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Vident U.S. Bond Strategy ETF

VBNDNYSE ArcaVidentC

$42.40+0.02 (+0.05%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

C54/ 100

Rank 72 of 116 in US Aggregate Bond

C54/100Rank 72 of 116inUS Aggregate Bond
Intraday session: up, 73 prints from 42.38 to 42.40. Range 42.32 to 42.42. Use the arrow keys to read each point.42.3242.3442.3642.4210 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.41%
Fund size
$525M
1Y total return
0.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
4.48%
Holdings
181
Avg volume · 30D
31K sh
52W range
low $41.34high $44.83
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net VBND Grade

C

Score 54 out of 100

Category
US Aggregate Bond⁠
Rank
72 of 116
Six-pillar profile for VBND. Scores out of 100: Cost 29, Risk 54, Mission 93, Tradability 48, Holdings 39, Durability 56. Strongest: Mission (93). Weakest: Cost (29). Leans toward Mission.

Score 54 of 100 falls in the C 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.
    D29 out of 100
    Rank 81 of 115

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A93 out of 100
    Rank 68 of 100

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C54 out of 100
    Rank 35 of 116

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C48 out of 100
    Rank 60 of 116

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    D39 out of 100
    Rank 88 of 115

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B56 out of 100
    Rank 58 of 116

Our read on VBND

ETF.net Research

In short

CAn actively managed core bond fund that refuses to clone the Agg. Vident bolts high yield, TIPS, dollar-denominated foreign bonds and private credit onto a US investment-grade core, steered by its own governance-and-value scoring. Running since 2014.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks current income and long-term capital appreciation.

Why people hold it

  • Core-plus with a real 'plus': the mandate allows high yield corporates, TIPS, private credit and dollar-denominated international bonds around a US investment-grade core, within stated limits.
  • Vident applies its own scorecard rather than hunches: international bonds are drawn only from countries in the top half of its Country Opportunity Score.videntam.com
  • Pays income monthly and has been trading since 2014, so there is a decade-plus of live operating history behind the strategy, not a backtest.

Worth knowing

  • At 0.41% it costs real money beside index core-bond giants like BND, SPAB and SCHZ at 0.03%. The active sleeves carry the job of justifying that gap.
  • High yield and private credit exposure brings credit and liquidity risk a plain aggregate-bond tracker does not carry.
  • Thinly traded for its category, so bid-ask spreads and fill quality matter more here than with the mega-sized bond funds.

VBND Holdings

Holdings pillarD39 out of 100Rank 88 of 115 in US Aggregate Bond
Asset class
Bonds
Holdings
181
Top-10 weight
28%
Largest holding
U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account 06/01/20319.9%

Geography

  • United States91.45%
  • Canada4.24%
  • Ireland2.22%
  • Singapore0.65%
  • Japan0.50%
  • Hong Kong0.45%
  • Bermuda0.36%
  • Switzerland0.13%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 13.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1No dataU.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account 06/01/20319.86%51,713,655$51.7M106
2No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 4% 07/31/20291.99%10,600,000$10.4M1
3No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 4.625% 04/30/20291.99%10,450,000$10.4M1
4No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/20281.99%10,650,000$10.4M1
5No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 4% 01/31/20291.99%10,600,000$10.4M1
6No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 4% 10/31/20291.98%10,550,000$10.4M1
7No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 4.625% 11/15/20441.98%11,240,000$10.4M1
8No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 5% 05/15/20451.97%10,730,000$10.3M1
9No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 4.25% 01/31/20301.97%10,450,000$10.3M1
10No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 4.75% 11/15/20431.97%10,990,000$10.3M1
11No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 4.625% 05/15/20441.97%11,210,000$10.3M1
12No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 6.25% 05/15/20301.96%9,780,000$10.3M1
13No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 5.25% 11/15/20281.96%10,165,000$10.3M1
14No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 4.375% 08/15/20431.95%11,370,000$10.2M1
15No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 4.5% 02/15/20441.95%11,220,000$10.2M1

Showing 1–15 of 181 holdings

VBND Performance

Launched Oct 15, 2014

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

VBND$9,999
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. VBND $9,999. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

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.

