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Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond Index Fund ETF Shares (BIV)

Intermediate Core Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
73.59 USD +0.05 (0.068%) ⇧ (Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 73.56 -0.03 (-0.030%) ⇩ (Oct. 16, 2026, 4:03 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 8:27 a.m. EDT

The Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF presents a classic defensive profile rather than a growth opportunity. The long-term rating sits at neutral because, despite a recent year-over-year gain, the asset has suffered a nearly 10% cumulative decline over the last nine years, reflecting the broader secular trend of falling bond prices as rates rose. While the dividend yield is attractive at 4.5%, providing a cushion against capital losses, it is not a substitute for equity-like growth. The short-term outlook is bearish-leaning; the price is trading well below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, and the statistical forecast model predicts flat returns over the next 45 days with high confidence. Speculators are largely absent from the options chain, confirming that the market sees this as a static holding rather than a vehicle for alpha. This is a suitable ballast for a portfolio during uncertain times, but investors should not expect significant capital appreciation.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.008815
AutoARIMA0.008817
MSTL0.008891
AutoTheta0.009258

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 68%
H-stat 95.28
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.040
Excess Kurtosis -0.45

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 8:27 a.m. EDT: Options activity shows a distinct lack of speculative positioning. Call volume and open interest are negligible across all expirations, with zero in-the-money calls. Put activity is similarly sparse, consisting mostly of small blocks at strikes far out-of-the-money relative to the current price. Implied volatility remains extremely low (around 6-7%), indicating a market that views this bond ETF as a non-event with minimal expected price movement in either direction.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.38% 4.31% 3.99% 3.62%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-10-01 0.280 0.384668
2026-09-01 0.285 0.380863
2026-08-03 0.286 0.379210
2026-07-01 0.275 0.360372
2026-06-01 0.282 0.368869
2026-05-01 0.274 0.356678
2026-04-01 0.281 0.365410
2026-03-02 0.251 0.320112
2026-02-02 0.274 0.353548
2025-12-18 0.277 0.355174
2025-12-01 0.264 0.337898
2025-11-03 0.269 0.345314
2025-10-01 0.260 0.332949
2025-09-02 0.266 0.343847
2025-08-01 0.265 0.342333
2025-07-01 0.258 0.335021
2025-06-02 0.266 0.350277
2025-05-01 0.253 0.330719
2025-04-01 0.261 0.341043
2025-03-03 0.233 0.304297
2025-02-03 0.253 0.337558
2024-12-24 0.253 0.339370
2024-12-02 0.241 0.316024
2024-11-01 0.247 0.327804
2024-10-01 0.236 0.301136
2024-09-03 0.243 0.313185
2024-08-01 0.242 0.315597
2024-07-01 0.234 0.315109
2024-06-03 0.238 0.319249
2024-05-01 0.228 0.310966
2024-04-01 0.234 0.313505
2024-03-01 0.211 0.280959
2024-02-01 0.226 0.295001
2023-12-22 0.225 0.295353
2023-12-01 0.213 0.285714
2023-11-01 0.216 0.301929
2023-10-02 0.206 0.287750
2023-09-01 0.207 0.280222
2023-08-01 0.203 0.272849
2023-07-03 0.192 0.256684
2023-06-01 0.193 0.253847
2023-05-01 0.183 0.240378
2023-04-03 0.188 0.244378
2023-03-01 0.163 0.221017
2023-02-01 0.175 0.226567
2022-12-23 0.172 0.229364
2022-12-01 0.161 0.212233
2022-11-01 0.161 0.221428
2022-10-03 0.148 0.199622
2022-09-01 0.148 0.193641
2022-08-01 0.148 0.185162
2022-07-01 0.142 0.181284
2022-06-01 0.144 0.183486
2022-05-02 0.138 0.177082
2022-04-01 0.166 0.204082
2022-03-01 0.126 0.147593
2022-02-01 0.139 0.162364
2021-12-23 1.110 1.265390
2021-12-01 0.138 0.155196
2021-11-01 0.141 0.159035
2021-10-01 0.138 0.153915
2021-09-01 0.143 0.157889
2021-08-02 0.145 0.158834
2021-07-01 0.141 0.157033
2021-06-01 0.148 0.165733
2021-05-03 0.143 0.160584
2021-04-01 0.461 0.520669
2021-03-01 0.138 0.152841
2021-02-01 0.154 0.167228
2020-12-23 0.805 0.869143
2020-12-01 0.154 0.165307
2020-11-02 0.163 0.175855
2020-10-01 0.158 0.169201
