NASDAQ · VBTLX
Financial Services · Asset Management - Bonds
$9.37
Down-$0.02 (-0.21%)
Updated Sep 13, 2026, 5:32 PM
SID Score
6.4/10
Composite research score
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 $9.37 per share, per SID market data. The fund, which tracks the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index, carries a beta of 0.99, indicating near-perfect correlation with its benchmark and minimal deviation from broader bond market movements. The fund's total market capitalization stands at approximately $383.6 billion, making it one of the largest bond index funds in the world, according to Massive/Polygon data. Average daily trading volume registers at effectively zero on secondary markets, consistent with VBTLX's structure as a mutual fund share class rather than an exchange-traded product. Investors access this fund through direct transactions with Vanguard at the daily net asset value. The fund's performance trajectory reflects broader fixed-income market dynamics, including interest rate sensitivity and credit spread movements across investment-grade U.S. bonds.
VBTLX currently offers a dividend yield of 3.84%, per SID market data, reflecting the weighted average coupon payments from its underlying portfolio of U.S. investment-grade bonds, including Treasuries, mortgage-backed securities, and corporate debt. At a share price of $9.37, the fund's net asset value represents the aggregate valuation of thousands of individual bond positions. The fund's $383.6 billion in total assets under management, according to SEC filings, underscores significant investor demand for passive fixed-income exposure. As a bond index fund classified within the Financial Services sector, traditional equity valuation metrics such as price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios do not apply. Instead, the fund's valuation is driven by prevailing interest rates, duration exposure, and credit quality of its holdings. The current yield level positions VBTLX competitively relative to recent historical norms following the Federal Reserve's rate-hiking cycle.
The composite smart money score for VBTLX stands at 46 out of 100, generating a neutral signal according to SID market data. Breaking down the component scores reveals a balanced but unremarkable picture across all four categories. Insider activity registers at 12.5 out of 25, while institutional positioning mirrors that figure at 12.5 out of 25, per SEC Form 4 filings and 13F institutional filings respectively. Dark pool activity scores notably lower at 8.5 out of 25, which is consistent with VBTLX's mutual fund structure that does not trade on traditional exchanges or alternative trading systems. Congressional trading activity scores 12 out of 25, suggesting moderate but not outsized legislative interest in this core bond holding. The neutral aggregate reading indicates no significant directional conviction among sophisticated market participants. As a passive bond index vehicle, VBTLX typically generates less actionable smart money signal variation compared to individual equities or actively managed strategies.
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 company earnings reports. The fund's income generation is driven by coupon payments from its underlying bond holdings, distributed to shareholders as dividends. The current dividend yield of 3.84%, according to SID market data, serves as the primary income metric for evaluating the fund's return profile. Vanguard publishes semi-annual and annual reports detailing the fund's total return, expense ratio, and portfolio composition in lieu of earnings releases. Investors monitoring VBTLX's forward income potential should focus on Federal Reserve monetary policy decisions, Treasury yield curve movements, and credit spread dynamics across investment-grade issuers. The fund's $383.6 billion asset base generates substantial aggregate income flows, though per-share distributions fluctuate with prevailing market interest rates.
Wall Street analyst coverage of VBTLX differs fundamentally from individual equity research, as passive index funds do not receive traditional buy, sell, or hold ratings. No consensus analyst price target or rating data is currently available for VBTLX per SID consensus data. Instead, evaluation of this fund centers on its structural characteristics: a $383.6 billion asset base, a 3.84% dividend yield, and a beta of 0.99 relative to its benchmark, according to Wall Street analyst reports and SID market data. Independent fund rating agencies assess VBTLX based on expense ratio competitiveness, tracking error relative to the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index, and risk-adjusted return metrics. The fund's Admiral Shares class typically carries one of the lowest expense ratios in the fixed-income index category. Fixed-income strategists at major Wall Street firms incorporate the broader U.S. aggregate bond market outlook into their duration and allocation recommendations, which directly influence VBTLX's expected performance trajectory.
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