BIV · Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV tracks an index and returned −2.3% over the past year.
How far can rates rise in a year before the year's income is gone?
That is the share of the 26 investment-grade bond ETFs with an intermediate duration sitting at or below BIV.
One year's income against today's duration; it ignores credit risk, and both figures move. Where the fund sits in this set, not a rating. Do not average it with another category's score.
BIV paid 4.52% of its NAV in income over the year to Oct 9, 2026, with a duration of 6.00 years: rates could rise 0.75 percentage points in a year before that income was gone.
| Window | Total return |
|---|---|
| 1M Sep 9 – Oct 9, 2026 | −2.0% |
| 3M Jul 10 – Oct 9, 2026 | −3.0% |
| 6M Apr 10 – Oct 9, 2026 | −3.4% |
| YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 9, 2026 | −3.3% |
| 1Y Oct 9, 2025 – Oct 9, 2026 | −2.3% |
| 3Y Oct 10, 2023 – Oct 9, 2026 | +14.1% |
| Since launch Apr 10, 2007 – Oct 9, 2026 | +99.0% |
Total return at closing prices, distributions reinvested. Every column is a total return. Year to date runs from the last close of the year before. Source: ETFIQ.
In plain words
Questions people ask about BIV
- How has BIV performed?
- Over the year to Oct 9, 2026, BIV returned −2.3% with distributions reinvested. Over three years the figure is +14.1%.
- What does BIV cost?
- The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.
- How far is BIV below its high?
- 5.0% below its high of Feb 27, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 9, 2026.
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