NASDAQ · VBTLX
Financial Services · Asset Management - Bonds
$9.22
Down-$0.02 (-0.22%)
Updated Oct 5, 2026, 11:33 AM
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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 $9.22 per share, representing one of the largest fixed-income index funds in the market with a total market capitalization of approximately $383.6 billion, per SID market data. The fund tracks the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index, providing broad exposure to U.S. investment-grade bonds. VBTLX carries a beta of 0.99, indicating near-perfect correlation with its benchmark and minimal tracking error relative to the broader bond market. Average reported trading volume stands at zero, consistent with the fund's structure as a mutual fund rather than an exchange-traded product, meaning shares are transacted directly through Vanguard at the daily net asset value rather than on secondary exchanges. This structure eliminates intraday price volatility and bid-ask spreads that affect exchange-traded alternatives, according to Massive/Polygon data.
VBTLX currently offers a dividend yield of 3.84%, reflecting the income generated by its underlying portfolio of U.S. Treasury, government agency, corporate, and mortgage-backed securities, per SID market data. This yield positions the fund competitively within the investment-grade bond fund category, particularly as interest rates have remained elevated relative to the prior decade. Classified within the Financial Services sector, VBTLX functions as a passively managed index vehicle with one of the lowest expense ratios in the fixed-income space. At a net asset value of $9.22 per share, the fund's pricing reflects the cumulative impact of Federal Reserve monetary policy on bond valuations over recent years. Traditional equity valuation metrics such as price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios are not applicable to VBTLX, as the fund holds fixed-income instruments rather than equities. Investors primarily evaluate the fund through yield, duration, and credit quality metrics, according to SEC filings.
VBTLX registers a composite smart money score of 46 out of 100, generating a neutral signal overall, per SID market data. Breaking down the component scores, insider activity stands at 12.5 out of 25, reflecting limited but standard positioning by fund-affiliated personnel. Institutional ownership scores an identical 12.5 out of 25, which is notable given the fund's massive $383.6 billion asset base and its widespread use as a core fixed-income allocation in institutional portfolios, according to 13F institutional filings. The dark pool activity score of 8.5 out of 25 is relatively subdued, consistent with the mutual fund structure that routes transactions through Vanguard rather than through alternative trading systems. Congressional trading activity scores 12 out of 25, suggesting moderate engagement from elected officials who utilize the fund within their personal portfolios, per SEC Form 4 filings. The overall neutral reading indicates no outsized directional conviction among sophisticated market participants at current price levels.
As a passively managed mutual fund, VBTLX 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 total return, which combines price appreciation or depreciation with income distributions. VBTLX currently distributes a dividend yield of 3.84%, which represents the aggregate coupon income from its portfolio of investment-grade bonds minus fund expenses. The fund's forward income outlook is closely tied to Federal Reserve interest rate policy and the trajectory of U.S. Treasury yields. Vanguard publishes semiannual and annual shareholder reports detailing portfolio composition, duration, credit quality breakdowns, and total return attribution, according to SEC filings. With approximately $383.6 billion in assets under management, fund flows represent a critical performance variable, as large redemptions can necessitate portfolio adjustments that may impact net asset value calculations.
VBTLX, as a broad-market bond index mutual fund, does not receive traditional buy, sell, or hold ratings from Wall Street equity analysts, per SID consensus data. Instead, the fund is evaluated by Morningstar, Lipper, and other fund rating agencies based on risk-adjusted returns, expense ratios, and tracking efficiency. The fund's beta of 0.99 confirms exceptionally tight index replication, a key metric that independent analysts monitor when assessing passive fund quality, according to Wall Street analyst reports. With a 3.84% dividend yield and a massive $383.6 billion asset base, VBTLX remains a widely recommended core fixed-income holding across financial advisory platforms. The fund's outlook is largely dependent on macroeconomic variables including Federal Reserve rate decisions, inflation data, and credit spread movements rather than company-specific fundamentals. Analysts covering the fixed-income landscape broadly assess VBTLX as a benchmark-representative vehicle offering cost-efficient exposure to the U.S. investment-grade bond market.
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