How far is BND below its high?

3.8% below its high of Aug 6, 2020, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

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BND · Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund

BND tracks the US aggregate bonds and returned −0.7% over the past year.

Bond fund · US aggregate bonds · data as of Sep 11, 2026

−0.7%Total return, 1 year

0.03%Expense ratio

not filedHoldings

−3.8%Below its high

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Period by period

BND over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
Window	Total return	S&P 500	Gap to S&P 500	Gap to Nasdaq-100
3 months	−1.8%	+3.3%	−5.0 pts	−1.0 pts
6 months	−1.2%	+16.0%	−17.2 pts	−21.9 pts
1 year	−0.7%	+17.5%	−18.2 pts	−23.7 pts
3 years	+12.4%	+77.9%	−65.5 pts	−82.7 pts
Since listing	+48.7%	+804.4%	−755.7 pts	−1625.2 pts

In plain words

BND is a bond fund tracking the US aggregate bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.8% below its high of Aug 6, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

What it tracks	US aggregate bonds
Fund type	Bond fund
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Apr 28, 2026)	0.03%
Price	$71.22
Listed since	Jan 4, 2010
Net assets (the issuer own figure for this ETF, month end, as of Aug 31, 2026)	$163.3bn
Below its high (ETFIQ)	−3.8%

Questions people ask

How has BND performed?: Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, BND returned −0.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +12.4%.
What does BND cost?: The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.
How far is BND below its high?: 3.8% below its high of Aug 6, 2020, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

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