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BNDX · Vanguard Total International Bond ETF

Over the last 13 years (2013-07 to 2026-10), $10,000 invested in BNDX with dividends reinvested grew to $13,667, 2.37% a year, with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -14.88%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.

Growth of $10,000 · 2013-07 to 2026-10 · dividends reinvested

CAGR (annualized return)
2.37%
Volatility (annualized)
4.04%
Worst drawdown
-14.88%
Sharpe ratio
0.13

How BNDX held up in past market crashes

BNDX has been through 3 of the market crashes since 2000 in our data. Its deepest price fall was 14.4% 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 BNDX in each market crash, next to the S&P 500
CrashBNDX deepest fallS&P 500 (SPY)Peak to bottomBack to peak
2018 fourth-quarter selloff-2.1%-20.2%Dec 2018 to Dec 20183 months
2020 COVID crash-5.9%-34.1%Mar 2020 to Mar 20207 months
2022 bear market-14.4%-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 BNDX

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF is an exchange-traded fund that provides broad exposure to investment-grade bonds issued outside the United States. The fund seeks to track the Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD Float Adjusted RIC Capped Index, with currency hedging designed to reduce the impact of foreign exchange movements for U.S. investors.

Fund description from our market-data provider.

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