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Vanguard Total World Bond ETF (BNDW)

Global Bond-USD Hedged | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
68.75 USD +0.30 (0.439%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 68.75 +0.00 (0.001%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4:10 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:20 p.m. EDT

BNDW offers a strong dividend yield of 4.16%, making it an attractive option for income-focused investors. The recent price history shows some volatility, but the overall trend is relatively stable, with the price hovering near its 52-week low. The long-term fundamentals are solid, and the recent news headlines highlight its appeal as a diversified bond ETF. However, the short-term forecasting model suggests minimal directional movement, indicating a cautious approach is warranted for short-term traders. Overall, BNDW is a reliable income generator with a strong track record, making it a good long-term holding.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.005161
MSTL0.005292
AutoTheta0.006088
AutoARIMA0.008612

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.38
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.472
Excess Kurtosis -0.80

As of April 11, 2026, 1:20 p.m. EDT: The options activity indicates a lack of significant speculative interest, with minimal open interest and volume in both calls and puts. The calls show some positioning in out-of-the-money strikes, particularly at 73.0, suggesting a slight bullish bias, but the overall volume and open interest are low. The puts show no activity, indicating no bearish sentiment from options speculators. The low implied volatility (IV) suggests a lack of expectation for large price swings in the near term.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.29% 4.21% 4.25% 3.63%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-01 0.196 0.287222
2026-03-02 0.177 0.255593
2026-02-02 0.195 0.285174
2025-12-18 0.782 1.146028
2025-12-01 0.187 0.274102
2025-11-03 0.192 0.281376
2025-10-01 0.184 0.271053
2025-09-02 0.194 0.289579
2025-08-01 0.187 0.278297
2025-07-01 0.184 0.274933
2025-06-02 0.188 0.284122
2025-05-01 0.186 0.280316
2025-04-01 0.190 0.287740
2025-03-03 0.172 0.259617
2025-02-03 0.186 0.284820
2024-12-24 0.789 1.215568
2024-12-02 0.176 0.267393
2024-11-01 0.177 0.273501
2024-10-01 0.173 0.261407
2024-09-03 0.180 0.275656
2024-08-01 0.176 0.272487
2024-07-01 0.170 0.270901
2024-06-03 0.172 0.273721
2024-05-01 0.165 0.265680
2024-04-01 0.167 0.265999
2024-03-01 0.156 0.248719
2024-02-01 0.160 0.252351
2023-12-22 1.022 1.614240
2023-12-01 0.157 0.254404
2023-11-01 0.157 0.264308
2023-10-02 0.147 0.248707
2023-09-01 0.150 0.247941
2023-08-01 0.147 0.242801
2023-07-03 0.143 0.235349
2023-06-01 0.140 0.229010
2023-05-01 0.134 0.220028
2023-04-03 0.138 0.225163
2023-03-01 0.119 0.200740
2023-02-01 0.128 0.209636
2022-12-23 0.228 0.382410
2022-12-01 0.122 0.201263
2022-11-01 0.117 0.200240
2022-10-03 0.110 0.186104
2022-09-01 0.109 0.180098
2022-08-01 0.107 0.169762
2022-07-01 0.101 0.164141
2022-06-01 0.100 0.161538
2022-05-02 0.090 0.145670
2022-04-01 0.091 0.141961
2022-03-01 0.084 0.126391
2022-02-01 0.096 0.144043
2021-12-23 1.043 1.533633
2021-12-01 0.085 0.124486
2021-11-01 0.089 0.131420
2021-10-01 0.086 0.126242
2021-09-01 0.091 0.132467
2021-08-02 0.089 0.128935
2021-07-01 0.089 0.130882
2021-06-01 0.089 0.131767
2021-05-03 0.087 0.128918
2021-04-01 0.091 0.134891
2021-03-01 0.091 0.134304
2021-02-01 0.093 0.135003
2020-12-23 0.099 0.143262
2020-12-01 0.096 0.139293
2020-11-02 0.101 0.146988
2020-10-01 0.099 0.144027
2020-09-01 0.102 0.148680
2020-08-03 0.104 0.150771
2020-07-01 0.107 0.157130
2020-06-01 0.110 0.162668
2020-05-01 0.113 0.167725
2020-04-01 0.123 0.186476
2020-03-02 0.111 0.165080
2020-02-03 0.116 0.174328
2019-12-23 1.035 1.587032
2019-12-02 0.118 0.180901
2019-11-01 0.125 0.190885
2019-10-01 0.117 0.178190
2019-09-03 0.138 0.208842
2019-08-01 0.124 0.191666
2019-07-01 0.119 0.186030
2019-06-03 0.124 0.196285
2019-05-01 0.127 0.204562
2019-04-01 0.126 0.203687
2019-03-01 0.116 0.190724
2019-02-01 0.126 0.207236
2018-12-24 0.876 1.459260
2018-12-03 0.125 0.210338
2018-11-01 0.126 0.213377
2018-10-01 0.118 0.199524
Additional Data
dividendDate 2018-12-28
dividendYield 4.16

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 82.58
All Time Low 65.11
Ask 68.8
Ask Size 8
Average Daily Volume10 Day 134,790
Average Daily Volume3 Month 133,196
Average Volume 133,196
Average Volume10Days 134,790
Beta3 Year 0.81
Bid 68.67
Bid Size 4
Category Global Bond-USD Hedged
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 68.8284
Day Low 68.7098
Dividend Date 1,545,955,200
Dividend Yield 4.16
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 68.7998
Fifty Day Average Change -0.04940033
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.00071803015
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 0.36495924
Fifty Two Week High 70.36
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.6096039
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.02287669
Fifty Two Week Low 67.71
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.0403976
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.015365494
Fifty Two Week Range 67.71 - 70.36
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,536,240,600,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0034066
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fund Family Vanguard
Fund Inception Date 1,536,019,200
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund is a fund of funds and employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the index, which is a custom, USD-hedged index designed to track the market capitalized weights of the global investment-grade bond market and is comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index and the Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD Float Adjusted RIC Capped Index.
Long Name Vanguard Total World Bond ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_569192629
Nav Price 68.74
Net Assets 1,571,820,030.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.05
Open 68.71
Post Market Change 0.00039672852
Post Market Change Percent 0.00057705963
Post Market Price 68.7504
Post Market Time 1,776,456,604
Previous Close 68.45
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.30039978
Regular Market Change Percent 0.4388602
Regular Market Day High 68.8284
Regular Market Day Low 68.7098
Regular Market Day Range 68.7098 - 68.8284
Regular Market Open 68.71
Regular Market Previous Close 68.45
Regular Market Price 68.7504
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 114,573
Short Name Vanguard Total World Bond ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol BNDW
Three Year Average Return 0.0423435
Total Assets 1,571,820,032
Tradeable 0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -0.04614
Trailing Three Month Returns -0.04614
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 69.2195
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.46910095
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.006777006
Type Disp ETF
Volume 114,573
Yield 0.0416
Ytd Return -0.04614