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Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund ETF Shares (BND)

Intermediate Core Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
72.31 USD -0.23 (-0.317%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 72.45 +0.14 (0.194%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:39 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:42 a.m. EDT

The Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund remains a defensive anchor but offers no catalyst for capital appreciation in the near term. The fund is currently trading near its 52-week low, reflecting the market's pricing in of higher yields and lower bond prices. While the 4% dividend yield provides a steady income floor, the recent price action shows the asset struggling to recover from multi-year declines, with the most recent annual return still negative. Options activity confirms a bearish sentiment, with traders buying insurance against further drops rather than betting on a rally. For investors seeking growth, this security is neutral; it serves primarily as a yield generator and portfolio stabilizer during equity volatility, but it lacks the momentum or fundamental expansion required to drive significant price gains.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.007291
MSTL0.007687
AutoETS0.007868
AutoARIMA0.007868

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 77%
H-stat 9.23
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.470
Excess Kurtosis -0.89

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:42 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioning for downside protection rather than upside participation. Put open interest significantly exceeds call open interest across all expirations, with deep out-of-the-money puts holding substantial volume relative to calls. The implied volatility surface shows elevated premiums for downside strikes compared to upside strikes, indicating a market consensus expecting continued bond price weakness or yield increases.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.35% 3.96% 3.75% 3.28%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-03 0.252 0.349272
2026-07-01 0.244 0.333972
2026-06-01 0.247 0.337524
2026-05-01 0.242 0.329880
2026-04-01 0.250 0.340507
2026-03-02 0.228 0.305466
2026-02-02 0.245 0.331484
2025-12-18 0.247 0.333109
2025-12-01 0.239 0.321886
2025-11-03 0.244 0.328620
2025-10-01 0.237 0.318891
2025-09-02 0.243 0.331063
2025-08-01 0.242 0.328849
2025-07-01 0.235 0.320425
2025-06-02 0.240 0.331629
2025-05-01 0.236 0.323022
2025-04-01 0.240 0.326797
2025-03-03 0.219 0.297514
2025-02-03 0.235 0.325620
2024-12-24 0.233 0.324287
2024-12-02 0.223 0.303732
2024-11-01 0.228 0.314309
2024-10-01 0.221 0.294235
2024-09-03 0.226 0.303559
2024-08-01 0.224 0.304472
2024-07-01 0.221 0.309307
2024-06-03 0.219 0.304929
2024-05-01 0.214 0.302645
2024-04-01 0.216 0.300334
2024-03-01 0.202 0.279314
2024-02-01 0.212 0.287809
2023-12-22 0.211 0.287623
2023-12-01 0.201 0.279905
2023-11-01 0.203 0.294246
2023-10-02 0.192 0.277818
2023-09-01 0.196 0.275242
2023-08-01 0.193 0.268877
2023-07-03 0.184 0.254495
2023-06-01 0.187 0.255989
2023-05-01 0.180 0.246103
2023-04-03 0.183 0.247431
2023-03-01 0.164 0.229435
2023-02-01 0.176 0.236178
2022-12-23 0.172 0.237143
2022-12-01 0.165 0.225410
2022-11-01 0.163 0.231995
2022-10-03 0.156 0.217361
2022-09-01 0.156 0.210697
2022-08-01 0.153 0.198495
2022-07-01 0.149 0.196804
2022-06-01 0.148 0.194251
2022-05-02 0.141 0.186360
2022-04-01 0.198 0.250095
2022-03-01 0.129 0.156896
2022-02-01 0.137 0.165399
2021-12-23 0.271 0.319462
2021-12-01 0.135 0.158191
2021-11-01 0.134 0.157314
2021-10-01 0.130 0.151851
2021-09-01 0.135 0.156359
2021-08-02 0.136 0.156628
2021-07-01 0.132 0.153936
2021-06-01 0.134 0.157425
2021-05-03 0.131 0.153846
2021-04-01 0.192 0.226415
2021-03-01 0.129 0.150525
2021-02-01 0.139 0.159185
2020-12-23 0.291 0.331209
2020-12-01 0.143 0.162352
2020-11-02 0.151 0.172473
2020-10-01 0.150 0.170145
2020-09-01 0.153 0.172784
2020-08-03 0.159 0.178111
2020-07-01 0.162 0.183673