Trailing total return for VBND. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodVBND
Year to date−0.5%
1 month+2.4%
3 months+0.1%
1 year0.0%
3 yearsper year+5.5%
5 yearsper year+0.1%
10 yearsper year+1.3%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for VBND
YearReturn barVBND
2026 YTD−0.5%
2025+7.3%
2024+1.3%
2023+8.2%
2022−14.2%
2021−0.4%
2020+5.4%

VBND in the news

VBND Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
4.48%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.90Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.17 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 46 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Jan 18, 2023 $0.16; Feb 14, 2023 $0.10; Mar 14, 2023 $0.12; Apr 11, 2023 $0.14; May 16, 2023 $0.17; Jun 13, 2023 $0.13; Jul 11, 2023 $0.14; Aug 15, 2023 $0.16; Sep 12, 2023 $0.13; Oct 17, 2023 $0.17; Nov 14, 2023 $0.14; Dec 15, 2023 $0.16; Jan 23, 2024 $0.19; Feb 13, 2024 $0.10; Mar 12, 2024 $0.14; Apr 16, 2024 $0.20; May 14, 2024 $0.16; Jun 11, 2024 $0.15; Jul 16, 2024 $0.19; Aug 13, 2024 $0.14; Sep 17, 2024 $0.15; Oct 16, 2024 $0.17; Nov 13, 2024 $0.14; Dec 17, 2024 $0.17; Jan 22, 2025 $0.17; Feb 19, 2025 $0.14; Mar 18, 2025 $0.14; Apr 16, 2025 $0.15; May 20, 2025 $0.15; Jun 17, 2025 $0.14; Jul 17, 2025 $0.16; Aug 19, 2025 $0.16; Sep 17, 2025 $0.15; Oct 21, 2025 $0.17; Nov 18, 2025 $0.15; Dec 17, 2025 $0.19; Jan 21, 2026 $0.12; Feb 18, 2026 $0.12; Mar 17, 2026 $0.16; Apr 16, 2026 $0.17; May 19, 2026 $0.17; Jun 16, 2026 $0.15; Jul 16, 2026 $0.17; Aug 18, 2026 $0.16; Sep 17, 2026 $0.17; Oct 20, 2026 $0.17. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 20, 2026Oct 21, 2026$0.17
Sep 17, 2026Sep 18, 2026$0.17
Aug 18, 2026Aug 19, 2026$0.16
Jul 16, 2026Jul 17, 2026$0.17
Jun 16, 2026Jun 17, 2026$0.15
May 19, 2026May 20, 2026$0.17
Apr 16, 2026Apr 17, 2026$0.17
Mar 17, 2026Mar 18, 2026$0.16
Feb 18, 2026Feb 19, 2026$0.12
Jan 21, 2026Jan 22, 2026$0.12
Dec 17, 2025Dec 18, 2025$0.19
Nov 18, 2025Nov 19, 2025$0.15

See all 83 payments⁠

$10,000 in VBND 10 years ago paid $2,910 in dividends.⁠

VBND Risk

Risk pillarC54 out of 100Rank 35 of 116 in US Aggregate Bond
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
5.6%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.20
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−18.6%
Trough Oct 2022
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.97
vs its asset-class index
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.

VBND Cost

Compare VBND and BKAG

Overpaying vs BKAG, cheapest in US Aggregate Bond

$8,281

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • VBND 0.41%

    $8,281

  • BKAG 0.00% Cheapest

    $0

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • VBND 0.41%
  • BKAG 0.00%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530VBND $8,281BKAG $0

Year by year

YearVBNDBKAGOverpaying
10$741$0$741
20$2,860$0$2,860
30$8,281$0$8,281

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