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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
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Government
Corporate
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Government53.86%
Corporate44.07%
Municipal2.00%
Securitized0.07%
Stock breakdown by region
North America95.22%
Europe2.22%
Asia1.25%
Latin America0.93%
Oceania0.20%
Middle East0.17%
Africa0.01%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
BLV invests in bonds. The fund's major sectors are Government, with 53.86% stocks, and Corporate, with 44.07% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
BLV top holdings are United States Treasury Bond 4.75% 15-NOV-2053 and United States Treasury Bond 4.625% 15-MAY-2054, occupying 1.37% and 1.36% of the portfolio correspondingly.
BLV last dividends amounted to 0.28 USD. The month before, the issuer paid 0.26 USD in dividends, which shows a 5.71% increase.
BLV assets under management is 6.12 B USD. It's risen 1.78% over the last month.
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.
Yes, BLV pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 4.71%. The last dividend (Jun 4, 2025) amounted to 0.28 USD. The dividends are paid monthly.
BLV shares are issued by The Vanguard Group, Inc. under the brand Vanguard. The ETF was launched on Apr 3, 2007, and its management style is Passive.
BLV expense ratio is 0.03% meaning you'd have to pay 0.03% of your investment to help manage the fund.
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.
BLV invests in bonds.
BLV price has fallen by −1.11% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a −5.50% 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 trades at a premium (0.07%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.