2020-06-01 0.169 0.192746
2020-05-01 0.174 0.199313
2020-04-01 0.190 0.221963
2020-03-02 0.173 0.199931
2020-02-03 0.183 0.214638
2019-12-23 0.187 0.223417
2019-12-02 0.180 0.214567
2019-11-01 0.185 0.219585
2019-10-01 0.182 0.215819
2019-09-03 0.188 0.221202
2019-08-01 0.193 0.231415
2019-07-01 0.194 0.234102
2019-06-03 0.193 0.234565
2019-05-01 0.195 0.241426
2019-04-01 0.200 0.247954
2019-03-01 0.184 0.231767
2019-02-01 0.198 0.248525
2018-12-24 0.198 0.251205
2018-12-03 0.192 0.245933
2018-11-01 0.194 0.249389
2018-10-01 0.183 0.233508
2018-09-04 0.188 0.237945
2018-08-01 0.187 0.237460
2018-07-02 0.181 0.229230
2018-06-01 0.369 0.466557
2018-05-01 0.178 0.226032
2018-04-02 0.200 0.250878
2018-03-01 0.165 0.207495
2018-02-01 0.177 0.220808
2017-12-26 0.211 0.259724
2017-12-01 0.168 0.205983
2017-11-01 0.173 0.211880
2017-10-02 0.168 0.205479
2017-09-01 0.174 0.211653
2017-08-01 0.342 0.417175
2017-07-03 0.339 0.415951
2017-06-01 0.172 0.210243
2017-05-01 0.168 0.206820
2017-04-03 0.174 0.214286
2017-03-01 0.158 0.195593
2017-02-01 0.168 0.208359
2016-12-22 0.205 0.255547
2016-12-01 0.160 0.198931
2016-11-01 0.163 0.196386
2016-10-03 0.161 0.191918
2016-09-01 0.166 0.197243
2016-08-01 0.165 0.195939
2016-07-01 0.164 0.194382
2016-06-01 0.169 0.204452
2016-05-02 0.164 0.198403
2016-04-01 0.173 0.209114
2016-03-01 0.165 0.201687
2016-02-01 0.174 0.213785
2015-12-23 0.230 0.284865
2015-12-01 0.167 0.205059
2015-11-02 0.169 0.207464
2015-10-01 0.164 0.200464
2015-09-01 0.168 0.206211
2015-08-03 0.169 0.206526
2015-07-01 0.163 0.201483
2015-06-01 0.166 0.202686
2015-05-01 0.159 0.192727
2015-04-01 0.191 0.228715
2015-03-02 0.162 0.196007
2015-02-02 0.170 0.202188
2014-12-23 0.381 0.464577
2014-12-01 0.166 0.201017
2014-11-03 0.173 0.210590
2014-10-01 0.161 0.196055
2014-09-02 0.179 0.217974
2014-08-01 0.172 0.209961
2014-07-01 0.172 0.210038
2014-06-02 0.179 0.218426
2014-05-01 0.178 0.217950
2014-04-01 0.190 0.234829
2014-03-03 0.172 0.211043
2014-02-03 0.171 0.210125
2013-12-24 0.241 0.300987
2013-12-02 0.175 0.217391
2013-11-01 0.181 0.223457
2013-10-01 0.172 0.213373
2013-09-03 0.171 0.214259
2013-08-01 0.166 0.206314
2013-07-01 0.167 0.206555
2013-06-03 0.165 0.200828
2013-05-01 0.162 0.192490
2013-04-01 0.306 0.366862
2013-03-01 0.156 0.186558
2013-02-01 0.166 0.199880
2012-12-03 0.167 0.196841
2012-10-01 0.174 0.204610
2012-09-04 0.184 0.216623
2012-08-01 0.187 0.220155
2012-07-02 0.187 0.221643
2012-06-01 0.186 0.219806
2012-05-01 0.190 0.227246
2012-04-02 0.276 0.332530
2012-03-01 0.195 0.233337
2012-02-01 0.204 0.243495
2011-12-23 0.596 0.715572
2011-12-01 0.203 0.244196
2011-11-01 0.210 0.249911
2011-10-03 0.214 0.254762
2011-09-01 0.213 0.254968
2011-08-01 0.221 0.268530
2011-07-01 0.217 0.267967
2011-06-01 0.224 0.273638
2011-05-02 0.223 0.276127
2011-04-01 0.228 0.285392
2011-03-01 0.212 0.264669
2011-02-01 0.225 0.281391
2010-12-27 0.583 0.728386
2010-12-01 0.220 0.270969
2010-11-01 0.228 0.276464
2010-10-01 0.223 0.270730
2010-09-01 0.226 0.274272
2010-08-02 0.232 0.284314
2010-07-01 0.229 0.282054
2010-06-01 0.244 0.303936
2010-05-03 0.237 0.298038
2010-04-01 0.245 0.310402
2010-03-01 0.234 0.294488
2010-02-01 0.248 0.312736
2009-12-28 0.255 0.324882
2009-12-01 0.245 0.306672
2009-11-02 0.253 0.319646
2009-10-01 0.248 0.311519
2009-09-01 0.261 0.331218
2009-08-03 0.260 0.333633
2009-07-01 0.264 0.341173
2009-06-01 0.268 0.349459
2009-05-01 0.268 0.348822
2009-04-01 0.278 0.360898
2009-03-02 0.275 0.359759
2009-02-02 0.289 0.373868
2008-12-24 0.294 0.376103
2008-12-01 0.296 0.390295
2008-11-03 0.300 0.408719
2008-10-01 0.269 0.358906
2008-09-02 0.288 0.377655
2008-08-01 0.304 0.401055
2008-07-01 0.296 0.389987
2008-06-02 0.282 0.368194
2008-05-01 0.302 0.390787
2008-04-01 0.301 0.390757
2008-03-03 0.291 0.374807
2008-02-01 0.300 0.383093
2007-12-24 0.261 0.342205
2007-12-03 0.307 0.396795
2007-11-01 0.285 0.373770
2007-10-01 0.283 0.375531
2007-09-04 0.294 0.391009
2007-08-01 0.304 0.408657
2007-07-02 0.233 0.313889
2007-06-01 0.258 0.347054
2007-05-01 0.127 0.168614
Additional Data
dividendDate 2018-07-06
dividendYield 4.03

