Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund BND
About this Fund
This index measures the performance of a wide spectrum of public, investment-grade, taxable, fixed income securities in the United States-including government, corporate, and international dollar-denominated bonds, as well as mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities-all with maturities of more than 1 year. All of the fund's investments will be selected through the sampling process, and at least 80% of its assets will be invested in bonds held in the index.
Investment Strategy & Highlights
- Theme: Tracks Total US Bond.
- Category: Intermediate Core Bond · managed by Vanguard.
- Cost: Expense ratio of 0.03% — very low for this category.
- Income: Distributes a yield of approximately 3.93%.
- Track record: 3Y avg +3.93% · 5Y avg +0.19% per year.
- Trading: Listed on NGM, denominated in USD.
Curated from issuer disclosures, fund factsheets, and public market data. Figures are illustrative and not investment advice.
Key Facts
Performance Returns
Total price return over each window. 3Y/5Y use weekly close history; shorter windows use daily closes.
Risk & Volatility
Volatility = stdev of daily returns × √252. Sharpe-like = annualized mean / annualized vol (rf = 0%). Educational estimates from 1-year price history.
Technical Trend
Signal: Bullish (price > SMA50 > SMA200)
Computed from daily close history. SMA-50 above SMA-200 is the classic “golden cross” trend regime. RSI > 70 overbought · RSI < 30 oversold.
PROS
- Very low expense ratio (0.03%) — cost-efficient core holding.
- Large AUM (~$389.7B) — deep liquidity and tight spreads.
- Low volatility (~4% annualized).
- Attractive risk-adjusted return (Sharpe~1.31).
CONS
No notable concerns flagged.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from fund metrics.
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Top Holdings
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