How Many BNDX Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?
At $1.44 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 4,167 BNDX shares, about $196,807 at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $47.23. $1,000 a month takes about 8,334 shares, about $393,615. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.
Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (BNDX) pays $0.12 a share monthly, $1.44 a year, a 3.05% run-rate yield at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $47.23. A special dividend of $0.9686 came on top in the last year; specials are paid case by case, so they never count in the rate or the yield here. It has made 161 distribution payments since 2013.
At today’s rate of $0.12 monthly and the last close of $47.23, this is what BNDX pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:
| You hold | Each payment | Per month (avg) | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 share | $0.12 | $0.12 | $1.44 |
| 100 shares | $12.00 | $12.00 | $144.00 |
| $10,000 invested (211.7 shares) | $25.41 | $25.41 | $304.89 |
| 4,167 shares ($500/mo) | $500.04 | $500.04 | $6,000.48 |
| 8,334 shares ($1,000/mo) | $1,000.08 | $1,000.08 | $12,000.96 |
With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 BNDX shares reinvest into 0.25 new shares each payment, about 3.1 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 394 shares. A rising payout speeds that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with BNDX’s own history in the BNDX DRIP calculator.
The payout is not the return. In the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026, BNDX paid $2.21 a share while its share price fell from $49.59 to $47.23. Total return was -$0.15 a share, so every dollar paid above was your own money coming back, and the share value fell $0.15 more on top.
- NAV trend: is the fund’s share price holding up report
- Distribution funded by NAV: is it paying you with your own money report
- Distribution stability: how much the payout jumps around history
- Distribution trend: is the payout growing or shrinking history
- Crash test: how the fund held up in market drops history
- Yield sanity: is the yield too high to be believable rating
BNDX Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range
- BNDX yields 3.05% today, at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $47.23.
- Its own 10-year median is 1.13%, so today’s yield is well above its usual level.
Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report
How it works. Each month-end over the last 10 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.
When Is BNDX’s Next Distribution? Ex-Date and Pay Date After November 2026
BNDX has not declared its next distribution yet. By its usual rhythm of about 30 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 2, 2026, with the cash around Dec 4, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.12 a share, went ex on Nov 2, 2026 and paid Nov 4, 2026.
- Ex-dates: about every 30 days (monthly)
- Payment: usually about 2 days after the ex-date
Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.
How Often Does BNDX Pay?
BNDX pays monthly, 12 times a year. The ex-date comes about every 30 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.
BNDX vs Similar Dividend Funds (IJH, XLK...)
Against the 10 dividend funds in Asset Management closest to BNDX in fund size, BNDX’s 3.05% run-rate yield is above the group’s middle yield of 1.09%. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: in income funds it often comes with a faster-falling share price, so read it next to the NAV trend and the rating.
| Ticker | Dividend ⓘ | Yield | Safety Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| BNDX $47.23Vanguard Total International Bond ETF | $0.12/mo$1.44/yr fwd | 3.05% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only |
| IJH $73.76iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF | $0.226/qtr$0.90/yr fwd | 1.23% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only |
| XLK $170.25State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF | $0.221/qtr$0.88/yr fwd | 0.52% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only |
| VIG $251.80Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF | $0.93/qtr$3.72/yr fwd | 1.48% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only |
| IJR $140.62iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF | $0.509/qtr$2.04/yr fwd | 1.45% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only |