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 90.91
All Time Low 67.0
Ask 72.46
Ask Size 3
Average Daily Volume10 Day 6,863,680
Average Daily Volume3 Month 7,883,385
Average Volume 7,883,385
Average Volume10Days 6,863,680
Beta3 Year 0.98
Bid 72.44
Bid Size 7
Category Intermediate Core Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 72.65
Day Low 72.3
Dividend Date 1,530,835,200
Dividend Yield 4.03
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 72.6804
Fifty Day Average Change -0.37039948
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0050962777
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -1.1716604
Fifty Two Week High 75.23
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.9200058
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.038814377
Fifty Two Week Low 72.07
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.23999786
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.003330066
Fifty Two Week Range 72.07 - 75.23
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,176,211,800,000
Five Year Average Return -0.0016645
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fullday Change -0.230003
Fullday Change Percent -0.317071
Fullday Price 72.45
Fund Family Vanguard
Fund Inception Date 1,466,726,400
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 ETF Shares
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_33837570
Nav Price 72.57
Net Assets 396,675,154,000.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.03
Open 72.51
Phone 800-523-1036
Post Market Change 0.13999939
Post Market Change Percent 0.19361
Post Market Price 72.45
Post Market Time 1,787,960,385
Previous Close 72.54
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.230003
Regular Market Change Percent -0.317071
Regular Market Day High 72.65
Regular Market Day Low 72.3
Regular Market Day Range 72.3 - 72.65
Regular Market Open 72.51
Regular Market Previous Close 72.54
Regular Market Price 72.31
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 7,869,482
Short Name Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol BND
Three Year Average Return 0.0453831
Total Assets 396,675,153,920
Tradeable 0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -0.73949
Trailing Three Month Returns -0.73949
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 73.61335
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.3033524
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.01770538
Type Disp ETF
Volume 7,869,482
Yield 0.0403
Ytd Return -0.56355