FundNYSEARCAFixed Income

Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF

VBND NYSE Arca

The Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF seeks to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Vident Core U.S. Bond Index™. Diversified sector allocation broadens interest rate and credit risks and is systematically adjusted to help protect during flight to quality. Unlike traditional bon...

41.72USD
−1.02 (−2.40%) 1 Year · close Oct 12

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Fund size
463M
as of Feb 2020
Expense ratio
0.41%
per year
Dividend yield
4.20%
Monthly
Volatility · 1Y
4.1%
Average Risk
Beta
0.09
vs the market
52-week range
41.4743.48
01 Performance

How VBND has paid off

Price return over every period, and total return with dividends reinvested, set against price alone.

Return by period

Price · to Oct 12
Below Average performance Select a period to update every chart on the page.

Total return vs price return

Price only
+4.1 pts
-2%0%2%4% VBND +1.7% Price −2.4%

Over 1 year, VBND returned +1.7% with dividends reinvested — dividends added +4.1 pts to the price move.

02 Risk

How bumpy is the ride?

Return only means something next to the risk taken to earn it. Volatility, drawdowns and market sensitivity over 1 year.

Volatility

Annualized · 1Y
4.1%Average Risk

A typical year sees the price swing about ±4% around its trend.

Drawdown from peak

How far below its previous high the price has been
−4.6%
0%-3%−4.6%

Deepest fall −4.6% on Oct 5, 2026 — 220 days after the previous high
More than 5% below a high 0% of the time.

Market sensitivity

Beta
Market moves+10.0%
VBND tends to move+0.9%

A beta of 0.09 means VBND has moved less than the market.

Sharpe ratio -0.98 Return earned per unit of volatility
03 Technicals

Trend & momentum

Where the price sits against its moving averages, and how stretched the recent move is.

Price vs moving averages

Downtrend
41.72
  • 12-day average41.70 +0.1%
  • 26-day average41.93 −0.5%
  • 50-day average42.20 −1.1%
  • 200-day average42.52 −1.9%

The price is above 1 of 4 averages. The 50-day average is below the 200-day, a sign of a falling longer-term trend.

Relative strength (RSI)

Neutral
OversoldOverbought30.3

RSI compares recent gains with recent losses on a 0–100 scale. Above 70 a move is often considered stretched, below 30 washed out.

Technical indicators describe past prices. They are not a forecast.

04 Fund

Inside the fund

Fixed Income · Investment-grade Corporate — tracking the Vident Core U.S. Bond Index™.

  • Assets under management463MUSD
  • Expense ratio0.41%per year
  • Holdings261
  • Risk score3.0Low

Launched October 2014. Fund data as of Feb 27, 2020.

05 Dividends

What it pays you

Cash distributions over the last twelve months, and how they have grown.

Dividend yield4.20%

About 42 USD a year for every 1,000 USD invested at today's price.

Per share
1.75
Frequency
Monthly
Last paid
Sep 17, 2026

Last 12 months

1.75 USD / share
0.17Oct 210.15Nov 180.19Dec 170.12Jan 210.12Feb 180.16Mar 170.17Apr 160.17May 190.17Jul 160.16Aug 180.17Sep 17
06 Themes

Where VBND shows up

Curated themes and indices that hold VBND. Open one to see it in context, or test the whole theme in a portfolio.

07 Profile

About Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF

The Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF seeks to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Vident Core U.S. Bond Index™. Diversified sector allocation broadens interest rate and credit risks and is systematically adjusted to help protect during flight to quality. Unlike traditional bond funds, issuers are not debt weighted but selected and weighted based on creditworthiness.

  • Featured in 2 curated themes
  • 261 holdings
Ticker
VBND
Exchange
NYSE Arca
ISIN
US26922A6029
CUSIP
26922A602
Currency
U.S. Dollar (USD)
Country
USA
Sector
Fixed Income
Industry
Investment-grade Corporate
Benchmark
Vident Core U.S. Bond Index™
All key statistics

Details

NameVident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF
TickerVBND
ISINUS26922A6029
CUSIP26922A602
ExchangeNYSEARCA
CategoryFixed Income
Sub CategoryInvestment-grade Corporate
CountryUSA
CurrencyU.S. Dollar
Inception DateOct 15, 2014
BenchmarkVident Core U.S. Bond Index™

Shareas of Oct 12, 2026

Close Price USD41.72
52W Low / High 41.47 / 43.48
1Y Total Return1.70%
Below Average
1Y Volatility4.17%
Average Risk
Beta0.09
12M Dividends1.75172
Last Dividend DateSep 17, 2026
Dist. FrequencyMonthly
Dividend Yield4.20%

Dataas of Feb 27, 2020

AUM463 M
Discount/Premium-0.078%
NAV51.45
Shares Outstanding9.0 M
Volume 20D Avg17 K
Nbr of Holdings261
Risk RankLow
Net Expense0.410%
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