2020-09-01 0.168 0.179219
2020-08-03 0.172 0.182745
2020-07-01 0.172 0.184787
2020-06-01 0.182 0.197098
2020-05-01 0.178 0.195669
2020-04-01 0.204 0.229085
2020-03-02 0.181 0.199713
2020-02-03 0.207 0.232323
2019-12-23 0.197 0.226463
2019-12-02 0.191 0.218886
2019-11-01 0.198 0.225359
2019-10-01 0.194 0.220580
2019-09-03 0.202 0.227657
2019-08-01 0.204 0.234618
2019-07-01 0.198 0.229352
2019-06-03 0.205 0.239934
2019-05-01 0.197 0.235731
2019-04-01 0.205 0.245862
2019-03-01 0.189 0.230826
2019-02-01 0.218 0.265433
2018-12-24 0.201 0.248762
2018-12-03 0.197 0.246096
2018-11-01 0.201 0.252038
2018-10-01 0.195 0.243172
2018-09-04 0.200 0.247127
2018-08-01 0.203 0.252174
2018-07-02 0.201 0.249194
2018-06-01 0.197 0.243902
2018-05-01 0.189 0.235104
2018-04-02 0.195 0.238941
2018-03-01 0.171 0.209687
2018-02-01 0.187 0.227910
2017-12-26 0.268 0.320881
2017-12-01 0.180 0.213980
2017-11-01 0.186 0.220510
2017-10-02 0.181 0.214151
2017-09-01 0.186 0.218310
2017-08-01 0.184 0.216751
2017-07-03 0.178 0.211779
2017-06-01 0.184 0.217186
2017-05-01 0.178 0.211628
2017-04-03 0.185 0.220896
2017-03-01 0.166 0.199471
2017-02-01 0.178 0.214432
2016-12-22 0.002 0.002428
2016-12-01 0.176 0.211844
2016-11-01 0.179 0.207152
2016-10-03 0.174 0.199221
2016-09-01 0.181 0.206692
2016-08-01 0.185 0.210347
2016-07-01 0.177 0.200885
2016-06-01 0.181 0.211103
2016-05-02 0.177 0.205958
2016-04-01 0.185 0.215317
2016-03-01 0.176 0.207327
2016-02-01 0.188 0.223384
2015-12-23 0.446 0.536767
2015-12-01 0.181 0.214531
2015-11-02 0.180 0.213498
2015-10-01 0.183 0.216108
2015-09-01 0.184 0.218527
2015-08-03 0.190 0.225092
2015-07-01 0.185 0.221663
2015-06-01 0.193 0.227702
2015-05-01 0.186 0.218182
2015-04-01 0.215 0.248843
2015-03-02 0.175 0.205230
2015-02-02 0.192 0.220462
2014-12-23 0.653 0.775074
2014-12-01 0.192 0.225326
2014-11-03 0.197 0.232531
2014-10-01 0.188 0.222222
2014-09-02 0.199 0.234864
2014-08-01 0.200 0.236939
2014-07-01 0.198 0.234736
2014-06-02 0.204 0.241506
2014-05-01 0.194 0.231117
2014-04-01 0.244 0.293976
2014-03-03 0.188 0.224023
2014-02-03 0.241 0.287796
2013-12-24 0.804 0.981685
2013-12-02 0.207 0.248559
2013-11-01 0.212 0.252682
2013-10-01 0.205 0.246394
2013-09-03 0.214 0.261039
2013-08-01 0.223 0.269129
2013-07-01 0.206 0.246973
2013-06-03 0.210 0.244698
2013-05-01 0.204 0.229885
2013-04-01 0.550 0.628284
2013-03-01 0.195 0.221843
2013-02-01 0.213 0.245307
2012-12-24 1.621 1.840372
2012-12-03 0.214 0.236778
2012-10-01 0.220 0.243821
2012-09-04 0.231 0.257496
2012-08-01 0.232 0.258438
2012-07-02 0.229 0.257303
2012-06-01 0.236 0.264663
2012-05-01 0.229 0.261058
2012-04-02 0.509 0.587353
2012-03-01 0.232 0.264780
2012-02-01 0.252 0.286331
2011-12-23 1.281 1.481439
2011-12-01 0.250 0.288317
2011-11-01 0.258 0.293549
2011-10-03 0.249 0.283051
2011-09-01 0.267 0.303789
2011-08-01 0.276 0.321266
2011-07-01 0.260 0.310968
2011-06-01 0.276 0.325127
2011-05-02 0.271 0.325721
2011-04-01 0.283 0.345670
2011-03-23 0.295 0.357013
2011-03-01 0.252 0.305270
2011-02-01 0.279 0.338223
2010-12-27 0.706 0.859404
2010-12-01 0.271 0.320445
2010-11-01 0.276 0.319075
2010-10-01 0.270 0.312681
2010-09-01 0.278 0.324009
2010-08-02 0.277 0.328666
2010-07-01 0.271 0.324862
2010-06-01 0.275 0.335898
2010-05-03 0.283 0.350291
2010-04-01 0.283 0.354281
2010-03-01 0.264 0.327910
2010-02-01 0.292 0.364271
2009-12-28 0.298 0.376881
2009-12-01 0.281 0.346358
2009-11-02 0.296 0.369677
2009-10-01 0.284 0.351703
2009-09-01 0.286 0.358981
2009-08-03 0.291 0.372695
2009-07-01 0.291 0.377775
2009-06-01 0.292 0.386397
2009-05-01 0.286 0.376217
2009-04-01 0.303 0.395820
2009-03-02 0.266 0.351294
2009-02-02 0.298 0.385162
2008-12-24 0.296 0.375587
2008-12-01 0.296 0.394509
2008-11-03 0.309 0.436502
2008-10-01 0.283 0.386085
2008-09-02 0.305 0.396980
2008-08-01 0.304 0.399160
2008-07-01 0.299 0.392491
2008-06-02 0.307 0.398960
2008-05-01 0.277 0.355128
2008-04-01 0.306 0.388374
2008-03-03 0.258 0.326334
2008-02-01 0.294 0.371118
2007-12-24 0.295 0.386227
2007-12-03 0.295 0.378642
2007-11-01 0.295 0.385823
2007-10-01 0.298 0.395383
2007-09-04 0.300 0.398406
2007-08-01 0.241 0.324535
2007-07-02 0.219 0.296708
2007-06-01 0.236 0.319048
2007-05-01 0.210 0.278773
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 4.5

