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BNDXVanguard Total International Bond Index Fund

Get income13y track recordRanked #35 of 1,622 in this goal

Seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of non-U.S. dollar-denominated investment-grade bonds.

By Vanguard · Launched 2013

Annual Cost

0.07%

#354 of 5,562 · low cost

Fund Size

$122.0B

#25 of 5,562 · large

Dividend YieldGoal

4.46%

Track Record

13 years

#1,082 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,051+0.5%

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

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Fixed income

Strategy

Index tracking

Index tracked

Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD Float Adjusted RIC Capped Index (USD Hedged)

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 5.2% of fundwell diversified

Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund
2.3%
French Republic Government Bond OAT
0.4%
United Kingdom Gilt
0.4%
United Kingdom Gilt
0.4%
United Kingdom Gilt
0.3%
French Republic Government Bond OAT
0.3%
French Republic Government Bond OAT
0.3%
French Republic Government Bond OAT
0.3%
Bundesrepublik Deutschland Bundesanleihe
0.3%
French Republic Government Bond OAT
0.3%

Asset allocation

Bonds
98.0%
Cash
2.0%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
3.5%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-16.2%Moderate

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.19Below average
Sortino (3Y)
0.28Moderate downside risk

Bond profile

Avg maturity

9.2 years

Credit ratings

US Government
77.0%
AAA
25.2%
AA
16.9%
A
37.2%
BBB
18.5%
Other
2.2%

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
NASDAQ Global Select Market

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of non-U.S. dollar-denominated investment-grade bonds.
Strategy
Employs an indexing approach to track the Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD Float Adjusted RIC Capped Index (USD Hedged), which includes non-U.S. investment-grade bonds. Invests primarily in bonds that make up the Target Index, maintaining a dollar-weighted average maturity consistent with it.
Inception date
May 31, 2013
Fund family
Vanguard

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Data updated on 2026-06-19