Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund
BND BondUpdated: Apr 6, 2026, 12:07 UTC
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About This ETF
The Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund (BND) is a Bond ETF with an expense ratio (TER) of 0.03% and $395.3B in assets under management. The ETF currently yields 3.82% in dividends. Year-to-date, BND has returned +0.35%. With an expense ratio of just 0.03%, it is one of the cheapest ETFs in its category.
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.
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