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BNDWVanguard Total World Bond ETF

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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 · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,126+1.3%

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

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Fixed income

Strategy

Index tracking

Index tracked

Bloomberg Global Aggregate Float Adjusted Composite Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 3 holdings = 100.0% of funddiversified 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+ years
Volatility (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