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Data last updated: Oct 17, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 17, 2026): Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund ETF Shares (BNDX) pays a $0.00 annual dividend, yielding 4.66% at $47.13/share. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 4.66%
Annual Dividend: $0.00 per share
Dividend Frequency: monthly
Years of Dividend History: 14
Vanguard Total International Bond ETF dividend comes from a fund that holds investment-grade, fixed-rate debt issued by governments, government agencies, corporations, and securitized borrowers outside the United States. The fund tracks the Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD Float Adjusted RIC Capped Index (USD Hedged), giving investors broad exposure to non-US fixed income markets in a single ETF. BNDX pays monthly, with a trailing annual rate of $2.1966 per share and a next ex-dividend date of October 1, 2026. At a current yield of 4.68% and a beta of 0.62, BNDX suits income investors who want international bond exposure with below-average price volatility.
Vanguard Total International Bond ETF pays out dividends as a pass-through of interest income from its underlying bond holdings, making the payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). Vanguard Total International Bond ETF dividend safety is directly tied to the interest income generated by its portfolio of investment-grade, non-US fixed-rate debt, which carries lower default risk than sub-investment-grade bonds. The primary pressure on the payout is interest rate movement: as global rates shift, the income generated by the underlying holdings can rise or fall, pulling the monthly distribution with it.
Vanguard Total International Bond ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 9.1% per year from 2014 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.8170 in 2014 to $2.1236 in 2025 (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the growth calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 34.7% in 2018, while the data also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, reflecting the sensitivity of bond fund distributions to shifting interest rate environments.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +43.6% | $0.72 (2022) | $2.12 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +26.8% | $0.65 (2020) | $2.12 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +9.5% | $0.86 (2015) | $2.12 (2025) |
BNDX fits dividend investors who want monthly income from a broadly diversified portfolio of non-US investment-grade bonds. The current yield of 4.68% is classified as high (above 4%) and sits meaningfully above the fund's own 5-year average yield of 3.89%, which means today's income level is elevated relative to recent history. The trade-off is that distributions are not fixed: because payouts flow directly from bond interest income, they move with global interest rates rather than growing through deliberate corporate dividend policy. Investors get broad international fixed income exposure and a high current yield; they accept variability in monthly payment amounts.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | $0.1140 |
| 2026-09-01 | $0.1206 |
| 2026-08-03 | $0.1185 |
| 2026-07-01 | $0.1112 |
| 2026-06-01 | $0.1141 |
| 2026-05-01 | $0.1126 |
| 2026-04-01 | $0.1117 |
| 2026-03-02 | $0.0998 |
| 2026-02-02 | $0.1124 |
| 2025-12-18 | $0.9686 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.0149 |
| 2025 | $2.1236 |
| 2024 | $2.0487 |
| 2023 | $2.1822 |
| 2022 | $0.7177 |
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