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BND · Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

Over the last 15 years (2011-10 to 2026-10), $10,000 invested in BND with dividends reinvested grew to $13,181, 1.85% a year, with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -17.28%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.

Growth of $10,000 · 2011-10 to 2026-10 · dividends reinvested

CAGR (annualized return)
1.85%
Volatility (annualized)
4.59%
Worst drawdown
-17.28%
Sharpe ratio
0.05

How BND held up in past market crashes

BND has been through 4 of the market crashes since 2000 in our data. Its deepest price fall was 16.1% in the 2022 bear market, when the S&P 500 fell 25.4%. Its price had not yet regained that high by the latest close (price only, not counting the dividends or interest it paid). No fund is safe from losses; past falls do not predict future ones.

Deepest price fall and recovery time of BND in each market crash, next to the S&P 500
CrashBND deepest fallS&P 500 (SPY)Peak to bottomBack to peak
2008 financial crisis-11.2%-56.5%Jan 2008 to Oct 20083 months
2018 fourth-quarter selloff-1.5%-20.2%Sep 2018 to Nov 20181 months
2020 COVID crash-8.7%-34.1%Mar 2020 to Mar 20203 months
2022 bear market-16.1%-25.4%Jan 2022 to Oct 2022Not yet

Price declines in the fund's listing currency, dividends not included, inside each crash's S&P 500 peak-to-bottom window. See how 50 popular ETFs compare in the crash study.

About BND

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF is a fixed-income exchange-traded fund that seeks to track a broad, market-weighted index of U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade, taxable bonds with maturities of more than one year. The fund provides diversified exposure across the U.S. bond market, including government securities, corporate bonds, and mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities.

Fund description from our market-data provider.

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