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BNDVanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund

Beacon PickGet income19y track recordRanked #2 of 1,622 in this goal

Tracks the performance of a broad, market-weighted bond index.

By Vanguard · Launched 2007

Annual Cost

0.03%

#190 of 5,562 · low cost

Fund Size

$394.4B

#7 of 5,562 · large

Dividend YieldGoal

3.94%

Track Record

19 years

#459 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,329+3.3%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Fixed income

Region

North america

Strategy

Index tracking

Index tracked

Bloomberg US Aggregate Float Adjusted Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 4.8% of fund✓ well diversified

Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund
1.1%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
0.4%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
0.4%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
0.4%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
0.4%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
0.4%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
0.4%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
0.4%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
0.4%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
0.4%

Asset allocation

Bonds
98.8%
Cash
1.1%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
3.7%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-18.6%Moderate

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.13Below average
Sortino (3Y)
0.18Moderate downside risk

Bond profile

Avg maturity

9.5 years

Credit ratings

US Government
52.0%
AAA
72.2%
AA
3.5%
A
11.9%
BBB
12.3%
Other
0.1%

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
NASDAQ Global Select Market

Full fund details

Objective
Tracks the performance of a broad, market-weighted bond index.
Strategy
Employs an indexing approach to track the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index, which includes a wide range of public, investment-grade, taxable fixed income securities in the U.S. Invests primarily in bonds held in the Index, using a sampling method.
Inception date
April 3, 2007
Fund family
Vanguard

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Data updated on 2026-06-19