Why Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF moves
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF fell without company news.
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Why today
16,413 news analyzed todayVanguard Total Bond Market ETF fell without company news.
Over the same session, the S&P 500 rose slightly, so BND moved against the market.
The move was an ordinary one for BND, within its usual daily range.
Over the last five trading days, BND rose clearly, while the S&P 500 fell sharply.
The recent bond market sell-off earlier in the period pushed yields higher, which is why BND's price had fallen before recovering.
Today's move of −0.08% was 0.4 times a normal day's 0.2%. S&P 500 moved +0.31% on the same day.
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF −0.08%S&P 500 +0.31%In step with the market
What the key figures say about Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
The figures connect what Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF earns with what investors pay.
The line shows the share price in the same year, on its own scale.
Money paid to shareholders per share, summed by calendar year.
2017–2025: $1.80–$2.86.
The dividend explained
A dividend is money paid to shareholders. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF paid $2.70 per share in the twelve months through November 6, 2026.
On the ex-dividend day, October 1, 2026, Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF traded without the right to the $0.25 dividend. The price went from $70.15 to $70.09; including the dividend, the day's change was +0.3%. Entitlement passes from the company to shareholders on the ex-day; payment comes later.
2017: $2.422018: $2.412019: $2.282020: $2.102021: $1.802022: $1.872023: $2.272024: $2.642025: $2.862026 so far: $2.21
$10,000 in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF bought on November 7, 2016 is worth $11,500 today, with dividends reinvested.
The same amount in S&P 500 with dividends would have become $40,400.
What would $10,000 in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF be worth today? →
What would $10,000 in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF be worth today?
$11,500
with dividends reinvested, bought on November 7, 2016. The same amount in S&P 500 with dividends would have become $40,400.
The five biggest days of the journey
· −5.4% · the whole market fell 9.5% the same day
· +4.2% · the whole market rose 9.3% the same day
· −2.4% · the whole market fell 5.2% the same day
· +2.2% · the whole market fell 2.9% the same day
· +2.1% · the whole market rose 5.5% the same day
Earlier days
+0.42% market +1.65% Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF rose without a company-news explanation. Read →
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF rose without a company-news explanation.
It rose while the S&P 500 rose sharply too, so it moved less than the market.
Over the last five trading days it rose sharply, while the S&P 500 fell slightly.
The move was big, about twice a normal five-day stretch, and such moves happened roughly ten times in the past year.
Bond funds like this usually move with interest-rate expectations, since rising rates push bond prices down and falling rates push them up.
−0.17% market +0.34% Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF fell clearly. Read →
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF fell clearly.
No company news explains it, and this is a bond fund, not a company.
Over the last five trading days the ETF rose clearly while the S&P 500 was roughly flat.
The latest close sits near both the past year's high and its low, so the fund has been moving within a wide band.
Bond funds like this usually react to interest rate expectations, and recent Fed minutes pointing to another possible rate hike would tend to push bond prices down.
+0.86% market −1.18% Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF rose very sharply, against a falling market. Read →
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF rose very sharply, against a falling market.
Company news on the day does not clearly explain the move.
Over the last five trading days, the ETF rose sharply while the S&P 500 fell slightly.
The move was very big for this ETF, rarely seen in the past year.
Bond prices likely rose as investors bought bonds during a sharp market sell-off.