NASDAQ · VBTLX
Financial Services · Asset Management - Bonds
$9.50
Down-$0.01 (-0.11%)
Updated Aug 24, 2026, 11:05 AM
SID Score
6.4/10
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Smart Money
46/100
Neutral
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The investment seeks to track the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index. 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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Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares (VBTLX) currently trades at $9.50 per share, per SID market data, representing one of the largest bond index funds in the market with a total market capitalization of approximately $383.6 billion. The fund carries a beta of 0.99, indicating near-perfect correlation with its benchmark, which is consistent with its passive index-tracking mandate. As a bond fund, VBTLX does not exhibit traditional equity-like volume metrics, with average reported volume at zero through standard equity exchanges, reflecting its mutual fund structure where transactions occur at net asset value rather than on open exchanges. The fund operates within the Financial Services sector, according to Massive/Polygon classification data. Price movements in VBTLX are primarily driven by interest rate fluctuations and shifts in the broader fixed-income market, with the current share price reflecting the cumulative impact of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy trajectory.
VBTLX currently offers a dividend yield of 3.84%, per SID market data, reflecting the aggregate income generated by its underlying portfolio of U.S. investment-grade bonds, including Treasuries, mortgage-backed securities, and corporate debt. With a share price of $9.50 and total assets under management of approximately $383.6 billion, the fund remains one of the largest fixed-income vehicles available to investors. Traditional equity valuation metrics such as price-to-earnings or price-to-book ratios do not apply to VBTLX given its bond fund structure. Instead, valuation is assessed through yield, duration, and credit quality of its holdings. The 3.84% yield positions VBTLX competitively relative to prevailing Treasury rates, according to SEC filings. As an index fund tracking the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the fund provides broad fixed-income exposure at minimal cost, with valuation primarily driven by interest rate expectations and credit spread dynamics.
VBTLX registers a composite smart money score of 46 out of 100 with a neutral signal, per SID market data, suggesting no decisive directional conviction among sophisticated market participants. The breakdown reveals balanced but modest scores across key categories: insider activity scores 12.5 out of 25, while institutional positioning also registers at 12.5 out of 25, according to 13F institutional filings. Congressional trading activity scores 12 out of 25, indicating limited notable activity among lawmakers tracked through required disclosure filings. The weakest component is dark pool activity, scoring just 8.5 out of 25, which is partly attributable to VBTLX's mutual fund structure that processes transactions at daily net asset value rather than through traditional exchange or alternative trading venues. Per SEC Form 4 filings, the neutral composite signal reflects the fund's role as a core fixed-income allocation tool rather than a tactical trading vehicle, which naturally limits speculative smart money flows and directional positioning among tracked institutional and insider participants.
As a passively managed bond index mutual fund, VBTLX does not report quarterly earnings in the traditional corporate sense, and no recent earnings data is available per SID market data. The fund's financial performance is instead measured through its net asset value, total return, and distribution yield. VBTLX currently distributes a dividend yield of 3.84%, which represents the primary income component for shareholders, according to company earnings reports. With approximately $383.6 billion in total assets, the fund generates income from its diversified portfolio of U.S. investment-grade fixed-income securities. Fund distributions are influenced by prevailing interest rates, portfolio turnover, and the maturity profile of underlying holdings. Investors tracking VBTLX performance should monitor Federal Reserve interest rate decisions and Treasury yield movements, as these factors directly impact the fund's income generation capacity and net asset value trajectory going forward.
VBTLX does not carry traditional Wall Street analyst buy, hold, or sell ratings, as sell-side coverage is generally directed toward individual equities and exchange-traded products rather than mutual fund share classes. No consensus analyst price target data is currently available for VBTLX, per SID consensus data. However, the fund's underlying benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, is widely referenced by fixed-income strategists in their market outlooks. With a dividend yield of 3.84% and total assets of approximately $383.6 billion, VBTLX remains a widely recommended core bond holding across major brokerage platforms, according to Wall Street analyst reports. Morningstar and similar fund rating services typically evaluate VBTLX based on expense ratio, tracking error, and risk-adjusted returns rather than earnings-based price targets. The fund's near-benchmark beta of 0.99 confirms tight index replication, a key qualitative factor that independent research firms assess when rating passive fixed-income vehicles for investor suitability.
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