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Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

BND
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Today’s Change
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Apr 03 2007
Expense Ratio
0.03%
Type
US Bonds
Fund Owner
Vanguard
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$433,296,798
AUM
$94,675,540,467
Associated Index
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

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Federal National Mortgage Assn.
2.20%
n/a
Federal National Mortgage Assn.
1.69%
n/a
Federal National Mortgage Assn.
1.28%
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Government National Mortgage Assn.
0.79%
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Federal National Mortgage Assn.
0.78%
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Government National Mortgage Assn.
0.75%
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Federal National Mortgage Assn.
0.74%
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Government National Mortgage Assn.
0.71%
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Government National Mortgage Assn.
0.63%
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United States Treasury Note/Bond
0.59%
Invest with BND

What is BND?

BND Invests in more than 3000 bonds representative of the broad U.S. investment-grade market. Goal is to keep pace with U.S. bond market returns. Offers relatively high potential for investment income; share value tends to rise and fall modestly. More appropriate for medium- or long-term goals where you re looking for a reliable income stream. Appropriate for diversifying the risks of stocks in a portfolio.

ETFs related toBND

ETFs correlated to BND include AGG, SCHZ, EAGG

BND
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
AGG
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
SCHZ
Schwab Strategic Trust - Schwab US Aggregate Bond ETF
EAGG
iShares Trust - iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
SPAB
SPDR Series Trust - SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF
AVIG
American Century ETF Trust - Avantis Core Fixed Income ETF
BKAG
BNY Mellon ETF Trust - BNY Mellon Core Bond ETF
BIV
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
FLCB
Franklin Templeton ETF Trust - Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF
IUSB
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF
NUBD
Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC - NuShares ESG U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

Automated Strategies
Related toBND

#PTAC

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Category

Momentum, Tactical Asset Allocation, Be Risk Aware, Ride the Momentum

Risk Rating

Moderate

#TIME

The Timeless 60/40

Category

Classic, Investing for the Long-Term

Risk Rating

Moderate

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FAQ

BND is a US Bonds ETF. BND Invests in more than 3000 bonds representative of the broad U.S. investment-grade market. Goal is to keep pace with U.S. bond market returns. Offers relatively high potential for investment income; share value tends to rise and fall modestly. More appropriate for medium- or long-term goals where you re looking for a reliable income stream. Appropriate for diversifying the risks of stocks in a portfolio.

BND tracks the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index.

No, BND is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, BND is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on BND is -0.0133%. This is the percent change in the value of BND over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on BND is -0.0328%. This is the percent change in the value of BND over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of BND for the past year is 0.0769%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to BND include GSY, GVI, and BLV.

ETFs correlated to BND include AGG, SCHZ, and EAGG.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to BND include PST, TBX, and TTT.

Disclaimers

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We show information based on calculations performed by Composer using data from our provider. Information provided here is based on calculations performed by Composer using data sourced from Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes this information is reliable, but has not verified the data and there is no guarantee that the calculations are accurate.