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About Vident U.S. Bond Strategy ETF
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Inception date
Oct 15, 2014
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
Vident Asset Management
Distributor
ALPS Distributors, Inc.
VBND is a core bond fund that combines broad exposure to US-traded, investment-grade debt with allocations to non-core, higher-yielding instruments. Investments include US Treasuries, agency securities, investment-grade corporate bonds, MBS via the TBA market, and structured credit such as CLOs and CMOs. To enhance return potential, it selectively allocates assets in non-core segments, including high-yield bonds, TIPS, private credit, and US dollar-denominated international bonds, capped at 5%, 15%, 10%, and 10%, respectively. Selection is based on a proprietary quantitative model International exposure is limited to countries that score highly on the Country Principles score. On Jan. 6, 2016, VBND ceased tracking the Vident Core U.S. Bond Index and used a slightly different index thereafter. Before Dec. 31, 2022, the fund was named Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF. Before Apr. 9, 2025, the fund was passively managed and tracked the Vident Core U.S. Bond Index.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Government
Corporate
Securitized
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Government60.09%
Corporate26.69%
Securitized11.70%
Cash1.51%
Stock breakdown by region
North America98.54%
Europe0.54%
Oceania0.46%
Middle East0.46%
Latin America0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
VBND invests in bonds. The fund's major sectors are Government, with 60.09% stocks, and Corporate, with 26.69% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
VBND top holdings are United States Treasury Bond 6.125% 15-NOV-2027 and United States Treasury Bond 5.25% 15-NOV-2028, occupying 6.39% and 4.55% of the portfolio correspondingly.
VBND last dividends amounted to 0.16 USD. The month before, the issuer paid 0.14 USD in dividends, which shows a 11.16% increase.
VBND assets under management is 460.93 M USD. It's risen 2.54% over the last month.
VBND fund flows account for 26.06 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, VBND pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 4.27%. The last dividend (Jul 18, 2025) amounted to 0.16 USD. The dividends are paid monthly.
VBND shares are issued by MM VAM LLC under the brand Vident. The ETF was launched on Oct 15, 2014, and its management style is Active.
VBND expense ratio is 0.41% meaning you'd have to pay 0.41% of your investment to help manage the fund.
VBND follows the No Underlying Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
VBND invests in bonds.
VBND price has risen by 0.72% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a −0.28% decrease. See more dynamics on VBND price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a 1.28% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 2.90% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a 1.28% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 2.90% in a year.
VBND trades at a premium (0.32%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.