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Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund (BND)

Intermediate Core Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
74.06 USD +0.29 (0.393%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 74.08 +0.02 (0.024%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:50 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★★ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:47 p.m. EDT

BND is a highly diversified and stable investment with a strong track record of consistent dividend payouts, making it an excellent choice for long-term investors. The recent price action shows a range-bound movement, with the fund hovering near its 52-week low, which could present a buying opportunity for those looking to capitalize on a potential rebound. The options activity suggests that traders are cautious but not overly bearish, with a slight lean towards potential upward momentum. Overall, BND remains a solid investment for both long-term growth and income generation.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.005056
MSTL0.005154
AutoTheta0.005484
AutoARIMA0.008179

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.35
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.500
Excess Kurtosis -0.84

As of April 11, 2026, 2:47 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing a mixed sentiment. Calls are predominantly positioned at the out-of-the-money (OTM) with higher open interest and volume, suggesting a potential for upward movement. However, puts are also showing significant OTM positioning, indicating some caution or hedging against downside risks. The IV levels are relatively low, indicating less volatility expectations. The ATM strikes are showing moderate activity, which could suggest a balanced view on the immediate price direction.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.34% 3.99% 3.85% 3.39%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-01 0.250 0.340507
2026-03-02 0.228 0.306507
2026-02-02 0.245 0.333625
2025-12-18 0.247 0.336370
2025-12-01 0.239 0.326122
2025-11-03 0.244 0.334013
2025-10-01 0.237 0.325189
2025-09-02 0.243 0.338680
2025-08-01 0.242 0.337526
2025-07-01 0.235 0.329971
2025-06-02 0.240 0.342602
2025-05-01 0.236 0.334815
2025-04-01 0.240 0.339819
2025-03-03 0.219 0.310383
2025-02-03 0.235 0.340718
2024-12-24 0.233 0.340429
2024-12-02 0.223 0.319886
2024-11-01 0.228 0.332032
2024-10-01 0.221 0.311799
2024-09-03 0.226 0.322629
2024-08-01 0.224 0.324586
2024-07-01 0.221 0.330748
2024-06-03 0.219 0.327070
2024-05-01 0.214 0.325615
2024-04-01 0.216 0.324110
2024-03-01 0.202 0.302325
2024-02-01 0.212 0.312394
2023-12-22 0.211 0.313096
2023-12-01 0.201 0.305570
2023-11-01 0.203 0.322132
2023-10-02 0.192 0.305051
2023-09-01 0.196 0.303057
2023-08-01 0.193 0.296860
2023-07-03 0.184 0.281732
2023-06-01 0.187 0.284105
2023-05-01 0.180 0.273834
2023-04-03 0.183 0.275982
2023-03-01 0.164 0.256545
2023-02-01 0.176 0.264688
2022-12-23 0.172 0.266401
2022-12-01 0.165 0.253819
2022-11-01 0.163 0.261828
2022-10-03 0.156 0.245881
2022-09-01 0.156 0.238865
2022-08-01 0.153 0.225504
2022-07-01 0.149 0.224028
2022-06-01 0.148 0.221561
2022-05-02 0.141 0.212971
2022-04-01 0.198 0.286337
2022-03-01 0.129 0.180081
2022-02-01 0.137 0.190140
2021-12-23 0.271 0.367855
2021-12-01 0.135 0.182735
2021-11-01 0.134 0.182010
2021-10-01 0.130 0.175966
2021-09-01 0.135 0.181465
2021-08-02 0.136 0.182062
2021-07-01 0.132 0.179213
2021-06-01 0.134 0.183557
2021-05-03 0.131 0.179667
2021-04-01 0.192 0.264822
2021-03-01 0.129 0.176459
2021-02-01 0.139 0.186891
2020-12-23 0.291 0.389475
2020-12-01 0.143 0.191545
2020-11-02 0.151 0.203815
2020-10-01 0.150 0.201411
2020-09-01 0.153 0.204883
2020-08-03 0.159 0.211566
2020-07-01 0.162 0.218562
2020-06-01 0.169 0.229780
2020-05-01 0.174 0.238065
2020-04-01 0.190 0.265647
2020-03-02 0.173 0.239813
2020-02-03 0.183 0.257968
2019-12-23 0.187 0.269095
