Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Inv (VBMFX)

Fund Assets	389.05B
Expense Ratio	0.157%
Min. Investment	$3,000
Turnover	38.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.38
Dividend Yield	4.07%
Dividend Growth	4.69%
Payout Frequency	Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date	Sep 30, 2026

Previous Close	9.30
YTD Return	-1.95%
1-Year Return	-1.92%
5-Year Return	-2.76%
52-Week Low	9.20
52-Week High	9.88
Beta (5Y)	n/a
Holdings	15000
Inception Date	Dec 11, 1986

About VBMFX

The investment seeks to track the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index. This index measures the performance of a wide spectrum of public, investment-grade, taxable, fixed income securities in the United States-including government, corporate, and international dollar-denominated bonds, as well as mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities-all with maturities of more than 1 year. All of the fund's investments will be selected through the sampling process, and at least 80% of its assets will be invested in bonds held in the index.

• Fund Family: Vanguard
• Category: Intermediate Core Bond
• Performance Rating: Average
• Risk Rating: Average
• Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
• Ticker Symbol: VBMFX
• Share Class: Investor Shares
• Index: Bloomberg US Agg Float Adjusted TR

Performance

VBMFX had a total return of -1.92% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 4.18%.

Equivalent ETF

VBMFX has an equivalent ETF with the ticker symbol BND, the Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF. This is an ETF from the same fund company that follows the same index. It has an expense ratio of 0.03% compared to 0.157% for VBMFX.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio
BND	Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF	0.03%

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
VTBSX	Institutional Select Shares	0.01%
VBMPX	Institutional Plus Shares	0.02%
VBTIX	Institutional Shares	0.03%
VBTLX	Admiral Shares	0.04%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Sep 30, 2026	$0.03205	Oct 1, 2026
Aug 31, 2026	$0.03254	Sep 1, 2026
Jul 31, 2026	$0.03239	Aug 3, 2026
Jun 30, 2026	$0.03144	Jul 1, 2026
May 29, 2026	$0.032	Jun 1, 2026
Apr 30, 2026	$0.0311	May 1, 2026

Data Sources: Tiingo, Financial Modeling Prep, and more

Historical data is provided by Tiingo. Delayed stock pricing data is provided by Financial Modeling Prep. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Oct 22, 2026

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