| AGG $95.09iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | $0.342/mo$4.10/yr fwd | 4.32% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only |
| ITOT $164.53iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF | $0.453/qtr$1.81/yr fwd | 1.10% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only |
| VGT $111.13Vanguard Information Technology ETF | $0.147/qtr$0.59/yr fwd | 0.53% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only |
| VXF $229.91Vanguard Extended Market ETF | $0.56/qtr$2.24/yr fwd | 0.97% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only |
| IWM $277.58iShares Russell 2000 ETF | $0.75/qtr$3.00/yr fwd | 1.08% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only |
| VV $347.48Vanguard Large-Cap ETF | $0.90/qtr$3.60/yr fwd | 1.04% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only |
BNDX Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2013
| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount | Frequency | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2026 | Nov 4, 2026 | $0.12 | Monthly | Regular |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 | $0.114 | Monthly | Regular |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Sep 3, 2026 | $0.1206 | Monthly | Regular |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Aug 5, 2026 | $0.1185 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Jul 3, 2026 | $0.1112 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Jun 3, 2026 | $0.1141 | Monthly | Regular |
| May 1, 2026 | May 4, 2026 | $0.1126 | Monthly | Regular |
| Apr 1, 2026 | Apr 3, 2026 | $0.1117 | Monthly | Regular |
| Mar 2, 2026 | Mar 4, 2026 | $0.0998 | Monthly | Regular |
| Feb 2, 2026 | Feb 4, 2026 | $0.1124 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 18, 2025 | Dec 22, 2025 | $0.9686 | Monthly | Special |
| Dec 1, 2025 | Dec 3, 2025 | $0.1044 | Monthly | Regular |
| Nov 3, 2025 | Nov 5, 2025 | $0.1087 | Monthly | Regular |
| Oct 1, 2025 | Oct 3, 2025 | $0.1048 | Monthly | Regular |
| Sep 2, 2025 | Sep 4, 2025 | $0.1092 | Monthly | Regular |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Aug 4, 2025 | $0.1072 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jul 1, 2025 | Jul 3, 2025 | $0.1041 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jun 2, 2025 | Jun 4, 2025 | $0.1067 | Monthly | Regular |
| May 1, 2025 | May 5, 2025 | $0.1044 | Monthly | Regular |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Apr 3, 2025 | $0.1076 | Monthly | Regular |
| Mar 3, 2025 | Mar 5, 2025 | $0.095 | Monthly | Regular |
| Feb 3, 2025 | Feb 5, 2025 | $0.1029 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 24, 2024 | Dec 27, 2024 | $1.0139 | Monthly | Special |
| Dec 2, 2024 | Dec 4, 2024 | $0.0982 | Monthly | Regular |
| Nov 1, 2024 | Nov 5, 2024 | $0.098 | Monthly | Regular |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Oct 3, 2024 | $0.0965 | Monthly | Regular |
| Sep 3, 2024 | Sep 5, 2024 | $0.1011 | Monthly | Regular |
| Aug 1, 2024 | Aug 5, 2024 | $0.1005 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jul 1, 2024 | Jul 3, 2024 | $0.0931 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jun 3, 2024 | Jun 5, 2024 | $0.0959 | Monthly | Regular |
| May 1, 2024 | May 6, 2024 | $0.0892 | Monthly | Regular |
| Apr 1, 2024 | Apr 4, 2024 | $0.0913 | Monthly | Regular |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Mar 6, 2024 | $0.0851 | Monthly | Regular |
| Feb 1, 2024 | Feb 6, 2024 | $0.0859 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Dec 28, 2023 | $1.3568 | Monthly | Special |
| Dec 1, 2023 | Dec 6, 2023 | $0.0873 | Monthly | Regular |
| Nov 1, 2023 | Nov 6, 2023 | $0.0844 | Monthly | Regular |
| Oct 2, 2023 | Oct 5, 2023 | $0.0793 | Monthly | Regular |
| Sep 1, 2023 | Sep 7, 2023 | $0.0793 | Monthly | Regular |
| Aug 1, 2023 | Aug 4, 2023 | $0.0816 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jul 3, 2023 | Jul 7, 2023 | $0.078 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jun 1, 2023 | Jun 6, 2023 | $0.0726 | Monthly | Regular |
| May 1, 2023 | May 4, 2023 | $0.0698 | Monthly | Regular |
| Apr 3, 2023 | Apr 6, 2023 | $0.0716 | Monthly | Regular |
| Mar 1, 2023 | Mar 6, 2023 | $0.0588 | Monthly | Regular |
| Feb 1, 2023 | Feb 6, 2023 | $0.0627 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 23, 2022 | Dec 29, 2022 | $0.2153 | Monthly | Special |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Dec 6, 2022 | $0.0598 | Monthly | Regular |
| Nov 1, 2022 | Nov 4, 2022 | $0.0541 | Monthly | Regular |
| Oct 3, 2022 | Oct 6, 2022 | $0.0495 | Monthly | Regular |
