Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
Data as of October 30, 2026. BND closed at $71.56.
BND holds more than 11,000 U.S. investment-grade bonds: Treasuries, government mortgage-backed securities, and corporates. Its job is to provide steady monthly interest and cushion the stock side of a portfolio, not to maximize yield.
| Issuer | Vanguard |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Tracks the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index |
| Category | Investment-grade bonds |
| Inception | April 3, 2007 |
| Annualized total return | -1.8% over one year, +4.0% a year over three years, -0.6% a year over five years |
| Main risk | Prices fall when interest rates rise. |
| Year | Paid per share | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to date) | $2.21 | — |
| 2025 | $2.86 | +8.3% |
| 2024 | $2.64 | +16.3% |
| 2023 | $2.27 | +21.4% |
| 2022 | $1.87 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | $1.80 | — |
| Recent ex-date | Amount |
|---|---|
| October 1, 2026 | $0.249 |
| September 1, 2026 | $0.253 |
| August 3, 2026 | $0.252 |
| July 1, 2026 | $0.244 |
| June 1, 2026 | $0.247 |
| May 1, 2026 | $0.242 |
Per-share cash distributions, adjusted for splits. Includes special and capital-gains distributions. Confirm exact amounts with Vanguard.
| Ticker | Yield | Expense Ratio | Pays | 1Y Return | 3Y Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VCIT | 5.01% | 0.03% | Monthly | -2.2% | +5.7% |
| AGG | 4.12% | 0.03% | Monthly | -1.9% | +4.0% |
| BND | 4.11% | 0.03% | Monthly | -1.8% | +4.0% |
| SGOV | 3.64% | 0.09% | Monthly | +3.7% | +4.5% |
Returns assume distributions are reinvested; periods over one year are annualized.
4.11% on a trailing 12-month basis as of October 30, 2026: $2.94 of distributions per share on a $71.56 price. That is about $411 a year on a $10,000 investment. The yield moves with the share price and with each payment.
Yes. BND pays every month. The most recent ex-dividend date in our data was October 1, 2026, at $0.249 per share.
0.03% a year, or about $3 per $10,000 invested. The cost is taken from the fund's assets, so you never see it as a separate charge.
Interest taxed as ordinary income, not as qualified dividends. Often held in an IRA or 401(k).
A default core bond holding for monthly income and stability, at almost no cost. The main risk: prices fall when interest rates rise. This is general information, not personal advice.
They are nearly interchangeable: both track versions of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate index and pay monthly. See BND vs AGG.