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.
Basic Details
Issuer Vanguard
Fund NameVanguard Long-Term Bond ETF
Tax ClassificationRegulated Investment Company
SymbolNYSEARCA:BLV
Inception Date4/3/2007
Fund ManagerJoshua C. Barrickman
Phone+1-610-6691000
Fund Focus
Asset ClassFixed Income
Benchmark
CategoryBroad Debt
FocusBroad Debt
Development LevelDeveloped Markets
RegionNorth America
Fund Statistics
Assets Under Management$3.08 billion
Average Daily Volume$218,133.10
Discount/Premium0.01%
ETF Expenses
Management Fee0.04%
Other Expenses0.03%
Total Expenses0.07%
Fee Waiver0.00%
Net Expenses0.07%
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.
Trustee
Lead Market MakerSusquehanna
Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF's stock symbol?
Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)ARCA under the ticker symbol "BLV."
How often does Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF?
Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF announced a monthly dividend on Tuesday, April 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.2754 per share on Monday, May 6th. This represents a $3.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.59%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 1st. View Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF's Dividend History.
Has Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF been receiving favorable news coverage?
News headlines about BLV stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie reports. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF earned a coverage optimism score of 1.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future.
Are investors shorting Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF?
Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF saw a decline in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totalling 305,671 shares, a decline of 57.8% from the April 15th total of 724,957 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 221,830 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.4 days. View Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF's Current Options Chain.
What other stocks do shareholders of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF own?
Who are Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF's key executives?
Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF's management team includes the folowing people:
- F. William McNabb III, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, President, Chief Executive Officer (Age 61)
- Thomas J. Higgins, Chief Financial Officer (Age 56)
- Kathryn J. Hyatt, Treasurer (Age 58)
- Heidi Stam, Secretary (Age 57)
- Emerson U. Fullwood, Independent Trustee (Age 69)
- Rajiv L. Gupta, Independent Trustee (Age 71)
- Amy Gutmann, Independent Trustee (Age 64)
- JoAnn H Heisen, Independent Trustee (Age 63)
- F. Joseph Loughrey, Independent Trustee (Age 69)
Who are Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF's major shareholders?
Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (17.63%), Beacon Capital Management Inc. (6.19%), Advisor Group Inc. (1.89%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.82%), Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. (1.63%) and Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV (1.38%).
Which major investors are selling Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF stock?
BLV stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Beacon Capital Management Inc., Envestnet Asset Management Inc., CMC Financial Group, Eqis Capital Management Inc., Advisor Group Inc., Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc., Cobblestone Capital Advisors LLC NY and First Allied Advisory Services Inc..
Which major investors are buying Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF stock?
BLV stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Westwood Holdings Group Inc., Morningstar Investment Management LLC, Joseph P. Lucia & Associates LLC, Moneywise Inc. and Jane Street Group LLC.
How do I buy shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF?
Shares of BLV can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF's stock price today?
One share of BLV stock can currently be purchased for approximately $92.0560.
How big of a company is Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF?
Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a market capitalization of $3.09 billion.
What is Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF's official website?
How can I contact Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF?
Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF's mailing address is P.O. Box 2600, VALLEY FORGE, PA 19482, United States. The company can be reached via phone at +1-610-6691000.
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