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BND Dividend History

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund ETF Shares · every payment since 2007

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund ETF Shares (BND) has paid 231 distributions since 2007. The most recent was $0.2530 per share (ex-date Sep 1, 2026). Over the last 12 months BND paid $2.9280 across 12 payments, a trailing yield of 4.13%. The average of the last 3 regular payments is +1.4% versus the 3 before.

Latest distribution

$0.2530

Last ex-date

Sep 1, 2026

Paid, last 12 months

$2.93

Trailing yield

4.13%

Frequency

Monthly

Payments on record

231

Distributions versus price, last 12 months

Paid out

3.94%

of price a year ago

Price change

-4.6%

$74.29$70.86

Approx. total return

-0.7%

before taxes

A high distribution rate paired with a falling price means part of the payout came back out of the share price. Total return adds distributions received to the price change; it ignores reinvestment and taxes.

BND distributions per year

Total paid per share by calendar year

Recent distribution amounts

Last 36 regular payments, per share

BND dividend history by year

YearPaymentsTotal per shareChange
2026year to date8$1.9610
202512$2.8570+8.3%
202412$2.6390+16.3%
202312$2.2700+21.6%
202212$1.8670+3.8%
202112$1.7980-14.3%
202012$2.0980-7.9%
201912$2.2790-5.5%
201812$2.4120-0.1%
201712$2.4150+19.0%
201612$2.0290-2.4%
201512$2.0780-9.4%
201412$2.2940+3.0%
201312$2.2280+14.3%
201210timing$1.9500-34.7%
201112$2.9860-5.2%
201012$3.1490-0.5%
200912$3.1640-10.2%
200812$3.5230+49.8%
20079timing$2.3520

