# Vanguard Total World Bond ETF (BNDW): ETF Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bndw for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: Vanguard · Asset class: Global Bond - Strategy: Passive Index · Inception: 2018-09-04 The fund is designed to mirror the performance of the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Float Adjusted Composite Index. It offers extensive, diversified exposure to high-quality bonds from around the world. Employing a distinctive "ETF of ETFs" structure, its portfolio is characterized by an intermediate duration, encompassing a range of short-, intermediate-, and long-term maturities. Investors can anticipate a consistent income stream from its holdings, which boast strong credit quality. It's important to note that for 75% of its total assets, the fund typically has restrictions: it cannot acqui... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $66.62 | | Expense Ratio | 0.05% | | Assets Under Management | $1.90B | | NAV | $66.62 | | Holdings Count | 2 | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 4.65% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $3.10 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Monthly | | 52-Week Range | $65.47 – $70.36 | | Beta | 0.82 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.1972 /share - Ex-date: 2026-10-01 - Pay date: 2026-10-05 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does BNDW invest in? The fund is designed to mirror the performance of the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Float Adjusted Composite Index. It offers extensive, diversified exposure to high-quality bonds from around the world. Employing a distinctive "ETF of ETFs" structure, its portfolio is characterized by an intermediate duration, encompassing a range of short-, intermediate-, and long-term maturities. Investors can anticipate a consistent income stream from its holdings, which boast strong credit quality. It's important to note that for 75% of its total assets, the fund typically has restrictions: it cannot acquire more than 10% of any issuer's voting securities, nor can more than 5% of its total assets be allocated to a single issuer. These limitations are waived if essential for tracking the benchmark index, or for investments in U.S. government or agency obligations. ### What is the expense ratio of BNDW? Vanguard Total World Bond ETF (BNDW) charges an expense ratio of 0.05%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### What is BNDW's dividend yield? BNDW's trailing-twelve-month yield is 4.65%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### What is the duration of BNDW? Effective duration measures BNDW's sensitivity to interest-rate changes: a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. BNDW's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. ### What is the credit quality of BNDW? BNDW's credit quality breakdown (the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below) is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds. ### What is the yield to maturity of BNDW? Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from BNDW if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. BNDW's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. It differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid. ### Does BNDW pay a dividend? Yes, Vanguard Total World Bond ETF (BNDW) distributes dividends to shareholders. The trailing-twelve-month yield is 4.65%. Full dividend history is on this page. ### How often does BNDW pay dividends? Vanguard Total World Bond ETF pays dividends Monthly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### When is BNDW's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for BNDW was 2026-10-01. The next ex-date typically follows Monthly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will BNDW's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.05% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does BNDW charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from BNDW's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does BNDW cost more than a fund like VOO? BNDW is a passive index fund (current expense ratio 0.05%). Differences from broad-market ETFs like VOO usually come from index licensing fees, asset class (bond funds typically run cheaper than equity), or fund scale (smaller funds spread fixed operating costs across less AUM). ### Are there cheaper alternatives to BNDW? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists ETFs following the same investment strategy as BNDW (0.05%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bndw - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bndw/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bndw/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bndw/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bndw/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.