Key facts, as of
As of October 9, 2026, Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND) trades at $70.22, down 5.5% over the past year. Its 52-week range runs from $69.65 to $75.23; the price is 6.7% below that high. It is 22.8% below its all-time high of $90.91, reached in August 2007. Over the 10 years to the end of September 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +12.4%, against +312.9% for the S&P 500 (SPY). It sits 4.0% below its 200-day average of $73.14, the usual sign of a long-term downtrend. Its 30-day volatility is 5.0% annualized, which we rate low risk.
Cite: Portfolio Terminal, "Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND) stock analysis", 2026-10-09. https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/bnd
Where it trades today
trading 10% of the way up its 52-week range
How the price has moved
How far it is from its record
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND) is 22.8% below its all-time high of $90.91, reached in August 2007. Over the 10 years to the end of September 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +12.4%, against +312.9% for the S&P 500 (SPY).
What to weigh before acting
What Matters Now
- The real question is what role this fund should play in allocation construction, not whether one short-term move looks attractive.
- Recent realized volatility sits near 5.0%, below the sector norm of 18.0%, which supports a steadier role inside a diversified portfolio.
- Relative performance versus SPY, QQQ, IWM matters here because leadership inside etf rarely stays static for long.
Portfolio Use Case
- BND fits best as a benchmark or core allocation building block rather than as a thesis that depends on single-company execution.
- The risk profile looks balanced enough for a diversified core-plus portfolio, provided the position size reflects sector concentration.
- This page is most useful for deciding whether the stock deserves a permanent slot in the portfolio or just a place on the watchlist.
What Would Change the View
- There is little income cushion here, so total return depends mainly on price appreciation and execution staying on track.
- The view would need revisiting if peers such as SPY, QQQ, IWM start winning the marginal flow or posting cleaner operating momentum.
Methodology
- Price, market cap, beta, yield, and liquidity fields for BND come from Yahoo Finance quote and summary data.
- 30-day volatility is calculated from recent daily returns and annualized using a 252-trading-day convention.
- Sector context uses stored benchmark averages for ETF so each page compares the ticker against a stable peer baseline rather than against the whole market.
- Peer comparisons use the Portfolio Terminal coverage set and highlight nearby listed alternatives such as SPY, QQQ, IWM.
Sources
- Yahoo Finance quote dataopen →
Live quote, valuation, beta, yield, and volume fields used for BND. Last refresh: Oct 9, 2026, 10:45 AM.
- Portfolio Terminal methodologyopen →
Explains how analytics, refresh cadence, and portfolio interpretation work across the product.
- Peer set and coverage context
Comparative context for this page is anchored around nearby tracked names such as SPY, QQQ, IWM.
What this fund is
This index measures the performance of a wide spectrum of public, investment-grade, taxable, fixed income securities in the United States-including government, corporate, and international dollar-denominated bonds, as well as mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities-all with maturities of more than 1 year. All of the fund's investments will be selected through the sampling process, and at least 80% of its assets will be invested in bonds held in the index.
At 0.03% a year, $10,000 left for 30 years at 7% before fees would end $682 lower than with no fee, counting what the fee would have earned. Compare it with other funds
How it sits in etf
Exchange-traded funds offering diversified exposure to various markets and strategies.
The companies it competes with
BND beside the etf names it is usually measured against.
What the chart is saying
In a downtrend, below both moving averages.
downtrend- Price is 1.9% below its 50-day average and 4.0% below its 200-day.
- RSI at 35 is neither stretched nor washed out.
- The nearest ceiling is $72.65 (+3.5%).
A description of the chart, not advice. Indicators describe what the price has done; none of them knows what it does next.
Questions people ask about it
Is BND a good investment in 2026?
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF operates in the ETF sector. Check our real-time metrics above for current valuation.
What is the risk level of BND?
Based on 30-day volatility of 5.0%, BND has LOW risk.
Does BND pay dividends?
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF currently does not pay a regular dividend.
How far is BND from its all-time high?
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF is 22.8% below its all-time high of $90.91, reached in August 2007. Over the 10 years to the end of September 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +12.4%, against +312.9% for the S&P 500 (SPY).
Compare BND with anything
Five years side by side: what $10,000 became, how far each fell, whether they move together.