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BNDXVanguardINDEX

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund

$47.22+0.28% vs prior close
475052-WK

Price through Oct 22, 2026 · Flows through Oct 31, 2024. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 22, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 22, 2026.

The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD Float Adjusted RIC Capped Index (USD Hedged). This index provides a broad-based measure of the global, investment-grade, fixed-rate debt markets. It is non-diversified.

BNDX price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateBNDX close
Sep 22, 2026$47.26
Sep 23, 2026$46.94
Sep 24, 2026$46.90
Sep 25, 2026$46.94
Sep 28, 2026$46.84
Sep 29, 2026$46.86
Sep 30, 2026$46.87
Oct 1, 2026$46.79
Oct 2, 2026$46.86
Oct 5, 2026$46.79
Oct 6, 2026$46.85
Oct 7, 2026$46.83
Oct 8, 2026$46.93
Oct 9, 2026$46.98
Oct 12, 2026$46.97
Oct 13, 2026$47.01
Oct 14, 2026$47.05
Oct 15, 2026$47.21
Oct 16, 2026$47.13
Oct 19, 2026$47.03
Oct 20, 2026$47.11
Oct 21, 2026$47.09
Oct 22, 2026$47.22

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned -2.3% so far this year. At 0.070% a year it is not the cheapest way in — AGG has a reported fee of 0.03%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$58.5Bassets under management
0.070%expense ratio · $7 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
5.5Mavg daily volume, 30 days
426holdings · US-domiciled
2013listed May 31, 2013 · beta 0.15

Sector weights

  • Cash & Others100.01%
  • Other83.53%
  • Corporate23.94%
  • Financial Services13.33%
  • Healthcare1.57%
  • Consumer Cyclical1.57%
  • Cash0.75%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Cash & Others100.01%
Other83.53%
Corporate23.94%
Financial Services13.33%
Healthcare1.57%
Consumer Cyclical1.57%
Cash0.75%

Country weights

  • Other80.52%
  • United States11.31%
  • Canada7.58%
  • Australia0.5%
  • Ireland0.14%
  • Netherlands0.14%
  • Bermuda0.09%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Other80.52%
United States11.31%
Canada7.58%
Australia0.5%
Ireland0.14%
Netherlands0.14%
Bermuda0.09%
Performance
1 week+0.2%
1 month-0.1%
3 months-1.2%
6 months-2.2%
YTD-2.3%
1 year-5.4%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
1 year—

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
$0Jul+$1.4BSep+$1.2BOct$0Jul+$1.4BSep+$1.2BOct$0Jul+$1.4BSep+$1.2BOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Jul$0
Sep$1.4B
Oct$1.2B
The risk read
3%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
4%realized volatility, 1 year
-6.3%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-5.4%latest close versus that peak

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
2calls · latest snapshot
4puts · latest snapshot
2.00put/call ratio
4.1Mshares traded
The case against BNDX

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat BNDX on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41.2B+$609M-4bp on fee · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
STIP iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF0.03%$16.4B+$489M-4bp on fee · +$489M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$123.5B+$2.3B-2bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$2.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-3bp on fee · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPTS State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF0.03%$7.1B+$1.4B-4bp on fee · +$1.4B in over the monthHead-to-head
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