2019-12-02 0.180 0.259013
2019-11-01 0.185 0.265637
2019-10-01 0.182 0.261654
2019-09-03 0.188 0.268761
2019-08-01 0.193 0.281791
2019-07-01 0.194 0.285727
2019-06-03 0.193 0.286963
2019-05-01 0.195 0.296052
2019-04-01 0.200 0.304791
2019-03-01 0.184 0.285597
2019-02-01 0.198 0.306955
2018-12-24 0.198 0.311034
2018-12-03 0.192 0.305271
2018-11-01 0.194 0.310324
2018-10-01 0.183 0.291288
2018-09-04 0.188 0.297515
2018-08-01 0.187 0.297614
2018-07-02 0.181 0.287981
2018-06-01 0.369 0.587477
2018-05-01 0.178 0.285942
2018-04-02 0.200 0.318090
2018-03-01 0.165 0.263745
2018-02-01 0.177 0.281250
2017-12-26 0.211 0.331547
2017-12-01 0.168 0.263629
2017-11-01 0.173 0.271736
2017-10-02 0.168 0.264086
2017-09-01 0.174 0.272579
2017-08-01 0.342 0.538397
2017-07-03 0.339 0.539066
2017-06-01 0.172 0.273605
2017-05-01 0.168 0.269717
2017-04-03 0.174 0.280029
2017-03-01 0.158 0.256151
2017-02-01 0.168 0.273402
2016-12-22 0.205 0.336018
2016-12-01 0.160 0.262241
2016-11-01 0.163 0.259399
2016-10-03 0.161 0.253995
2016-09-01 0.166 0.261544
2016-08-01 0.165 0.260327
2016-07-01 0.164 0.258763
2016-06-01 0.169 0.272699
2016-05-02 0.164 0.265172
2016-04-01 0.173 0.280041
2016-03-01 0.165 0.270660
2016-02-01 0.174 0.287473
2015-12-23 0.230 0.383870
2015-12-01 0.167 0.277114
2015-11-02 0.169 0.280941
2015-10-01 0.164 0.272025
2015-09-01 0.168 0.280384
2015-08-03 0.169 0.281393
2015-07-01 0.163 0.275091
2015-06-01 0.166 0.277289
2015-05-01 0.159 0.264197
2015-04-01 0.191 0.314133
2015-03-02 0.162 0.269828
2015-02-02 0.170 0.278881
2014-12-23 0.381 0.642091
2014-12-01 0.166 0.279110
2014-11-03 0.173 0.292990
2014-10-01 0.161 0.273340
2014-09-02 0.179 0.304499
2014-08-01 0.172 0.293942
2014-07-01 0.172 0.294669
2014-06-02 0.179 0.307080
2014-05-01 0.178 0.307079
2014-04-01 0.190 0.331583
2014-03-03 0.172 0.298696
2014-02-03 0.171 0.298026
2013-12-24 0.241 0.427796
2013-12-02 0.175 0.309909
2013-11-01 0.181 0.319246
2013-10-01 0.172 0.305519
2013-09-03 0.171 0.307441
2013-08-01 0.166 0.296673
2013-07-01 0.167 0.297631
2013-06-03 0.165 0.289976
2013-05-01 0.162 0.278496
2013-04-01 0.306 0.531801
2013-03-01 0.156 0.271426
2013-02-01 0.166 0.291351
2012-12-03 0.167 0.287493
2012-10-01 0.174 0.299429
2012-09-04 0.184 0.317659
2012-08-01 0.187 0.323537
2012-07-02 0.187 0.326439
2012-06-01 0.186 0.324453
2012-05-01 0.190 0.336174
2012-04-02 0.276 0.493042
2012-03-01 0.195 0.347120
2012-02-01 0.204 0.363074
2011-12-23 0.596 1.069582
2011-12-01 0.203 0.367620
2011-11-01 0.210 0.377142
2011-10-03 0.214 0.385431
2011-09-01 0.213 0.386731
2011-08-01 0.221 0.408344
2011-07-01 0.217 0.408587
2011-06-01 0.224 0.418352
2011-05-02 0.223 0.423317
2011-04-01 0.228 0.438731
2011-03-01 0.212 0.408036
2011-02-01 0.225 0.434963
2010-12-27 0.583 1.129071
2010-12-01 0.220 0.423098
2010-11-01 0.228 0.432840
2010-10-01 0.223 0.425034
2010-09-01 0.226 0.431760
2010-08-02 0.232 0.448791
2010-07-01 0.229 0.446491
2010-06-01 0.244 0.482487
2010-05-03 0.237 0.474563
2010-04-01 0.245 0.495722
2010-03-01 0.234 0.471766
2010-02-01 0.248 0.502477
2009-12-28 0.255 0.523623
2009-12-01 0.245 0.495880
2009-11-02 0.253 0.518443
2009-10-01 0.248 0.506874
2009-09-01 0.261 0.540614
2009-08-03 0.260 0.546361
2009-07-01 0.264 0.560567
2009-06-01 0.268 0.576139
2009-05-01 0.268 0.577085
2009-04-01 0.278 0.599143
2009-03-02 0.275 0.599412
2009-02-02 0.289 0.625164
2008-12-24 0.294 0.631261
2008-12-01 0.296 0.657543
2008-11-03 0.300 0.691285
2008-10-01 0.269 0.609534
2008-09-02 0.288 0.643666
2008-08-01 0.304 0.686139
2008-07-01 0.296 0.669882
2008-06-02 0.282 0.634914
2008-05-01 0.302 0.676366
2008-04-01 0.301 0.678957
2008-03-03 0.291 0.653762
2008-02-01 0.300 0.670713
2007-12-24 0.261 0.601431
2007-12-03 0.307 0.699760
2007-11-01 0.285 0.661785
2007-10-01 0.283 0.667401
2007-09-04 0.294 0.697517
2007-08-01 0.304 0.731848
2007-07-02 0.233 0.564428
2007-06-01 0.258 0.626028
2007-05-01 0.127 0.305205
Additional Data
dividendDate 2018-07-06
dividendYield 3.91