Every BND distribution

101 higher · 114 lower · 2 specials
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmountChangeType
Sep 1, 2026$0.2530+0.4%Unchanged
Aug 3, 2026$0.2520+3.3%Higher
Jul 1, 2026$0.2440-1.2%Lower
Jun 1, 2026$0.2470+2.1%Higher
May 1, 2026$0.2420-3.2%Lower
Apr 1, 2026$0.2500+9.6%Higher
Mar 2, 2026$0.2280-6.9%Lower
Feb 2, 2026$0.2450-0.8%Lower
Dec 18, 2025$0.2470+3.3%Higher
Dec 1, 2025$0.2390-2.0%Lower
Nov 3, 2025$0.2440+3.0%Higher
Oct 1, 2025$0.2370-2.5%Lower
Sep 2, 2025$0.2430+0.4%Unchanged
Aug 1, 2025$0.2420+3.0%Higher
Jul 1, 2025$0.2350-2.1%Lower
Jun 2, 2025$0.2400+1.7%Higher
May 1, 2025$0.2360-1.7%Lower
Apr 1, 2025$0.2400+9.6%Higher
Mar 3, 2025$0.2190-6.8%Lower
Feb 3, 2025$0.2350+0.9%Higher
Dec 24, 2024$0.2330+4.5%Higher
Dec 2, 2024$0.2230-2.2%Lower
Nov 1, 2024$0.2280+3.2%Higher
Oct 1, 2024$0.2210-2.2%Lower
Sep 3, 2024$0.2260+0.9%Higher
Aug 1, 2024$0.2240+1.4%Higher
Jul 1, 2024$0.2210+0.9%Higher
Jun 3, 2024$0.2190+2.3%Higher
May 1, 2024$0.2140-0.9%Lower
Apr 1, 2024$0.2160+6.9%Higher
Mar 1, 2024$0.2020-4.7%Lower
Feb 1, 2024$0.2120+0.5%Unchanged
Dec 22, 2023$0.2110+5.0%Higher
Dec 1, 2023$0.2010-1.0%Lower
Nov 1, 2023$0.2030+5.7%Higher
Oct 2, 2023$0.1920-2.0%Lower
Sep 1, 2023$0.1960+1.6%Higher
Aug 1, 2023$0.1930+4.9%Higher
Jul 3, 2023$0.1840-1.6%Lower
Jun 1, 2023$0.1870+3.9%Higher
May 1, 2023$0.1800-1.6%Lower
Apr 3, 2023$0.1830+11.6%Higher
Mar 1, 2023$0.1640-6.8%Lower
Feb 1, 2023$0.1760+2.3%Higher
Dec 23, 2022$0.1720+4.2%Higher
Dec 1, 2022$0.1650+1.2%Higher
Nov 1, 2022$0.1630+4.5%Higher
Oct 3, 2022$0.1560+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 1, 2022$0.1560+2.0%Higher
Aug 1, 2022$0.1530+2.7%Higher
Jul 1, 2022$0.1490+0.7%Higher
Jun 1, 2022$0.1480+5.0%Higher
May 2, 2022$0.1410-28.8%Lower
Apr 1, 2022$0.1980+53.5%Higher
Mar 1, 2022$0.1290-5.8%Lower
Feb 1, 2022$0.1370-49.4%Lower
Dec 23, 2021$0.2710+100.7%Higher
Dec 1, 2021$0.1350+0.7%Higher
Nov 1, 2021$0.1340+3.1%Higher
Oct 1, 2021$0.1300-3.7%Lower
Sep 1, 2021$0.1350-0.7%Lower
Aug 2, 2021$0.1360+3.0%Higher
Jul 1, 2021$0.1320-1.5%Lower
Jun 1, 2021$0.1340+2.3%Higher
May 3, 2021$0.1310-31.8%Lower
Apr 1, 2021$0.1920+48.8%Higher
Mar 1, 2021$0.1290-7.2%Lower
Feb 1, 2021$0.1390-52.2%Lower
Dec 23, 2020$0.2910+103.5%Higher
Dec 1, 2020$0.1430-5.3%Lower
Nov 2, 2020$0.1510+0.7%Higher
Oct 1, 2020$0.1500-2.0%Lower
Sep 1, 2020$0.1530-3.8%Lower
Aug 3, 2020$0.1590-1.9%Lower
Jul 1, 2020$0.1620-4.1%Lower
Jun 1, 2020$0.1690-2.9%Lower
May 1, 2020$0.1740-8.4%Lower
Apr 1, 2020$0.1900+9.8%Higher
Mar 2, 2020$0.1730-5.5%Lower
Feb 3, 2020$0.1830-2.1%Lower
Dec 23, 2019$0.1870+3.9%Higher
Dec 2, 2019$0.1800-2.7%Lower
Nov 1, 2019$0.1850+1.6%Higher
Oct 1, 2019$0.1820-3.2%Lower
Sep 3, 2019$0.1880-2.6%Lower
Aug 1, 2019$0.1930-0.5%Lower
Jul 1, 2019$0.1940+0.5%Higher
Jun 3, 2019$0.1930-1.0%Lower
May 1, 2019$0.1950-2.5%Lower
Apr 1, 2019$0.2000+8.7%Higher
Mar 1, 2019$0.1840-7.1%Lower
Feb 1, 2019$0.1980+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 24, 2018$0.1980+3.1%Higher
Dec 3, 2018$0.1920-1.0%Lower
Nov 1, 2018$0.1940+6.0%Higher
Oct 1, 2018$0.1830-2.7%Lower
Sep 4, 2018$0.1880+0.5%Higher
Aug 1, 2018$0.1870+3.3%Higher
Jul 2, 2018$0.1810-50.9%Lower
Jun 1, 2018$0.3690+107.3%Higher
May 1, 2018$0.1780-11.0%Lower
Apr 2, 2018$0.2000+21.2%Higher
Mar 1, 2018$0.1650-6.8%Lower
Feb 1, 2018$0.1770-16.1%Lower
Dec 26, 2017$0.2110+25.6%Higher
Dec 1, 2017$0.1680-2.9%Lower
Nov 1, 2017$0.1730+3.0%Higher
Oct 2, 2017$0.1680-3.4%Lower
Sep 1, 2017$0.1740-49.1%Lower
Aug 1, 2017$0.3420+0.9%Higher
Jul 3, 2017$0.3390+97.1%Higher
Jun 1, 2017$0.1720+2.4%Higher
May 1, 2017$0.1680-3.4%Lower
Apr 3, 2017$0.1740+10.1%Higher
Mar 1, 2017$0.1580-6.0%Lower
Feb 1, 2017$0.1680-18.0%Lower
Dec 22, 2016$0.2050+28.1%Higher
Dec 1, 2016$0.1600-1.8%Lower
Nov 1, 2016$0.1630+1.2%Higher
Oct 3, 2016$0.1610-3.0%Lower
