# BNDW (Vanguard Total World Bond ETF)

Vanguard · Bond ETFs · Global bond, dollar-hedged · data as of Oct 20, 2026

BNDW returned −1.5% over the year to Oct 20, 2026, charges 0.05% a year and holds $1.9bn in net assets on Sep 30, 2026.

BNDW tracks an index and returned −1.5% over the past year.

## Key facts

- BNDW, total return, 1 year: −1.5%, as of Oct 20, 2026.
- BNDW, expense ratio: 0.05%, as of Jun 30, 2026.
- BNDW, holdings: 3, as of Sep 30, 2026.
- BNDW, below its high: −2.9%, as of Oct 20, 2026.
- BNDW, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 4.2%, as of Oct 20, 2026.
- BNDW, last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 1, 2026: $0.1972, as of Oct 1, 2026.
- BNDW, net assets: $1.9bn (the issuer’s own figure for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026).

## BNDW over each window to Oct 20, 2026

| Window | Total return |
| --- | --- |
| 1 month | 0.0% |
| 3 months | −1.1% |
| 6 months | −1.4% |
| Year to date | −1.0% |
| 1 year | −1.5% |
| 3 years | +14.9% |
| 5 years | 0.0% |
| Since launch | +13.4% |
| Since launch, annualised | +1.6% |

## BNDW key stats

- 52-week high, daily closes to Oct 20, 2026: $70.32 on Oct 28, 2025 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- 52-week low, daily closes to Oct 20, 2026: $65.70 on Oct 5, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Close on Oct 20, 2026, within that range: $66.31, 13% of the way from the low to the high (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Holdings: 3
- Top ten weight: 100.0%

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What it tracks | Bloomberg Global Aggregate Float Adjusted Composite Index | ETFIQ |
| Fund type | Bond fund | ETFIQ |
| Category | Bonds · Global bond, dollar-hedged | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.05% | 497 XBRL, Jun 30, 2026 |
| Price | $66.31 | ETFIQ |
| First traded | Sep 6, 2018 | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $1.9bn | the issuer’s own figure for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026 |
| Benchmark | Its own holdings, as of Sep 30, 2026; no other fund tracks the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Float Adjusted Composite Index, the index its prospectus names | ETFIQ, from its filings |
| Below its high | −2.9% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings | 3 | ETFIQ |
| Top ten weight | 100.0% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings as of | Sep 30, 2026 | the issuer’s month-end file |

## Money in and out, to May 31, 2026

Monthly figures only. May 2026: +$230m, from SEC Form N-PORT.

Computed by ETFIQ from the change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s NAV. Every day and month: <https://etfiq.com/data/flows/funds/bndw.json>. Method: https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows

## Questions

### How has BNDW performed?

Over the year to Oct 20, 2026, BNDW returned −1.5% with distributions reinvested. Over three years the figure is +14.9%.

### What does BNDW cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year.

### How far is BNDW below its high?

2.9% below its high of Feb 27, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 20, 2026.


## Cite this page

ETFIQ, BNDW, bond fund, data as of Oct 20, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/bndw
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