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About Vanguard Total International Bond ETF
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Inception date
Jun 4, 2013
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Distributor
Vanguard Marketing Corp.
ISIN
US92203J4076
BNDX offers broad market-like exposure to investment-grade bonds denominated in foreign currencies, hedged against currency fluctuations for US investors. A majority of the fund`s investments are in sovereign bonds with AA rating or better. BNDX`s basket roughly resembles our segment benchmark, though returns differ due to the ETF`s currency hedge and to differing mixes of sovereign and local authority bonds. The fund limits the impact of non-U.S. currency fluctuations on performance through the use of non-deliverable forward contracts. Transparency remains a concern, as Vanguard only publishes holdings on a monthly basis. Still, BNDX comes at a low cost, and is the largest and most liquid fund in its segment (newer entrants from iShares and State Street track a very similar index).
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Exposure type
Government
Corporate
Stock breakdown by region
Top 10 holdings
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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
BNDX assets under management is 70.11 B USD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
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BNDX invests in bonds. See more details in our Analysis section.
BNDX expense ratio is 0.07%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, BNDX isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
Yes, BNDX pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 4.34%.
BNDX shares are issued by The Vanguard Group, Inc.
BNDX follows the Bloomberg Global Aggregate x USD Float Adjusted RIC Capped. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Jun 4, 2013.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.