The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

BND

Concerning the House

This index measures the performance of a wide spectrum of public, investment-grade, taxable, fixed income securities in the United States-including government, corporate, and international dollar-denominated bonds, as well as mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities-all with maturities of more than 1 year. All of the fund's investments will be selected through the sampling process, and at least 80% of its assets will be invested in bonds held in the index.

Quotation

$72.48

+0.20 (+0.3%)

52w hi$73.69
52w lo$70.52
Vol16.95M
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.27

Short+0.57
Medium-0.63
Long-1.21

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund

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Market cap
Enterprise value
Trailing P/E
Forward P/E
EV / EBITDA
P / S (ttm)
Profit margin
Return on equity
Revenue growth
Earnings growth
Debt / equity
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.05
Corr SPX0.17
Annual vol4.5%
Annual ret-0.7%
Sharpe-0.15
Max DD-5.9%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental-0.15
Sector
Technical-0.19
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.93

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$72.49$72.61$72.46$72.4816.95M
Aug 12$72.39$72.39$72.25$72.287.23M
Aug 11$72.25$72.32$72.20$72.219.48M
Aug 10$72.37$72.37$72.14$72.155.90M
Aug 7$72.45$72.48$72.32$72.4010.07M