| Sep 1, 2022 | Sep 7, 2022 | $0.0484 | Monthly | Regular |
| Aug 1, 2022 | Aug 4, 2022 | $0.0488 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jul 1, 2022 | Jul 7, 2022 | $0.0431 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jun 1, 2022 | Jun 6, 2022 | $0.0419 | Monthly | Regular |
| May 2, 2022 | May 5, 2022 | $0.0375 | Monthly | Regular |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Apr 6, 2022 | $0.0379 | Monthly | Regular |
| Mar 1, 2022 | Mar 4, 2022 | $0.0345 | Monthly | Regular |
| Feb 1, 2022 | Feb 4, 2022 | $0.0469 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 23, 2021 | Dec 29, 2021 | $1.6181 | Monthly | Special |
| Dec 1, 2021 | Dec 6, 2021 | $0.0339 | Monthly | Regular |
| Nov 1, 2021 | Nov 4, 2021 | $0.039 | Monthly | Regular |
| Oct 1, 2021 | Oct 6, 2021 | $0.0382 | Monthly | Regular |
| Sep 1, 2021 | Sep 7, 2021 | $0.0401 | Monthly | Regular |
| Aug 2, 2021 | Aug 5, 2021 | $0.0405 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jul 1, 2021 | Jul 7, 2021 | $0.0415 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jun 1, 2021 | Jun 4, 2021 | $0.0408 | Monthly | Regular |
| May 3, 2021 | May 6, 2021 | $0.0388 | Monthly | Regular |
| Apr 1, 2021 | Apr 7, 2021 | $0.0413 | Monthly | Regular |
| Mar 1, 2021 | Mar 4, 2021 | $0.0451 | Monthly | Regular |
| Feb 1, 2021 | Feb 4, 2021 | $0.045 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 23, 2020 | Dec 29, 2020 | $0.1355 | Monthly | Special |
| Dec 1, 2020 | Dec 4, 2020 | $0.0452 | Monthly | Regular |
| Nov 2, 2020 | Nov 5, 2020 | $0.047 | Monthly | Regular |
| Oct 1, 2020 | Oct 6, 2020 | $0.0461 | Monthly | Regular |
| Sep 1, 2020 | Sep 4, 2020 | $0.0467 | Monthly | Regular |
| Aug 3, 2020 | Aug 6, 2020 | $0.0475 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jul 1, 2020 | Jul 7, 2020 | $0.0472 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jun 1, 2020 | Jun 4, 2020 | $0.0475 | Monthly | Regular |
| May 1, 2020 | May 6, 2020 | $0.0465 | Monthly | Regular |
| Apr 1, 2020 | Apr 6, 2020 | $0.0505 | Monthly | Regular |
| Mar 2, 2020 | Mar 5, 2020 | $0.044 | Monthly | Regular |
| Feb 3, 2020 | Feb 6, 2020 | $0.045 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 23, 2019 | Dec 27, 2019 | $1.3519 | Monthly | Special |
| Dec 2, 2019 | Dec 5, 2019 | $0.0499 | Monthly | Regular |
| Nov 1, 2019 | Nov 6, 2019 | $0.0516 | Monthly | Regular |
| Oct 1, 2019 | Oct 4, 2019 | $0.0519 | Monthly | Regular |
| Sep 3, 2019 | Sep 6, 2019 | $0.0534 | Monthly | Regular |
| Aug 1, 2019 | Aug 6, 2019 | $0.054 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jul 1, 2019 | Jul 5, 2019 | $0.0545 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jun 3, 2019 | Jun 6, 2019 | $0.0543 | Monthly | Regular |
| May 1, 2019 | May 6, 2019 | $0.0512 | Monthly | Regular |
| Apr 1, 2019 | Apr 4, 2019 | $0.053 | Monthly | Regular |
| Mar 1, 2019 | Mar 6, 2019 | $0.0462 | Monthly | Regular |
| Feb 1, 2019 | Feb 6, 2019 | $0.0539 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 24, 2018 | Dec 28, 2018 | $1.0942 | Monthly | Special |
| Dec 3, 2018 | Dec 6, 2018 | $0.0518 | Monthly | Regular |
| Nov 1, 2018 | Nov 6, 2018 | $0.0542 | Monthly | Regular |
| Oct 1, 2018 | Oct 4, 2018 | $0.0503 | Monthly | Regular |
| Sep 4, 2018 | Sep 7, 2018 | $0.0508 | Monthly | Regular |
| Aug 1, 2018 | Aug 6, 2018 | $0.0499 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jul 2, 2018 | Jul 6, 2018 | $0.0482 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Jun 6, 2018 | $0.0471 | Monthly | Regular |
| May 1, 2018 | May 4, 2018 | $0.0426 | Monthly | Regular |
| Apr 2, 2018 | Apr 5, 2018 | $0.0521 | Monthly | Regular |
| Mar 1, 2018 | Mar 6, 2018 | $0.0431 | Monthly | Regular |
| Feb 1, 2018 | Feb 6, 2018 | $0.0487 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 26, 2017 | Dec 29, 2017 | $0.691 | Monthly | Special |
| Dec 1, 2017 | Dec 6, 2017 | $0.048 | Monthly | Regular |
| Nov 1, 2017 | Nov 6, 2017 | $0.048 | Monthly | Regular |
| Oct 2, 2017 | Oct 5, 2017 | $0.049 | Monthly | Regular |
| Sep 1, 2017 | Sep 8, 2017 | $0.049 | Monthly | Regular |
| Aug 1, 2017 | Aug 7, 2017 | $0.048 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jul 3, 2017 | Jul 10, 2017 | $0.049 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jun 1, 2017 | Jun 7, 2017 | $0.047 | Monthly | Regular |
| May 1, 2017 | May 5, 2017 | $0.046 | Monthly | Regular |
| Apr 3, 2017 | Apr 7, 2017 | $0.046 | Monthly | Regular |
| Mar 1, 2017 | Mar 7, 2017 | $0.046 | Monthly | Regular |
