Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund (BND)
Should You Sell BND Now, or Is It the Best Bond Buy in 3 Years?
The 10-year Treasury just hit levels not seen since 2007, and BND holders are sitting on years of losses.
BND Holders Are About to See a Dramatic Shift in Monthly Payouts
BND has lost ground in price for five years straight, yet something has quietly shifted inside the fund that changes what the next five years could look like for anyone holding it today.
Own an Index Fund, a Growth Fund, and a Tech Fund? You Likely Own the Same Companies Three Times.
Most investors assume owning multiple funds means owning different things, but a quick look at the actual holdings reveals a much more uncomfortable truth about where all that money is really concentrated.
BND's 0.04% Fee Hides $254,720 in Taxes Over 20 Years for $500,000 Investors
Vanguard's BND carries a fee so small it barely registers, but the real bill waiting for taxable investors compounds quietly for decades before most people think to look at where they are actually holding the fund.
BND Is Cheap and Diversified. In a Taxable Account, Retirees Still Do Better With VTEB
BND costs next to nothing to own, yet retirees holding it in a taxable account face a drag that makes the expense ratio look trivial by comparison. The culprit is not the fee at all.
Why a California Retiree Holding BND Is Paying State Tax This Muni ETF Would Skip
California retirees comparing bond ETFs by headline yield alone could be leaving meaningful income on the table, and the culprit hides in plain sight inside a perfectly ordinary tax bill.
US ETF Inflows Hit Record $1.51 Trillion Before Q4
U.S.-listed ETFs have pulled in $1.51 trillion in net inflows so far this year. That already surpasses the industry's full-year record from 2025, with more than three months still left on the calendar, according to VettaFi flow data as of September 18.
A 1-Point Rise in Bond Yields Could Swamp BND's 4.7% Yield
BND markets itself as the safe half of a portfolio, but the same duration math that crushed bondholders in 2022 still sits inside the fund today.
BND and SGOV Are Both “Safe” Bond ETFs, Yet Only One Has Never Had a Losing Year
Both Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) and iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:SGOV) get filed under “safe” in most investor spreadsheets. That label hides the choice you are actually making.
Fixed Income ETFs Surge to All-Time Highs Ahead of Pivotal Fed Decision
Demand for fixed income ETFs hit a historic high-water mark in September. Investors and advisors turned to fixed income ETFs at a record-breaking pace, driving 2026 net inflows of $446 billion past all-time levels with months to spare.
BND Pays More Than BSV Again. Is the Extra Rate Risk Finally Worth It?
BND is paying more than BSV again, and income-focused investors are already reaching for the extra yield. But the rate risk hiding behind that pickup tells a very different story about who is actually getting the better deal.
Nobody Has Looked at the Fund Your 401(k) Picked for You at 25, So Here Are 3 ETFs a Grown-Up Would Choose Instead
Auto-enrollment handed you a default fund at 25 and you never looked back, but the investment your employer chose for you may already be working against your timeline and draining returns you will never recover.
