BND
etf66Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
US Total Bond
Snapshot
Tracks the broad US investment-grade bond market (Treasuries, agency, corporate). A core ballast holding to dampen equity volatility.
Long-Term Total Return
iDecade-scale view, dividends reinvested, vs. the S&P 500.
Growth of $10,000 invested at the start of the period, total return (price + reinvested dividends). Illustrative.
Fund Facts
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%Lower compounds to more wealth over decades
- 30-day yield
- 4.2%
- Holdings
- 11,000
- Turnover
- 35%Proxy for tax efficiency
- Tracking error
- 0.06%
- Structure
- Passive indexFund age 18y
Sector Exposure
- Treasury47%
- Corporate27%
- MBS/Agency21%
- Other5%
Geographic Exposure
- United States100%
Moat Analysis
iDiversification and stability rather than growth — its role is to reduce portfolio volatility and provide income, especially near and in retirement.
Risk Factors
What could impair the long-term thesis.
- Interest-rate (duration) risk
- Low long-run real return
- Inflation erodes fixed coupons
Hypothetical Growth
What a past investment would be worth today.
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Forward Scenario Modeler
Project a starting investment across multi-decade horizons.
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Data as of 2025-12-31. Illustrative sample data for research & education — not live market data, and not a recommendation to buy or sell BND.