| Feb 1, 2017 | Feb 7, 2017 | $0.045 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 22, 2016 | Dec 29, 2016 | $0.404 | Monthly | Special |
| Dec 1, 2016 | Dec 7, 2016 | $0.066 | Monthly | Regular |
| Nov 1, 2016 | — | $0.061 | Monthly | Regular |
| Oct 3, 2016 | Oct 7, 2016 | $0.056 | Monthly | Regular |
| Sep 1, 2016 | — | $0.056 | Monthly | Regular |
| Aug 1, 2016 | — | $0.05 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jul 1, 2016 | — | $0.056 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jun 1, 2016 | — | $0.055 | Monthly | Regular |
| May 2, 2016 | May 6, 2016 | $0.056 | Monthly | Regular |
| Apr 1, 2016 | — | $0.056 | Monthly | Regular |
| Mar 1, 2016 | — | $0.055 | Monthly | Regular |
| Feb 1, 2016 | — | $0.056 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 23, 2015 | Dec 30, 2015 | $0.135 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 1, 2015 | Dec 7, 2015 | $0.11 | Monthly | Regular |
| Nov 2, 2015 | Nov 6, 2015 | $0.081 | Monthly | Regular |
| Oct 1, 2015 | — | $0.062 | Monthly | Regular |
| Sep 1, 2015 | — | $0.057 | Monthly | Regular |
| Aug 3, 2015 | Aug 7, 2015 | $0.051 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jul 1, 2015 | — | $0.062 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jun 1, 2015 | — | $0.051 | Monthly | Regular |
| May 1, 2015 | — | $0.061 | Monthly | Regular |
| Apr 1, 2015 | — | $0.056 | Monthly | Regular |
| Mar 2, 2015 | Mar 6, 2015 | $0.062 | Monthly | Regular |
| Feb 2, 2015 | Feb 6, 2015 | $0.072 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 23, 2014 | Dec 30, 2014 | $0.093 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 1, 2014 | Dec 5, 2014 | $0.085 | Monthly | Regular |
| Nov 3, 2014 | Nov 7, 2014 | $0.074 | Monthly | Regular |
| Oct 1, 2014 | — | $0.055 | Monthly | Regular |
| Sep 2, 2014 | Sep 8, 2014 | $0.064 | Monthly | Regular |
| Aug 1, 2014 | — | $0.075 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jul 1, 2014 | — | $0.059 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jun 2, 2014 | Jun 6, 2014 | $0.06 | Monthly | Regular |
| May 1, 2014 | — | $0.068 | Monthly | Regular |
| Apr 1, 2014 | — | $0.065 | Monthly | Regular |
| Mar 3, 2014 | Mar 7, 2014 | $0.06 | Monthly | Regular |
| Feb 3, 2014 | Feb 7, 2014 | $0.059 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 24, 2013 | — | $0.073 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 2, 2013 | — | $0.05 | Monthly | Regular |
| Nov 1, 2013 | — | $0.064 | Monthly | Regular |
| Oct 1, 2013 | — | $0.069 | Monthly | Regular |
| Sep 3, 2013 | Sep 9, 2013 | $0.049 | Monthly | Regular |
| Aug 1, 2013 | — | $0.07 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jul 1, 2013 | — | $0.054 | Monthly | Regular |
What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for BNDX
BNDX Dividend Questions
How often does BNDX pay distributions?
BNDX pays monthly, 12 times a year. The ex-date comes about every 30 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.
Does BNDX pay distributions monthly?
Yes. BNDX pays monthly, 12 times a year.
When is the next BNDX distribution?
BNDX has not declared its next distribution yet. By its usual rhythm of about 30 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 2, 2026, with the cash around Dec 4, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.12 a share, went ex on Nov 2, 2026 and paid Nov 4, 2026. The current rate is $0.12 per share, $1.44 a year.
Does BNDX pay a distribution in December 2026?
Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Dec 2, 2026, with the cash around Dec 4, 2026, so a payment in December 2026 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.
How much does BNDX pay per share?
BNDX pays $0.12 a share monthly, $1.44 a year. At the Nov 13, 2026 close of $47.23 that is a 3.05% run-rate yield, well above its usual level: its own 10-year median is 1.13%.
Does BNDX’s payout grow?
Its last 12 payments (about a year) averaged $0.184, +2.1% against $0.1802 for the 12 before. Its payout floats with the income the fund earns each period, so there is no fixed rate to raise. Measured over a full year, the payout rate changed +10.4%.
Is BNDX’s distribution safe?
No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. In the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026 it paid $2.21 a share while its share price went from $49.59 to $47.23. This is data, not investment advice. The full 6-check rating comes with a plan.
How do I track my BNDX distributions?
Add BNDX to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run BNDX in the DRIP calculator.