BND vs VAW

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF vs Vanguard Materials ETF

Quick take
  • • BND has the lower expense ratio at 0.03% vs 0.09% for VAW.
  • • BND pays a higher dividend yield (4.11%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricBNDVAW
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.03%0.09%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
4.11%1.39%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$400.61B$4.38B
YTD return
0.03%13.71%
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.
0.980.88
P/E ratio
—23.49
Last price
$71.09$232.78
Inception
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Issuer
VanguardVanguard

BND top holdings

Holdings data unavailable for BND.

VAW top holdings

Top holdings · VAW
LINLinde PLC15.25%
NEMNewmont Corp8.47%
FCXFreeport-McMoRan Inc6.99%
SHWSherwin-Williams Co5.12%
ECLEcolab Inc4.83%
APDAir Products and Chemicals Inc4.03%
CRHCRH PLC3.84%
CTVACorteva Inc3.61%
NUENucor Corp3.60%
VMCVulcan Materials Co2.20%
Sector breakdown · VAW
Consumer Cyclical9.4%
Basic Materials89.4%
Consumer Defensive0.0%
Industrials0.6%
Energy0.0%
Healthcare0.5%

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 VAW

VAW (Vanguard Materials ETF) is US materials sector stocks. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $4.4B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 1.39%. Its largest holding is Linde PLC (LIN), which represents 15.2% of the portfolio. Consumer Cyclical is the fund's largest sector exposure at 9.4%.