$1,000 in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in 2022 → $999 today
If you'd invested $1,000 in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND) on January 1, 2022 — at the December 2021 month-end close of $72.61 — and held to the latest close (2026-08-), you'd have $999. That's a -0.1% total return — trailing the S&P 500, where the same $1,000 became $1,617.
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FAQ
How much is $1,000 invested in BND in 2022 worth today?
$1,000 invested in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND) at the month-end close of 2021-12- would be worth $999 at the latest month-end close (2026-08-), a total return of -0.1% with dividends reinvested.
Did $1,000 in BND in 2022 beat the market?
Over the same span, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $1,617 — so Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND) trailed the index by +38.2%.
What does "month-end close" mean for this calculation?
The scenario invests at the December 2021 month-end close (the price entering 2022) and values the position at the most recent month-end close (2026-08-). Intra-month extremes are shown on the BND calculator page.
Is the 2022–2026 return in BND typical?
No single year is typical. BND's best calendar-year return since 2007 was about +8.8%, and its worst was -13.1%.
Methodology
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND) total-return data from January 2022 through the latest month-end close (2026-08-).
The entry price is the 2021 December month-end close and the exit is the latest available month-end close, both from adjusted (split and dividend) Yahoo Finance historical data.
Month-end resolution, no taxes or fees, and history never guarantees the future. For exact-date precision (including buying at a panic low), use the BND calculator page.
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Data: Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-08-. Not financial advice.