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 94.43
All Time Low 64.75
Ask 73.58
Ask Size 8,400
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,467,830
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,780,268
Average Volume 1,780,268
Average Volume10Days 2,467,830
Beta3 Year 1.04
Bid 73.55
Bid Size 8,900
Category Intermediate Core Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 73.6701
Day Low 73.35
Display Name Intm-Term Bond Idx Fd ETF
Dividend Yield 4.5
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 74.298
Fifty Day Average Change -0.7080002
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.009529196
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -6.5523806
Fifty Two Week High 79.09
Fifty Two Week High Change -5.5
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.06954103
Fifty Two Week Low 72.31
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.2799988
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.017701546
Fifty Two Week Range 72.31 - 79.09
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,176,211,800,000
Five Year Average Return -0.0019594
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fullday Change 0.019996643
Fullday Change Percent 0.027191518
Fullday Price 73.59
Fund Family Vanguard
Fund Inception Date 1,175,558,400
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary This index includes all medium and larger issues of U.S. government, investment-grade corporate and investment-grade international dollar-denominated bonds that have maturities between 5 and 10 years and are publicly issued. 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.
Long Name Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond Index Fund ETF Shares
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_33837464
Nav Price 73.51
Net Assets 50,439,287,000.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.03
Open 73.43
Phone 800-523-1036
Post Market Change -0.02999878
Post Market Change Percent -0.040764753
Post Market Price 73.56
Post Market Time 1,792,181,012
Previous Close 73.54
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0499954
Regular Market Change Percent 0.067984
Regular Market Day High 73.6701
Regular Market Day Low 73.35
Regular Market Day Range 73.35 - 73.6701
Regular Market Open 73.43
Regular Market Previous Close 73.54
Regular Market Price 73.59
Regular Market Time 1,792,180,800
Regular Market Volume 2,437,574
Short Name Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond
Source Interval 15
Symbol BIV
Three Year Average Return 0.0477039
Total Assets 50,439,286,784
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -3.92462
Trailing Three Month Returns -3.92462
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 76.36855
Two Hundred Day Average Change -2.7785568
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.03638352
Type Disp ETF
Volume 2,437,574
Yield 0.045
Ytd Return -3.71166