BLV: Long Term Bond FundThis goes along with my idea about BND, but BLV is another bond ETF I buy to hedge against the market that's also a haven against corrections. I've got a lot of funds cycling around this morning as I'm admitting to myself that this tariff hike is happening and there's nothing going to come out last
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About Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF
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Inception date
Apr 3, 2007
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
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Distributor
Vanguard Marketing Corp.
BLV has exposure to a broad portfolio of investment-grade bonds. The fund follows the Barclays U.S. Long Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index, which is composed of US government, USD-denominated foreign issues and corporate bonds with maturities of 10 years or greater. The fund aims to deliver a broad and reasonably liquid take on the segment.
Classification
What's in the fund
Exposure type
Government
Corporate
Stock breakdown by region
Top 10 holdings
BLV Long WeeklyI have this Vanguard ETF in my IRA. As money
continues to fly for safety BLV continues to breakout making higher highs and higher lows
Very low cost fund long term and has a nice mix of
various bonds with a nice dividend for reinvestment avoiding some of the market volatility
for the longer term i
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Neutral
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Moving Averages
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Moving Averages
Neutral
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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
BLV trades at 67.54 USD today, its price has fallen −0.63% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on BLV price chart.
BLV net asset value is 67.97 today — it's risen 0.10% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.
BLV assets under management is 6.12 B USD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
BLV price has fallen by −1.11% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a −5.22% decrease. See more dynamics on BLV price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a −1.72% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 0.18% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a −1.72% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 0.18% in a year.
BLV fund flows account for 730.10 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.
Since ETFs work like an individual stock, they can be bought and sold on exchanges (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, EURONEXT). As it happens with stocks, you need to select a brokerage to access trading. Explore our list of available brokers to find the one to help execute your strategies. Don't forget to do your research before getting to trading. Explore ETFs metrics in our ETF screener to find a reliable opportunity.
BLV invests in bonds. See more details in our Analysis section.
BLV expense ratio is 0.03%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, BLV isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
In some ways, ETFs are safe investments, but in a broader sense, they're not safer than any other asset, so it's crucial to analyze a fund before investing. But if your research gives a vague answer, you can always refer to technical analysis.
Today, BLV technical analysis shows the sell rating and its 1-week rating is sell. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating BLV shows the strong sell signal. See more of BLV technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Today, BLV technical analysis shows the sell rating and its 1-week rating is sell. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating BLV shows the strong sell signal. See more of BLV technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Yes, BLV pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 4.70%.
BLV trades at a premium (0.07%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
BLV shares are issued by The Vanguard Group, Inc.
BLV follows the Bloomberg US Government/Credit - Float Adjusted Long. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Apr 3, 2007.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.