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BLVVanguard Long-Term Bond Fund

Get income19y track recordRanked #39 of 1,622 in this goal

Tracks the performance of a market-weighted bond index with long-term maturity.

By Vanguard · Launched 2007

Annual Cost

0.03%

#190 of 5,562 · low cost

Fund Size

$8.5B

#304 of 5,562 · large

Dividend YieldGoal

4.77%

Track Record

19 years

#459 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,300+3.0%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Fixed income

Region

North america

Strategy

Index tracking

Index tracked

Bloomberg US Long Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 11.4% of fund✓ well diversified

United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.3%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.2%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.2%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.2%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.2%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.1%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.1%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.1%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.0%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.0%

Asset allocation

Bonds
98.8%
Cash
1.2%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
7.9%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-38.3%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
-0.03Below average
Sortino (3Y)
-0.04Moderate downside risk

Bond profile

Avg maturity

8.4 years

Credit ratings

US Government
55.5%
AAA
54.3%
AA
6.2%
A
19.7%
BBB
19.8%
Other
0.0%

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Tracks the performance of a market-weighted bond index with long-term maturity.
Strategy
Employs an indexing approach to track the Bloomberg U.S. Long Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index, which includes U.S. government and investment-grade bonds with maturities over 10 years. Invests primarily in bonds held in the Index through sampling.
Inception date
April 3, 2007
Fund family
Vanguard

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Data updated on 2026-06-19