BNDWVanguard Total World Bond ETF
Tracks the performance of a broad, market-weighted index of investment-grade U.S. and non-U.S. dollar-denominated bonds.
By Vanguard · Launched 2018
Annual Cost
0.05%
#131 of 5,854 · low cost
Fund Size
$1.9B
#782 of 5,854 · large
Dividend YieldGoal
4.19%
Track Record
7 years
#1,762 of 5,854 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,126+1.3%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
Fixed incomeRegion
North americaStrategy
Index tracking
Index tracked
Bloomberg Global Aggregate Float Adjusted Composite Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 3 holdings = 100.0% of fund✓ diversified through underlying funds
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
50.6%
Vanguard Total International Bond ETF
49.4%
Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund
0.0%
Asset allocation
Bonds
98.5%
Cash
1.5%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
3.4%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-17.2%Moderate
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.02Below average
Sortino (3Y)
0.03Moderate downside risk
Bond profile
Duration
3.4 years
Avg maturity
9.4 years
Credit ratings
US Government
64.3%
AAA
13.9%
AA
45.6%
A
24.0%
BBB
15.5%
Other
0.9%
Listing
- Exchange
- NASDAQ Global Select Market
Full fund details
- Objective
- Tracks the performance of a broad, market-weighted index of investment-grade U.S. and non-U.S. dollar-denominated bonds.
- Strategy
- Invests primarily in investment-grade U.S. bonds and investment-grade bonds denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, seeking to track the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Float Adjusted Composite Index. The Fund is a fund of funds that allocates assets to Vanguard bond index funds to achieve market-capitalized exposure to the global investment-grade bond market.
- Inception date
- September 4, 2018
- Fund family
- Vanguard
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Data updated on 2026-08-03