BND vs LQD

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF vs iShares iBoxx Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

Quick take
  • • BND has the lower expense ratio at 0.03% vs 0.14% for LQD.
  • • LQD pays a higher dividend yield (4.85%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricBNDLQD
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.03%0.14%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
4.11%4.85%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$400.61B$32.00B
YTD return
0.03%-1.22%
1-year return
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3-year return
Annualized.
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5-year return
Annualized.
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10-year return
Annualized.
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Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
0.981.32
P/E ratio
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Last price
$71.09$103.94
Inception
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Issuer
VanguardiShares

BND top holdings

Holdings data unavailable for BND.

LQD top holdings

Top holdings · LQD
XTSLABlackRock Cash Funds Treasury SL Agency0.45%

About BND

BND (Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF) is Broad exposure to US investment-grade bonds. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $400.6B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.03%, a dividend yield of 4.11%.

About LQD

LQD (iShares iBoxx Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF) is US investment-grade corporate bonds. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $32.0B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.14%, a dividend yield of 4.85%. Its largest holding is BlackRock Cash Funds Treasury SL Agency (XTSLA), which represents 0.5% of the portfolio.