BND ISSUER
The fund's investment strategy is centered around tracking the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index, comprising a diverse range of U.S. investment-grade fixed income securities. These securities, including government, corporate, and international bonds, along with mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, are selected through a sampling process. With a focus on maintaining key risk factors and characteristics, at least 80% of the fund's assets are invested in bonds from the Index. The fund aims to align its dollar-weighted average maturity and average duration with those of the Index, which were 9 years and 6 years, respectively, as of December 31, 2022.
BND DIVIDEND
The Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF, commonly known by its ticker symbol BND, is designed to provide investors with exposure to a wide range of U.S. bonds. Unlike some other types of ETFs that do not pay dividends, BND does distribute income to its investors. These distributions are typically made on a monthly basis and are derived from the interest payments received from the underlying bonds in the ETF's portfolio. As such, BND is often considered a suitable investment option for those seeking regular income along with capital preservation.
BND TRACKING
The fund utilizes an indexing strategy by holding a diversified selection of securities mirroring the index's risk factors and characteristics. With a focus on maintaining similar dollar-weighted average maturity and average duration, the fund aims to closely track the performance of the index comprised of various investment-grade U.S. fixed income securities.
BND CORRELATION
The fund employs an index-tracking strategy to mirror the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index, exhibiting a strong correlation by holding a diversified range of investment-grade fixed income securities with maturities over 1 year, thus maintaining consistency in key risk factors and characteristics.
BND SECTOR
The BND fund employs an indexing strategy to mirror the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index, comprising a wide range of US investment-grade taxable bonds including government, corporate, and international bonds, as well as mortgage-backed securities. Through a sampling approach, the fund aims to maintain an 80% investment in index-held bonds, with a dollar-weighted average maturity and duration akin to the index's 9-year and 6-year averages, respectively, as of December 2022.
BND EXPOSURE
The fund primarily invests in a diverse range of US investment-grade taxable fixed income securities, including government, corporate, and international bonds, along with mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. The fund's holdings are selected through a sampling process to closely mimic the Index's risk factors and characteristics, with over 80% of its assets allocated to bonds within the Index. The fund aims to maintain a dollar-weighted average maturity and average duration in line with the Index, which had a maturity of 9 years and an average duration of 6 years as of December 2022.