Data as of . Returns from exchange end-of-day prices with distributions reinvested; holdings from the fund's latest SEC filing.
BND · Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund
Bond fund · US aggregate bonds
BND is a bond fund tracking US aggregate bonds. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.
| What it tracks | US aggregate bonds |
|---|---|
| Fund type | Bond fund |
| Expense ratio (prospectus XBRL) | 0.03% |
| Price | $71.95 |
| Listed since | Jan 4, 2010 |
| 3 months: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | −0.2% / +4.7% / −4.9 pts / −2.3 pts |
| 6 months: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | −1.1% / +15.2% / −16.2 pts / −21.2 pts |
| 1 year: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | +1.3% / +20.0% / −18.7 pts / −24.3 pts |
| 3 years: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | +13.8% / +78.0% / −64.2 pts / −79.7 pts |
| since listing: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | +50.2% / +811.4% / −761.1 pts / −1633.8 pts |
| Below its high (ETFIQ) | −2.9% |
Questions people ask
- How has BND performed?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, BND returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +13.8%.
- What does BND cost?
- The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.
- How far is BND below its high?
- 2.9% below its high of Aug 6, 2020, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 4, 2026.
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