/a
1-Year Return +0.95%
Volume 4,414,798
Open 72.55
Previous Close 72.45
Day's Range 72.53 - 72.86
52-Week Low 70.37
52-Week High 75.67
Beta 0.22
Holdings 15000
Inception Date Apr 3, 2007

About BND

Fund Home Page

The Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a broad, market-value-weighted index of US dollar-denominated, investment-grade, taxable, fixed-income securities with maturities of at least one year. BND was launched on Apr 3, 2007 and is issued by Vanguard.

Asset Class Fixed Income
Category Intermediate Core Bond
Region North America
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol BND
ETF Provider Vanguard
Index Tracked Bloomberg US Aggregate - Float Adjusted

Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Feb 3, 2025 $0.2348 Feb 5, 2025
Dec 24, 2024 $0.23338 Dec 27, 2024
Dec 2, 2024 $0.22293 Dec 4, 2024
Nov 1, 2024 $0.22763 Nov 5, 2024
Oct 1, 2024 $0.22071 Oct 3, 2024
Sep 3, 2024 $0.22552 Sep 5, 2024
Full Dividend History

News

Examining Vanguard's Forecasted Returns for the Decade Ahead

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3 days ago - ETF Trends

Vanguard Expands Fixed Income ETF Lineup

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10 days ago - ETF Trends

2 Core Options After Bonds Rose in January

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11 days ago - ETF Trends

Active-bond ETFs see record demand. Did Vanguard's fee cuts include such funds?

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14 days ago - Market Watch

Bond ETFs slip as Fed Chair Powell waits on White House policies

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22 days ago - Market Watch

Build an ETF Portfolio That Emphasizes Income

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5 weeks ago - ETF Trends

Examining the Case for Active Bond Investing

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5 weeks ago - ETF Trends

Bond ETFs are down in 2025 ahead of highly anticipated U.S. inflation data

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5 weeks ago - Market Watch

Why VGIT Is Better Than BND For Your Fixed Income Position

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5 weeks ago - Seeking Alpha

How To Invest $1 Million For Sustainable Retirement Passive Income

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Bond Investors Could Reap Rewards in the Long Term

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4 Options for Income in 2025 With Tax Efficiency to Boot

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7 weeks ago - ETF Trends

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2 months ago - Seeking Alpha

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3 months ago - Morningstar

BND: Trump Victory Could Hurt Bonds; Sweep For Either Side Worse

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3 months ago - Seeking Alpha

BND: Bonds Are Giving A New Opportunity

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4 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Breakeven Federal Reserve Cuts For Short-Term And Variable Rate ETFs

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4 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Emerging Markets Stocks Tied With U.S. Equities Year To Date

Exclude China and broadly defined EM stocks are posting substantially softer results, based on a set of ETFs through Friday's close. US shares are effectively neck and next with EM so far in 2024.

4 months ago - Seeking Alpha

BND: Bonds Are Rising Again, But They Face 2 Key Risks

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5 months ago - Seeking Alpha

BND And AGG: The Best Is Behind Them (Rating Downgrade)

In December 2023, I rated BND and AGG as Strong Buys due to economic slowdown and anticipated Fed rate cuts; both ETFs delivered decent returns. I now downgrade BND and AGG to Hold, as the market over...

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6 months ago - Seeking Alpha

BND: The Easiest Way To Ride The Coming Bond Wave

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6 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Most Undervalued Asset Classes, Equity Industries, Segments, And Regions - 2H2024

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5 Stocks I Sold Due To "Fragile Stagflation" Risk

Fragile stagflation presents challenges for investors, with limited opportunities for good returns in stocks and bonds. It is likely markets will experience a lost decade in real terms when measured f...

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8 months ago - Seeking Alpha

BND: Falling Employment Stability Temporarily Lifts Bond Market Outlook

As services inflation has collapsed, I must revise my previous bearish stance on BND, as an inflationary rebound now appears unlikely. With job growth potentially overstated and full-time employment f...

8 months ago - Seeking Alpha