All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

BND: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

BND total return snapshot: BND returned −1.83% over the past year and −2.46% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Apr. 10, 2007, BND is up +72.35% in nominal total return, or +2.83%/yr, and is currently −5.32% below its total-return high on Aug. 6, 2020.

Data ending Thu Oct. 1, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Tue 2007-04-10💬 to Thu 2026-10-01 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
BND
×
+72.35%
+2.83%/yr
+2.60%/yr
R2=0.833
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Tue 2007-04-10💬 to Thu 2026-10-01 Start
Value
End
Value
BND
×
$10,000.00
2007-04-10
$17,235.49
2026-10-01

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-01

  YTD YoY
BND
×
−2.46% −1.83%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
BND
×
−5.32%
on 2026-10-01
from 2020-08-06 peak
−18.84%
on 2022-10-20
from 2020-08-06 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Thu 2026-10-01 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
BND
×
−1.83% +0.94%
+0.47%/yr
+12.89%
+4.13%/yr
−3.30%
−0.67%/yr
+11.68%
+1.11%/yr

Annual Returns

Year BND
2026 (YTD) −2.46%
2025 +7.09%
2024 +1.38%
2023 +5.65%
2022 −13.11%
2021 −2.01%
2020 +7.54%
2019 +8.84%
2018 −0.11%
2017 +3.57%
2016 +2.52%
2015 +0.56%
2014 +5.82%
2013 −2.10%
2012 +3.89%
2011 +7.93%
2010 +6.20%
2009 +3.63%
2008 +6.87%
2007 +6.10%