Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Institutional Shares (VBTIX)
| Fund Assets | 389.22B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.025% |
| Min. Investment | $5,000,000 |
| Turnover | 36.00% |
| Dividend (ttm) | 0.38 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.86% |
| Dividend Growth | 8.01% |
| Payout Frequency | Monthly |
| Ex-Dividend Date | n/a |
| Previous Close | 9.86 |
| YTD Return | 1.47% |
| 1-Year Return | 6.60% |
| 5-Year Return | 2.75% |
| 52-Week Low | 9.17 |
| 52-Week High | 9.88 |
| Beta (5Y) | n/a |
| Holdings | 15000 |
| Inception Date | Sep 18, 1995 |
About VBTIX
This fund is designed to provide broad exposure to U.S. investment-grade bonds. Reflecting this goal, the fund invests in U.S. Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities of all maturities (short-, intermediate-, and long-term issues). As with other bond funds, one of the risks of the fund is that increases in interest rates may cause the price of the bonds in the portfolio to decrease—pricing the fund’s net asset value (NAV) lower. Because the fund invests in several segments and maturities of the fixed income market, investors may consider the fund their core bond holding.
Performance
VBTIX had a total return of 6.60% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 8.71%, including dividends.
Equivalent ETF
VBTIX has an equivalent ETF with the ticker symbol BND, the Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF. This is an ETF from the same fund company that follows the same index. It has an expense ratio of 0.03% compared to 0.025% for VBTIX.
| Symbol | Name | Expense Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| BND | Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF | 0.03% |
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2026 | $0.03275 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | $0.0327 | Jan 2, 2026 |
| Nov 28, 2025 | $0.03166 | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | $0.03247 | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | $0.03158 | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Aug 29, 2025 | $0.03226 | Sep 2, 2025 |