Vanguard Long-Term Bond Fund (BLV) Price, Holdings, & News $71.15 -0.43 (-0.60%) (As of 10:28 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$71.15▼$71.3250-Day Range$63.10▼$72.2652-Week Range$62.95▼$79.21Volume87,620 shsAverage Volume615,352 shsMarket Capitalization$5.56 billionAssets Under Management$5.64 billionDividend Yield4.24%Net Expense Ratio0.04% Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisChartDividendHeadlinesHoldingsOwnershipStock AnalysisChartDividendHeadlinesHoldingsOwnership About Vanguard Long-Term Bond Fund (NYSEARCA:BLV)Vanguard Bond Index Funds (the Fund), formerly Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF, seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted bond index with a long-term, dollar-weighted average maturity. It employs a passive management or indexing strategy designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S.Long Government/Credit Bond Index (the Index). The Index includes all medium and larger issues of the United States Government, investment-grade corporate, and investment-grade international dollar-denominated bonds that have maturities of greater than 10 years and are publicly issued. The Fund invests by sampling the Index, meaning that it holds a range of securities that, in the aggregate, approximates the full Index in terms of key risk factors and other characteristics. All of the Fund’s investments will be selected through the sampling process, and at least 80% of its assets will be invested in bonds held in the Index. The Fund’s investment advisor is The Vanguard Group, Inc.Read More BLV Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart BLV ETF News HeadlinesNovember 30, 2023 | msn.comVanguard Long-Term Bond ETF declares monthly distribution of $0.2555November 29, 2023 | investing.comVanguard Canadian Long-Term Bond (VLB)December 11, 2023 | DTI Trader (Ad)New CBOE “special perk” helps traders target income every weekendYou might not immediately realize what you’re reading. Let me help you out a little… What you're looking at is a “special perk” set up by the Chicago Board of Options Exchange. November 2, 2023 | msn.comVanguard Long-Term Bond ETF declares monthly distribution of $0.2634October 4, 2023 | msn.comVCLT: Attractive Buying Opportunity For Long-Term InvestorsAugust 16, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comVanguard Long-Term Bond Fund (VBLAX)June 30, 2023 | msn.comVanguard Long-Term Bond ETF declares monthly distribution of $0.2452June 5, 2023 | msn.comIs VUSTX a Strong Bond Fund Right Now?December 11, 2023 | DTI Trader (Ad)New CBOE “special perk” helps traders target income every weekendYou might not immediately realize what you’re reading. Let me help you out a little… What you're looking at is a “special perk” set up by the Chicago Board of Options Exchange. April 28, 2023 | seekingalpha.comVanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF declares monthly distribution of $0.2994See More Headlines Receive BLV Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Vanguard Long-Term Bond Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Fund Details IssuerVanguard Fund NameVanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Tax ClassificationRegulated Investment Company Stock ExchangeNYSEARCACurrent SymbolNYSEARCA:BLV Inception Date4/3/2007 Fund ManagerJoshua C. Barrickman Webwww.vanguard.com Phone+1-610-6691000Fund Focus Asset ClassFixed Income BenchmarkBloomberg U.S. Long Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index CategoryBroad Debt FocusInvestment Grade Development LevelDeveloped Markets RegionNorth America Number of Holdings3017 Fund Statistics Assets Under Management$5.64 billion Average Daily Volume$734,262.30 Discount/Premium0.21% Administrator, Advisor and Custodian AdministratorThe Vanguard Group, Inc. AdvisorThe Vanguard Group, Inc. CustodianJPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. DistributorVanguard Marketing Corporation Transfer AgentThe Vanguard Group, Inc. TrusteeN/A Lead Market MakerSusquehanna Options OptionableOptionable Options Volume66 Put Options32 Call Options34 Short Interest135,300 shs Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares78,200,000Beta0.26 Creation Unit100,000 Creation Fee$100.00 A Guide To High-Short-Interest StocksMarketBeat's analysts have just released their top five short plays for December 2023. Learn which stocks have the most short interest and how to trade them. Click the link below to see which companies made