Sep 1, 2016$0.1660+0.6%Higher
Aug 1, 2016$0.1650+0.6%Higher
Jul 1, 2016$0.1640-3.0%Lower
Jun 1, 2016$0.1690+3.0%Higher
May 2, 2016$0.1640-5.2%Lower
Apr 1, 2016$0.1730+4.8%Higher
Mar 1, 2016$0.1650-5.2%Lower
Feb 1, 2016$0.1740-24.3%Lower
Dec 23, 2015$0.2300+37.7%Higher
Dec 1, 2015$0.1670-1.2%Lower
Nov 2, 2015$0.1690+3.0%Higher
Oct 1, 2015$0.1640-2.4%Lower
Sep 1, 2015$0.1680-0.6%Lower
Aug 3, 2015$0.1690+3.7%Higher
Jul 1, 2015$0.1630-1.8%Lower
Jun 1, 2015$0.1660+4.4%Higher
May 1, 2015$0.1590-16.8%Lower
Apr 1, 2015$0.1910+17.9%Higher
Mar 2, 2015$0.1620-4.7%Lower
Feb 2, 2015$0.1700-55.4%Lower
Dec 23, 2014$0.3810+129.5%Higher
Dec 1, 2014$0.1660-4.0%Lower
Nov 3, 2014$0.1730+7.5%Higher
Oct 1, 2014$0.1610-10.1%Lower
Sep 2, 2014$0.1790+4.1%Higher
Aug 1, 2014$0.1720+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 1, 2014$0.1720-3.9%Lower
Jun 2, 2014$0.1790+0.6%Higher
May 1, 2014$0.1780-6.3%Lower
Apr 1, 2014$0.1900+10.5%Higher
Mar 3, 2014$0.1720+0.6%Higher
Feb 3, 2014$0.1710-29.0%Lower
Dec 24, 2013$0.2410+37.7%Higher
Dec 2, 2013$0.1750-3.3%Lower
Nov 1, 2013$0.1810+5.2%Higher
Oct 1, 2013$0.1720+0.6%Higher
Sep 3, 2013$0.1710+3.0%Higher
Aug 1, 2013$0.1660-0.6%Lower
Jul 1, 2013$0.1670+1.2%Higher
Jun 3, 2013$0.1650+1.9%Higher
May 1, 2013$0.1620-47.1%Lower
Apr 1, 2013$0.3060+96.2%Higher
Mar 1, 2013$0.1560-6.0%Lower
Feb 1, 2013$0.1660-0.6%Lower
Dec 3, 2012$0.1670-4.0%Lower
Oct 1, 2012$0.1740-5.4%Lower
Sep 4, 2012$0.1840-1.6%Lower
Aug 1, 2012$0.1870+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 2, 2012$0.1870+0.5%Higher
Jun 1, 2012$0.1860-2.1%Lower
May 1, 2012$0.1900-31.2%Lower
Apr 2, 2012$0.2760+41.5%Higher
Mar 1, 2012$0.1950-4.4%Lower
Feb 1, 2012$0.2040+0.5%Unchanged
Dec 23, 2011$0.5960Special
Dec 1, 2011$0.2030-3.3%Lower
Nov 1, 2011$0.2100-1.9%Lower
Oct 3, 2011$0.2140+0.5%Unchanged
Sep 1, 2011$0.2130-3.6%Lower
Aug 1, 2011$0.2210+1.8%Higher
Jul 1, 2011$0.2170-3.1%Lower
Jun 1, 2011$0.2240+0.4%Unchanged
May 2, 2011$0.2230-2.2%Lower
Apr 1, 2011$0.2280+7.5%Higher
Mar 1, 2011$0.2120-5.8%Lower
Feb 1, 2011$0.2250+2.3%Higher
Dec 27, 2010$0.5830Special
Dec 1, 2010$0.2200-3.5%Lower
Nov 1, 2010$0.2280+2.2%Higher
Oct 1, 2010$0.2230-1.3%Lower
Sep 1, 2010$0.2260-2.6%Lower
Aug 2, 2010$0.2320+1.3%Higher
Jul 1, 2010$0.2290-6.1%Lower
Jun 1, 2010$0.2440+3.0%Higher
May 3, 2010$0.2370-3.3%Lower
Apr 1, 2010$0.2450+4.7%Higher
Mar 1, 2010$0.2340-5.6%Lower
Feb 1, 2010$0.2480-2.7%Lower
Dec 28, 2009$0.2550+4.1%Higher
Dec 1, 2009$0.2450-3.2%Lower
Nov 2, 2009$0.2530+2.0%Higher
Oct 1, 2009$0.2480-5.0%Lower
Sep 1, 2009$0.2610+0.4%Unchanged
Aug 3, 2009$0.2600-1.5%Lower
Jul 1, 2009$0.2640-1.5%Lower
Jun 1, 2009$0.2680+0.0%Unchanged
May 1, 2009$0.2680-3.6%Lower
Apr 1, 2009$0.2780+1.1%Higher
Mar 2, 2009$0.2750-4.8%Lower
Feb 2, 2009$0.2890-1.7%Lower
Dec 24, 2008$0.2940-0.7%Lower
Dec 1, 2008$0.2960-1.3%Lower
Nov 3, 2008$0.3000+11.5%Higher
Oct 1, 2008$0.2690-6.6%Lower
Sep 2, 2008$0.2880-5.3%Lower
Aug 1, 2008$0.3040+2.7%Higher
Jul 1, 2008$0.2960+5.0%Higher
Jun 2, 2008$0.2820-6.6%Lower
May 1, 2008$0.3020+0.3%Unchanged
Apr 1, 2008$0.3010+3.4%Higher
Mar 3, 2008$0.2910-3.0%Lower
Feb 1, 2008$0.3000+14.9%Higher
Dec 24, 2007$0.2610-15.0%Lower
Dec 3, 2007$0.3070+7.7%Higher
Nov 1, 2007$0.2850+0.7%Higher
Oct 1, 2007$0.2830-3.7%Lower
Sep 4, 2007$0.2940-3.3%Lower
Aug 1, 2007$0.3040+30.5%Higher
Jul 2, 2007$0.2330-9.7%Lower
Jun 1, 2007$0.2580+103.1%Higher
May 1, 2007$0.1270First

Amounts are per share and adjusted for stock splits, so early payments appear smaller than the cash paid at the time; a year with an extra or missing ex-date shows as a jump in the annual table. Change compares each regular payment with the previous regular one; payments of at least 2.5 times the recent median are treated as specials. Data refreshes daily; informational only, not investment advice. Back to BND