Vanguard Total International Bond ETF
$47.35+0.08 (+0.17%)
- 0.07%
- $122B
- −0.5%
- 4.64%
- 4.48M sh
- low $46.63high $49.73
The ETF.net BNDX Grade
A
Score 78 out of 100
- 12 of 116
Score 78 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A88 out of 100Rank 12 of 115Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C54 out of 100Rank 35 of 116Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B65 out of 100Rank 27 of 116Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A99 out of 100Rank 1 of 115Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A96 out of 100Rank 1 of 116
Our read on BNDX
In short
AThe international half of a global bond portfolio with the currency risk stripped out. BNDX tracks investment-grade bonds from outside the US and hedges them back to dollars, so you get foreign rates and credit without the FX rollercoaster.
Stated mandate
Seeks to track a benchmark measuring the investment return of non-U.S.-dollar-denominated investment-grade bonds. It uses currency hedging and index sampling while maintaining broad exposure to major non-U.S. bond markets.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
BNDX Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
BNDX$9,947
Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | BNDX |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +0.2% |
| 1 month | +1.4% |
| 3 months | −0.1% |
| 1 year | −0.5% |
| 3 years | +4.4% |
| 5 years | +0.3% |
| 10 years | +1.5% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | BNDX |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +0.2% | |
| 2025 | +2.9% | |
| 2024 | +3.6% | |
| 2023 | +8.8% | |
| 2022 | −12.8% | |
| 2021 | −2.3% | |
| 2020 | +4.6% |
BNDX in the news
BNDX Dividends
- 4.64%
- $2.20
- $0.11 per share
- Monthly
BNDX Risk
- 4.2%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- −0.01
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −15.2%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.62
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
BNDX Cost
Overpaying vs BKAG, cheapest in US Aggregate Bond
$1,480
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
BNDX 0.07%
$1,480
BKAG 0.00% Cheapest
$0
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | BNDX | BKAG | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $128 | $0 | $128 |
| 20 | $503 | $0 | $503 |
| 30 | $1,480 | $0 | $1,480 |
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- AVCRBVanguard Core Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return 0.0%
- AAVIGAvantis Core Fixed Income ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return −0.3%
- AAGGYWisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Aggregate Bond FundExpense ratio 0.12%1 year return −0.8%
- AGVIiShares Intermediate Government/Credit Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.20%1 year return +0.7%
- ASCCRSchwab Core Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.16%1 year return −0.2%
