(BND) Total Bond Market Shares - Overview
ETF Category: Intermediate Core Bond | Exchange: NASDAQ (USA) | Market Cap: 155.780m USD | Total Return: 5.2% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 595M
Warnings
No concerns identified
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
The Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund ETF Shares (BND) tracks a broad index of U.S. investment-grade, taxable, fixed-income securities. The portfolio includes government obligations, corporate debt, and mortgage-backed securities with maturities exceeding one year. To replicate index performance, the fund employs a sampling strategy, ensuring at least 80% of assets are allocated to bonds within the benchmark.
The intermediate core bond sector serves as a primary vehicle for capital preservation and income generation within diversified portfolios. This business model relies on the creditworthiness of sovereign and corporate issuers, where interest rate sensitivity (duration) typically dictates the funds price volatility. For deeper insights into these risk metrics, consider reviewing the detailed analytics on ValueRay.
- Federal Reserve interest rate pivots dictate underlying bond valuation and total returns
- Inflation data shifts investor expectations for long-term Treasury and corporate yields
- Credit spread fluctuations influence the performance of investment-grade corporate bond holdings
- Mortgage-backed security prepayments impact fund duration and overall interest income stability
- Global economic uncertainty drives capital inflows into safe-haven government debt securities
As of May 30, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 73.46 with a total of 9,173,744 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.73%,
over one month by +0.43%,
over three months by -1.32% and
over the past year by +5.18%.
Total Bond Market Shares has no consensus analysts rating.