the list.Get This Free Report Vanguard Long-Term Bond Fund ExpensesTypeBLVInvestment Grade ETFsFixed Income ETFsNYSEARCA ETFsAll ETFsManagement Fee0.03%0.21%0.32%0.50%0.50%Other Expenses0.01%0.13%0.28%0.64%0.57%Total Expense0.04%0.25%0.40%0.73%0.69%Fee Waiver0.00%-0.15%-0.25%-0.69%-0.57%Net Expense0.04%0.21%0.35%0.57%0.57% Vanguard Long-Term Bond Fund (BLV) Holdings & ExposureTop 10 BLV HoldingsUnited States Treasury BondsHolding Weight: 1.33%United States Treasury BondsHolding Weight: 1.32%United States Treasury BondsHolding Weight: 1.20%United States Treasury BondsHolding Weight: 1.15%United States Treasury BondsHolding Weight: 1.15%United States Treasury BondsHolding Weight: 1.14%United States Treasury BondsHolding Weight: 1.11%United States Treasury BondsHolding Weight: 1.09%United States Treasury BondsHolding Weight: 1.08%United States Treasury BondsHolding Weight: 1.07%BLV Sector ExposureBLV Industry ExposureFull Holdings Details Key ExecutivesF. William McNabb III (Age 61)Chairman of the Board of Trustees, President, Chief Executive Officer Thomas J. Higgins (Age 56)Chief Financial Officer Kathryn J. Hyatt (Age 58)Treasurer Heidi Stam (Age 57)Secretary Emerson U. Fullwood (Age 69)Independent Trustee Rajiv L. Gupta (Age 71)Independent Trustee Amy Gutmann (Age 64)Independent Trustee JoAnn H Heisen (Age 63)Independent Trustee F. Joseph Loughrey (Age 69)Independent Trustee More ExecutivesSimilar ETFsSchwab 5-10 Year Corporate Bond ETFNYSEARCA:SCHIPGIM Ultra Short Bond ETFNYSEARCA:PULSVanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETFNASDAQ:VCLTiShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETFNASDAQ:ISTBSPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETFNYSEARCA:SPSBInstitutional OwnershipSunbelt Securities Inc.Sold 455 shares on 12/11/2023Ownership: 0.001%Citigroup Inc.Sold 8,612 shares on 12/6/2023Ownership: 0.050%B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc.Bought 6,786 shares on 12/1/2023Ownership: 0.138%Modera Wealth Management LLCBought 19,558 shares on 11/30/2023Ownership: 0.025%Hohimer Wealth Management LLCBought 2,182 shares on 11/21/2023Ownership: 0.023%View All Institutional Transactions BLV ETF - Frequently Asked Questions How have BLV shares performed in 2023? Vanguard Long-Term Bond Fund's stock was trading at $72.44 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, BLV stock has decreased by 1.8% and is now trading at $71.15. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. How often does Vanguard Long-Term Bond Fund pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Vanguard Long-Term Bond Fund? Vanguard Long-Term Bond Fund declared a dividend on Friday, December 23rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.2452 per share on Friday, August 4th. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 1st. Read our dividend analysis for BLV. What does BLV invest in? Vanguard Long-Term Bond Fund is a fixed income fund issued by Vanguard. BLV focuses on investment grade investments and follows the Bloomberg U.S. Long Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index. The fund's investments total to approximately $5.64 billion assets under management. What is the management fee for Vanguard Long-Term Bond Fund? Vanguard Long-Term Bond Fund's management fee is 0.03% and has other expenses of 0.01%. The net expense ratio for BLV is 0.04%. What other stocks do shareholders of Vanguard Long-Term Bond Fund own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Vanguard Long-Term Bond Fund investors own include Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK), Costco Wholesale (COST), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), AT&T (T), CVS Health (CVS), AbbVie (ABBV), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), McDonald's (MCD), Mondelez International (MDLZ) and Wells Fargo & Company (WFC). Who are Vanguard Long-Term Bond Fund's major shareholders? Vanguard Long-Term Bond Fund's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (12.74%), LPL Financial LLC (3.36%), Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. (2.69%), Lincoln National Corp (2.47%), Ameriprise Financial Inc. (1.89%) and Morgan Stanley (1.54%). How do I buy shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond Fund? Shares of BLV stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. This page (NYSEARCA:BLV) was last updated on 12/11/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. 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