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 90.91
All Time Low 67.0
Ask 74.08
Ask Size 13
Average Daily Volume10 Day 6,700,640
Average Daily Volume3 Month 9,315,545
Average Volume 9,315,545
Average Volume10Days 6,700,640
Beta3 Year 0.98
Bid 74.03
Bid Size 10
Category Intermediate Core Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 74.15
Day Low 74.0101
Dividend Date 1,530,835,200
Dividend Yield 3.91
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 74.08
Fifty Day Average Change -0.020004272
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.00027003608
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 2.5051951
Fifty Two Week High 75.23
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.1700058
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.015552383
Fifty Two Week Low 71.76
Fifty Two Week Low Change 2.2999954
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.032051217
Fifty Two Week Range 71.76 - 75.23
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,176,211,800,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0032565
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
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 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.
Long Name Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_33837570
Nav Price 74.02
Net Assets 387,461,612,000.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.03
Open 74.04
Phone 800-523-1036
Post Market Change 0.018005371
Post Market Change Percent 0.02431187
Post Market Price 74.078
Post Market Time 1,776,469,820
Previous Close 73.77
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.290001
Regular Market Change Percent 0.393115
Regular Market Day High 74.15
Regular Market Day Low 74.0101
Regular Market Day Range 74.0101 - 74.15
Regular Market Open 74.04
Regular Market Previous Close 73.77
Regular Market Price 74.06
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,001
Regular Market Volume 5,801,865
Short Name Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol BND
Three Year Average Return 0.0407277
Total Assets 387,461,611,520
Tradeable 0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 0.0137
Trailing Three Month Returns 0.0137
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 74.06335
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.0033493042
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.000045222154
Type Disp ETF
Volume 5,801,865
Yield 0.039100002
Ytd Return 0.0137