Bonds
BND — Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
Broad exposure to U.S. investment grade bonds.
- Annual return
- 3.20%
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Volatility
- 4.20%
- Assets
- $90B+
What the fee actually costs
An expense ratio of 0.03% works out to about $30.00 a year on a $100,000.00 position. It is deducted from fund assets, so you never see an invoice — but it compounds against you every year you hold.
Against a reported 3.20% gross return, that leaves roughly 3.17% net of fund costs before tax and before any platform or brokerage charges.
Fund facts
- Provider
- Vanguard
- Benchmark
- Bloomberg US Aggregate Float Adjusted Index
- Inception
- 2007-04-03
- Category
- Bonds
- Figures as of
- 2024-12-31
Other Bonds funds
| Fund | Return | Expense |
|---|---|---|
| AGGBlackRock | 3.10% | 0.03% |
Frequently Asked Questions
BND (Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF) tracks the Bloomberg US Aggregate Float Adjusted Index. Broad exposure to U.S. investment grade bonds. It is managed by Vanguard and launched on 2007-04-03.
BND charges 0.03% per year. On a $100,000.00 position that is roughly $30.00 annually, deducted from fund assets rather than billed separately.
Reported annualised volatility is 4.20%. Higher volatility means wider swings in both directions; it is a measure of variability, not of expected loss.
Figures reported by Vanguard as of 2024-12-31. This page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Vanguard. Past performance does not predict future returns.