Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (BNDX)
Bonds · International · data since 2013-06-04 · last close 2026-09-09
Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (BNDX) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.5 | 1.5 | -2.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | -1.4 | -0.5 | -0.4 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 0.2 | 0.9 | -1.2 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | -0.2 | -0.5 |
| 2024 | -0.6 | -0.5 | 1.1 | -1.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 1.3 | -0.7 | 1.7 | -0.8 |
| 2023 | 2.4 | -1.5 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -1.8 | -0.1 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| 2022 | -1.4 | -1.3 | -2.2 | -3.0 | -0.7 | -1.7 | 3.2 | -3.6 | -2.9 | 0.6 | 2.4 | -2.8 |
| 2021 | -0.6 | -1.7 | -0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.5 | -0.4 | -1.1 | -0.4 | 1.1 | -0.8 |
| 2020 | 1.9 | 0.7 | -2.9 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | -0.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| 2019 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 2.1 | -0.4 | -0.5 | -0.5 | -0.3 |
| 2018 | -0.6 | 0.3 | 1.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| 2017 | -1.0 | 0.9 | -0.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 0.2 | 0.9 | -0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -1.3 | -1.3 | 0.4 |
| 2015 | 1.8 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -1.0 | -0.5 | -1.4 | 1.3 | -0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| 2014 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.4 | -0.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| 2013 | · | · | · | · | · | -1.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | -0.0 | -0.6 |
| Avg | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.0 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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BNDX seasonality — average by calendar month
Vanguard Total International Bond ETF has monthly history back to 2013. Its strongest month by median is July — positive in 11 of 14 years, median +0.7%, and higher in 6 of the last 9. December is the soft spot, down in 7 of 13 with a median of -0.1%. Across its full record it has closed 61% of months higher, swings ±1.2% in an average month and has fallen 16.2% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +0.5% | +0.1% | -0.0% | -0.1% | +0.3% | +0.1% | +0.8% | -0.1% | -0.2% | +0.1% | +0.7% | +0.1% |
| Win rate | 62%/13 | 62%/13 | 54%/13 | 54%/13 | 69%/13 | 71%/14 | 79%/14 | 57%/14 | 46%/13 | 62%/13 | 69%/13 | 46%/13 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
BNDX risk & extremes
BNDX drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Vanguard Total International Bond ETF's best month?+
Vanguard Total International Bond ETF's strongest completed month on record is November 2023, at +3.43%.
What was Vanguard Total International Bond ETF's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is August 2022, at -3.61%.
Is Vanguard Total International Bond ETF up this year?+
Vanguard Total International Bond ETF is down 0.91% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Vanguard Total International Bond ETF's 1-year return?+
-0.54% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Vanguard Total International Bond ETF's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 16.2%, measured on month-end closes since 2013.
Which calendar month is historically best for Vanguard Total International Bond ETF?+
July has the highest average return across every completed July since 2013. An average is not a forecast.
About Vanguard Total International Bond ETF
Vanguard Total International Bond ETF is an international business worth about $123 billion. Tracked here from its first session onward — every monthly, quarterly and weekly return on record since 2013, with no gaps filled in and nothing smoothed. Since 2013 it has ground out +36% overall — not every story is a rocket.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was November 2023 at +3.43%; its worst, August 2022 at -3.61%.
- It has closed July in the green 11 out of 14 times — past performance, future shrug.
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