Vanguard Total World Bond ETF (BNDW)Global Bond-USD Hedged | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
67.41 USD
-0.15
(-0.215%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 67.38 -0.03 (-0.025%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:58 a.m. EDT
The Vanguard Total World Bond ETF presents a classic defensive profile with a robust 4.26% yield, which currently outperforms typical inflation targets and offers reliable income for conservative portfolios. However, the underlying asset class is under pressure; the fund has suffered a cumulative decline of nearly 14% over the last six years, reflecting a prolonged era of lower interest rates and rising bond prices globally. While the most recent annual return was slightly negative, the broader trajectory shows four out of six years of losses, indicating that capital appreciation is unlikely in the near term. Technically, the price is trading below its 50-day and 200-day averages, confirming a downtrend, though the recent 14-day price action has been flat, suggesting a bottoming process rather than a crash. The statistical forecast model predicts a slight negative drift over the next 45 days, aligning with the technical weakness. For investors, this is primarily a yield play; do not expect the share price to recover quickly without a shift in global monetary policy. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.005940 |
| MSTL | 0.006568 |
| AutoETS | 0.006907 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.006907 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 79% |
| H-stat | 6.65 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.380 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.85 |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:58 a.m. EDT: Options activity is extremely thin across all expirations, with negligible open interest and volume for both calls and puts. Implied volatility is elevated for near-term protection (August) compared to longer tenors, suggesting a specific, low-cost hedge against immediate downside rather than a broad speculative bet. The lack of significant positioning at strikes above or below the current price indicates a neutral, wait-and-see stance among speculators.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.30% | 4.21% | 4.12% | 3.49% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 82.58 |
| All Time Low | 65.11 |
| Ask | 67.81 |
| Ask Size | 6 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 86,170 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 93,414 |
| Average Volume | 93,414 |
| Average Volume10Days | 86,170 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.82 |
| Bid | 67.69 |
| Bid Size | 3 |
| Category | Global Bond-USD Hedged |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 67.5975 |
| Day Low | 67.395 |
| Dividend Date | 1,545,955,200 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.26 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 67.8254 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.42040253 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.006198305 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -2.1199346 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 70.36 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.9550018 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.04199832 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 67.28 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.125 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.0018579073 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 67.28 - 70.36 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,536,240,600,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | -0.0013105001 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Fullday Change | -0.145004 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.214662 |
| Fullday Price | 67.38 |
| 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 | 67.58 |
| Net Assets | 1,887,415,550.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.05 |
| Open | 67.55 |
| Post Market Change | -0.025001526 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.0370915 |
| Post Market Price | 67.38 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,806 |
| Previous Close | 67.55 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.14500427 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.21466212 |
| Regular Market Day High | 67.5975 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 67.395 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 67.395 - 67.5975 |
| Regular Market Open | 67.55 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 67.55 |
| Regular Market Price | 67.405 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 87,522 |
| Short Name | Vanguard Total World Bond ETF |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | BNDW |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.042677797 |
| Total Assets | 1,887,415,552 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -0.32256 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -0.32256 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 68.54785 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.1428528 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.016672336 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 87,522 |
| Yield | 0.042600002 |
| Ytd Return | -0.16955 |