AMEX · BND
Financial Services · Asset Management - Bonds
$72.23
Down-$0.11 (-0.15%)
Updated Aug 24, 2026, 6:35 AM
SID Score
5.8/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
58/100
Neutral
Price performance
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
BND closed at $72.23 after 20 trading sessions, down 0.32% for the selected period.
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | $72.30 | $72.35 | $72.20 | $72.23 | 7.01M |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $72.325 | $72.425 | $72.27 | $72.34 | 7.1M |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $72.51 | $72.57 | $72.39 | $72.56 | 6.64M |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $72.08 | $72.2599 | $72.065 | $72.22 | 6.9M |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $72.24 | $72.29 | $72.13 | $72.16 | 7.75M |
| Aug 14, 2026 | $72.47 | $72.48 | $72.2701 | $72.31 | 6.22M |
| Aug 13, 2026 | $72.49 | $72.61 | $72.45 | $72.48 | 16.96M |
| Aug 12, 2026 | $72.39 | $72.39 | $72.25 | $72.28 | 7.23M |
| Aug 11, 2026 | $72.25 | $72.319 | $72.20 | $72.21 | 9.48M |
| Aug 10, 2026 | $72.37 | $72.37 | $72.14 | $72.15 | 5.9M |
| Aug 7, 2026 | $72.45 | $72.48 | $72.3201 | $72.40 | 10.07M |
| Aug 6, 2026 | $72.35 | $72.38 | $72.22 | $72.25 | 9.42M |
| Aug 5, 2026 | $72.42 | $72.4955 | $72.3726 | $72.46 | 11.71M |
| Aug 4, 2026 | $72.34 | $72.45 | $72.33 | $72.44 | 7.99M |
| Aug 3, 2026 | $72.12 | $72.18 | $72.065 | $72.15 | 6.75M |
| Jul 31, 2026 | $72.30 | $72.3335 | $72.13 | $72.23 | 6.37M |
| Jul 30, 2026 | $72.44 | $72.48 | $72.36 | $72.42 | 7.75M |
| Jul 29, 2026 | $72.56 | $72.63 | $72.37 | $72.38 | 6.76M |
| Jul 28, 2026 | $72.53 | $72.70 | $72.51 | $72.64 | 5.28M |
| Jul 27, 2026 | $72.43 | $72.50 | $72.3902 | $72.46 | 5.67M |
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BND research
Company profile and research snapshot.
This index measures the performance of a wide spectrum of public, investment-grade, taxable, fixed income securities in the United States-including government, corporate, and international dollar-denominated bonds, as well as mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities-all with maturities of more than 1 year. All of the fund's investments will be selected through the sampling process, and at least 80% of its assets will be invested in bonds held in the index.
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Interpretive context generated from the platform’s current data sources.
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund has experienced modest declines across multiple timeframes, reflecting broader fixed-income market headwinds. Per SID market data, BND trades at $72.23, representing a 1-month decline of -0.03%, a 3-month decline of -0.96%, and a 1-year decline of -1.79%. The fund currently trades below both its 50-day moving average of $72.74 and its 200-day moving average of $73.65, indicating sustained downward pressure relative to intermediate and longer-term trend lines. The 14-day RSI stands at 51.7, according to Massive/Polygon data, suggesting neither overbought nor oversold conditions and placing BND in neutral momentum territory. Average daily trading volume remains robust at approximately 7.41 million shares, underscoring significant liquidity. The fund's beta of 0.99, per SID market data, indicates near-perfect correlation with its benchmark, consistent with its passive index-tracking mandate. Total market capitalization stands at approximately $384.9 billion.
As a passively managed bond index ETF, traditional equity valuation metrics such as price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios do not apply to BND. The fund's primary valuation measure centers on its yield profile relative to prevailing interest rate conditions. Per SID market data, BND currently offers a dividend yield of 3.83%, reflecting the aggregate yield of its underlying investment-grade U.S. bond holdings. The fund's market capitalization of approximately $384.9 billion, according to SEC filings, positions it as one of the largest fixed-income ETFs globally. BND's current price of $72.23 sits approximately 1.93% below its 200-day moving average of $73.65, suggesting the fund trades at a slight discount relative to its longer-term price equilibrium. Classified within the Financial Services sector, BND serves as a core fixed-income allocation vehicle, with its valuation driven primarily by interest rate movements and credit spread dynamics rather than corporate earnings fundamentals.
Smart money indicators for BND present a mixed but broadly neutral picture. Per SEC Form 4 filings and 13F institutional filings, BND carries a composite smart money score of 58 out of 100 with an overall neutral signal. Institutional activity scores a perfect 25 out of 25, reflecting overwhelming institutional adoption consistent with BND's role as a foundational portfolio building block among asset managers, pension funds, and registered investment advisors. Insider activity registers at 12.5 out of 25, a moderate reading that carries limited analytical weight given BND's structure as a passively managed ETF rather than an operating company. Dark pool activity scores 8.8 out of 25, indicating relatively subdued off-exchange trading volume. Congressional trading activity scores 12 out of 25, suggesting moderate engagement from lawmakers in this widely held fixed-income vehicle. The neutral composite signal aligns with BND's positioning as a broad market bond index fund, where directional conviction among institutional participants tends to track macroeconomic interest rate expectations rather than idiosyncratic factors.
As a passively managed exchange-traded fund tracking the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index, BND does not report quarterly earnings in the traditional corporate sense, and no recent earnings data is available per company earnings reports. The fund's financial performance is instead measured through its distribution yield and total return characteristics. Per SID market data, BND currently provides a dividend yield of 3.83%, distributed to shareholders through regular monthly income payments derived from coupon income generated by its underlying bond portfolio. The fund's 1-year total price return of -1.79% reflects the impact of prevailing interest rate conditions on bond valuations, partially offset by income distributions. Investors evaluating BND's forward outlook typically reference Federal Reserve monetary policy guidance and inflation trajectory rather than earnings estimates. Analyst consensus estimates, commonly applied to individual equities, are not applicable to this index fund structure, making yield and duration analysis the primary forward-looking assessment tools.
Wall Street analyst coverage of BND differs fundamentally from individual equity coverage, as passively managed ETFs do not typically receive traditional buy, hold, or sell ratings from sell-side research analysts. Per SID consensus data, no formal analyst rating consensus is currently available for BND. Evaluation of the fund instead falls primarily to ETF research platforms and Morningstar-style rating agencies that assess expense ratios, tracking error, and liquidity characteristics. BND's average daily volume of approximately 7.41 million shares, according to Wall Street analyst reports, positions it as one of the most liquid fixed-income ETFs available, a factor frequently highlighted in institutional research notes. The fund's 3.83% dividend yield and beta of 0.99 serve as key reference points in fixed-income allocation research. Market strategists at major investment banks typically incorporate BND into model portfolio recommendations as a core bond allocation, with positioning adjustments driven by duration and interest rate outlook rather than individual security-level price targets.
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