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Vanguard Total World Bond ETF (BNDW)

Global Bond-USD Hedged | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
66.37 USD -0.01 (-0.017%) ⇩ (Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 66.35 -0.02 (-0.025%) ⇩ (Oct. 16, 2026, 4:29 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 9:52 a.m. EDT

The Vanguard Total World Bond ETF presents as a classic defensive anchor with a robust 4.41% yield, offering a tangible income floor that outpaces typical inflation expectations. However, the price action tells a story of stagnation; the fund is trading near its 52-week lows and has failed to recover its 2024 gains, resulting in a net decline over the last seven years. While the recent year-on-year performance was technically positive, the broader trajectory reveals a struggle to generate capital appreciation in a rising-rate environment. The options market reflects this apathy, showing almost zero speculative interest. For investors seeking pure income, the yield is attractive, but those looking for growth or recovery will find the long-term trend unhelpful.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.014716
MSTL0.015934
AutoETS0.015980
AutoARIMA0.015981

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 77%
H-stat 27.24
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.161
Excess Kurtosis -1.34

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 9:52 a.m. EDT: Options activity is virtually dormant with negligible open interest and volume across all expirations. Implied volatility is extremely low, indicating a lack of speculative positioning or hedging demand. The sparse data suggests traders view the asset as a stable, non-directional holding rather than a vehicle for significant price moves.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.30% 4.27% 4.17% 3.56%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-10-01 0.197 0.299574
2026-09-01 0.206 0.307692
2026-08-03 0.201 0.297734
2026-07-01 0.194 0.284374
2026-06-01 0.197 0.288941
2026-05-01 0.194 0.284666
2026-04-01 0.196 0.287222
2026-03-02 0.177 0.254860
2026-02-02 0.195 0.283636
2025-12-18 0.782 1.136628
2025-12-01 0.187 0.268794
2025-11-03 0.192 0.275190
2025-10-01 0.184 0.264368
2025-09-02 0.194 0.281690
2025-08-01 0.187 0.269958
2025-07-01 0.184 0.265973
2025-06-02 0.188 0.274132
2025-05-01 0.186 0.269722
2025-04-01 0.190 0.276123
2025-03-03 0.172 0.248447
2025-02-03 0.186 0.271890
2024-12-24 0.789 1.157231
2024-12-02 0.176 0.251644
2024-11-01 0.177 0.256745
2024-10-01 0.173 0.244765
2024-09-03 0.180 0.257474
2024-08-01 0.176 0.253858
2024-07-01 0.170 0.251740
2024-06-03 0.172 0.253725
2024-05-01 0.165 0.245645
2024-04-01 0.167 0.245336
2024-03-01 0.156 0.228840
2024-02-01 0.160 0.231649
2023-12-22 1.022 1.478374
2023-12-01 0.157 0.229599
2023-11-01 0.157 0.237987
2023-10-02 0.147 0.223404
2023-09-01 0.150 0.222222
2023-08-01 0.147 0.217134
2023-07-03 0.143 0.210016
2023-06-01 0.140 0.203933
2023-05-01 0.134 0.195535
2023-04-03 0.138 0.199711
2023-03-01 0.119 0.177692
2023-02-01 0.128 0.185239
2022-12-23 0.228 0.337278
2022-12-01 0.122 0.176914
2022-11-01 0.117 0.175702
2022-10-03 0.110 0.163011
2022-09-01 0.109 0.157492
2022-08-01 0.107 0.148220
2022-07-01 0.101 0.143100
2022-06-01 0.100 0.140627
2022-05-02 0.090 0.126636
2022-04-01 0.091 0.123256
2022-03-01 0.084 0.109603
2022-02-01 0.096 0.124773
2021-12-23 1.043 1.326803
2021-12-01 0.085 0.106290
2021-11-01 0.089 0.112091
2021-10-01 0.086 0.107554
2021-09-01 0.091 0.112735
2021-08-02 0.089 0.109606
2021-07-01 0.089 0.111139
2021-06-01 0.089 0.111767
2021-05-03 0.087 0.109228
2021-04-01 0.091 0.114164
2021-03-01 0.091 0.113537
2021-02-01 0.093 0.113999
2020-12-23 0.099 0.120835
2020-12-01 0.096 0.117345
2020-11-02 0.101 0.123684
2020-10-01 0.099 0.121042
2020-09-01 0.102 0.124801
2020-08-03 0.104 0.126398
2020-07-01 0.107 0.131563
2020-06-01 0.110 0.136021
2020-05-01 0.113 0.140059
2020-04-01 0.123 0.155499
2020-03-02 0.111 0.137444
2020-02-03 0.116 0.144946
2019-12-23 1.035 1.317632
2019-12-02 0.118 0.148241
2019-11-01 0.125 0.156191
2019-10-01 0.117 0.145577
2019-09-03 0.138 0.170370
2019-08-01 0.124 0.156093
2019-07-01 0.119 0.151265
2019-06-03 0.124 0.159363
2019-05-01 0.127 0.165818
2019-04-01 0.126 0.164835
2019-03-01 0.116 0.154091
2019-02-01 0.126 0.167175
2018-12-24 0.876 1.175208
2018-12-03 0.125 0.167426
2018-11-01 0.126 0.169560
2018-10-01 0.118 0.158283
Additional Data
dividendYield 4.41
dividendDate 2018-12-28

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 82.58
All Time Low 65.11
Ask 67.81
Ask Size 6
Average Daily Volume10 Day 119,420
Average Daily Volume3 Month 119,182
Average Volume 119,182
Average Volume10Days 119,420
Beta3 Year 0.81
Bid 67.69
Bid Size 3
Category Global Bond-USD Hedged
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 66.475
Day Low 66.245
Dividend Date 1,545,955,200
Dividend Yield 4.41
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 66.7536
Fifty Day Average Change -0.38359833
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0057464815
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -5.3726673
Fifty Two Week High 70.36
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.9899979
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.056708325
Fifty Two Week Low 65.47
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.9000015
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.013746778
Fifty Two Week Range 65.47 - 70.36
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,536,240,600,000
Five Year Average Return -0.0020608
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fullday Change -0.036201477
Fullday Change Percent -0.054535653
Fullday Price 66.3451
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 POST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_569192629
Nav Price 66.11
Net Assets 1,902,695,420.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.05
Open 66.32
Post Market Change -0.024902344
Post Market Change Percent -0.03752048
Post Market Price 66.3451
Post Market Time 1,792,182,594
Previous Close 66.3813
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.011299133
Regular Market Change Percent -0.01702156
Regular Market Day High 66.475
Regular Market Day Low 66.245
Regular Market Day Range 66.245 - 66.475
Regular Market Open 66.32
Regular Market Previous Close 66.3813
Regular Market Price 66.37
Regular Market Time 1,792,180,801
Regular Market Volume 90,212
Short Name Vanguard Total World Bond ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol BNDW
Three Year Average Return 0.0417323
Total Assets 1,902,695,424
Tradeable 0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -2.99703
Trailing Three Month Returns -2.99703
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 68.03425
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.6642456
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.02446188
Type Disp ETF
Volume 90,212
Yield 0.044099998
Ytd Return -1.97577