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Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund ETF Shares (BND) ETF Analysis

BND

Expense ratio 0.03% Yield 4.04% Assets $399.07B Since November 12, 2001 Family Vanguard

$71.95

+$0.02 (+0.03%)

September 4, 2026 · Market close

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Key facts

As of September 4, 2026, the annualized return for BND over 10 years is +1.41%.

BND charges an expense ratio of 0.03%.

BND has $399.07B in net assets.

BND Annualized Returns

Price returns · excl. dividends · as of September 4, 2026

Period	Total return	Annualized	$100 becomes	$300 becomes
1 year	+0.93%	+0.93%	$100.93	$302.78
3 years	+12.76%	+4.08%	$112.76	$338.28
5 years	−1.90%	−0.38%	$98.10	$294.29
10 years	+15.07%	+1.41%	$115.07	$345.20

Returns are price returns computed from daily closes and exclude dividends. As of September 4, 2026.

BND Return by Calendar Year

2016 and 2026 are partial years

+8.83%−13.11%−0.58%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

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Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	−0.58%
2025	+7.08%
2024	+1.38%
2023	+5.65%
2022	−13.11%
2021	−1.86%
2020	+7.72%
2019	+8.83%
2018	+0.12%
2017	+4.00%
2016 (partial year)	−2.83%

BND Monthly Returns

−5%+5%

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2026	+0.2	+1.6	−1.7	+0.1	+0.3	+0.3	−1.3	+0.4	−0.4	—	—	—
2025	+0.6	+2.2	+0.0	+0.4	−0.7	+1.5	−0.3	+1.2	+1.1	+0.6	+0.6	−0.3
2024	−0.2	−1.4	+0.8	−2.4	+1.7	+0.9	+2.4	+1.5	+1.3	−2.5	+1.1	−1.7
2023	+3.3	−2.7	+2.7	+0.6	−1.2	−0.2	−0.1	−0.7	−2.5	−1.5	+4.5	+3.6
2022	−2.1	−1.1	−2.8	−4.0	+0.8	−1.7	+2.4	−2.8	−4.2	−1.2	+3.7	−0.8
2021	−0.9	−1.5	−1.3	+0.9	+0.2	+0.9	+1.2	−0.2	−1.0	+0.1	+0.2	−0.3
2020	+2.0	+1.7	−1.4	+2.8	+0.7	+0.7	+1.5	−0.9	−0.1	−0.6	+1.2	+0.2
2019	+1.1	−0.1	+1.9	−0.0	+1.8	+1.2	+0.1	+2.8	−0.6	+0.3	−0.0	−0.1
2018	−1.2	−1.0	+0.7	−0.9	+0.7	+0.2	−0.0	+0.7	−0.5	−0.9	+0.6	+1.9
2017	+0.2	+0.6	−0.0	+0.8	+0.7	+0.1	+0.6	+1.1	−0.5	−0.0	−0.1	+0.5

Monthly price returns computed from daily closes; each cell prints its signed value.

BND Volatility & Risk

Volatility: 10 yrs · Beta: 3 yrs

Annualized volatility: 5.54%
Beta (3y): 0.98
Best year: +8.83%
Worst year: −13.11%

Volatility is the annualized standard deviation of daily returns. As of September 4, 2026.

Analysis

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Fund Overview

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund ETF Shares (BND) is an exchange-traded fund in the Intermediate Core Bond category. The fund holds $399.07B in total net assets. Annual costs run at an expense ratio of 0.03%. On a $10,000 position that is $3.00 a year. The fund is issued by Vanguard. The inception date on file is November 12, 2001.

Performance Analysis

The most recent close on file for BND is $71.95, dated September 4, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months the price has returned +0.93%. Measured over 10 years, that is +1.41% a year compounded. The fund distributes at a trailing yield of 4.04%.

2026 is still running; the price is −0.58% year to date. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2019 at +8.83%; the weakest is 2022 at −13.11%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher.

Price & Risk Profile

Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 5.54%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.98. The 52-week range on file runs from $71.74 to $75.23. The latest close sits 0.29% above that 52-week low. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each nightly rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of September 4, 2026.

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