International Bonds
BNDX — Vanguard Total International Bond ETF
International government and corporate bonds.
- Annual return
- 1.80%
- Expense ratio
- 0.07%
- Volatility
- 6.20%
- Assets
- $35B+
What the fee actually costs
An expense ratio of 0.07% works out to about $70.00 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 1.80% gross return, that leaves roughly 1.73% net of fund costs before tax and before any platform or brokerage charges.
Fund facts
- Provider
- Vanguard
- Benchmark
- Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD Float Adjusted RIC Capped Index
- Inception
- 2013-05-31
- Category
- International Bonds
- Figures as of
- December 31, 2024
Frequently Asked Questions
BNDX (Vanguard Total International Bond ETF) tracks the Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD Float Adjusted RIC Capped Index. International government and corporate bonds. It is managed by Vanguard and launched on 2013-05-31.
BNDX charges 0.07% per year. On a $100,000.00 position that is roughly $70.00 annually, deducted from fund assets rather than billed separately.
Reported annualised volatility is 6.20%. Higher volatility means wider swings in both directions; it is a measure of variability, not of expected loss.
Figures reported by Vanguard as of December 31, 2024. This page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Vanguard. Past performance does not predict future returns.