Investment objective & strategy
As of Dec. 19, 2025 · prospectusObjective. Vanguard Total World Bond ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a broad, market-weighted index that measures the investment return of investment-grade U.S. bonds and investment-grade non-U.S. dollar-denominated bonds.
Strategy. Under normal circumstances, the Fund indirectly invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in investment-grade U.S. bonds and investment-grade bonds denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. The Fund is a fund of funds that seeks to track the performance of the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Float Adjusted Composite Index (the Target Index), a custom, USD-hedged index that seeks to track the market-capitalized weights of the global investment-grade bond market. The Target Index is comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index and the Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD Float Adjusted RIC Capped Index (each, an Underlying Index and collectively, the Underlying Indexes). As a fund of funds, the Fund … Under normal circumstances, the Fund indirectly invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in investment-grade U.S. bonds and investment-grade bonds denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. The Fund is a fund of funds that seeks to track the performance of the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Float Adjusted Composite Index (the Target Index), a custom, USD-hedged index that seeks to track the market-capitalized weights of the global investment-grade bond market. The Target Index is comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index and the Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD Float Adjusted RIC Capped Index (each, an Underlying Index and collectively, the Underlying Indexes). As a fund of funds, the Fund does not invest directly in the bonds that make up the Target Index. Rather, the Fund seeks to track the performance of the Target Index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the ETF share classes of two Vanguard bond index funds (the Underlying Funds). Each Underlying Fund seeks to track the performance of one of the two Underlying Indexes, which together comprise the Target Index. The Underlying Funds bond holdings include a diversified mix of investment-grade U.S. and non-U.S. government, corporate, and securitized bonds across yield curves and credit risks of multiple countries. The Fund may become nondiversified, as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, solely as a result of tracking an index. This could occur due to events such as an index rebalance or market movement. A nondiversified fund may invest a greater percentage of its assets in the securities of particular issuers as compared with diversified funds.
Top holdings
As of Feb. 28, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET ETF VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET | BND US | $809.45M | 50.61% |
| VANGUARD TOTAL INTERNATIONAL BOND ETF | BNDX | $789.84M | 49.39% |
| Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund | — | $39.83K | 0.00% |
Portfolio moves
Nov 30, 2025 → Feb 28, 2026How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.
Similar funds
Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight| Fund | Overlap | Net exp. |
|---|---|---|
| NEOS Enhanced Income Aggregate Bond ETF · BNDI | 50% | 0.58% |
| Empower SecureFoundation Balanced ETF Fund · SFBPX | 39% | 0.28% |
| Morningstar Conservative ETF Asset Allocation Portfolio · CETFX | 25% | 0.58% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| The Vanguard Group, Inc. | Adviser |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of December 19, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of February 28, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
- Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2025 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).
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