Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (BLV)
| Assets | $6.14B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.04% |
| PE Ratio | n/a |
| Shares Out | n/a |
| Dividend (ttm) | $3.03 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.06% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Dec 22, 2023 |
| Payout Ratio | n/a |
| 1-Year Return | +1.97% |
| Volume | 482,398 |
| Open | 74.72 |
| Previous Close | 75.08 |
| Day's Range | 74.45 - 75.04 |
| 52-Week Low | 62.95 |
| 52-Week High | 79.22 |
| Beta | n/a |
| Holdings | 3036 |
| Inception Date | Apr 3, 2007 |
About BLV
Fund Home PageThe Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (BLV) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a market value-weighted index of investment-grade USD-denominated government, corporate, and foreign debt at least 10 years to maturity. BLV was launched on Apr 3, 2007 and is issued by Vanguard.
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2023 | $0.2617 | Dec 28, 2023 |
| Dec 1, 2023 | $0.25552 | Dec 6, 2023 |
| Nov 1, 2023 | $0.2635 | Nov 6, 2023 |
| Oct 2, 2023 | $0.24992 | Oct 5, 2023 |
| Sep 1, 2023 | $0.26128 | Sep 7, 2023 |
| Aug 1, 2023 | $0.26239 | Aug 4, 2023 |
News
Looking To Extend Duration? 3 Long-Term Vanguard ETFs to Consider
Over the past 12-24 months of rate hikes, short-term and ultra-short-term bond ETFs have served income-seeking investors well. But as interest rates continue to rise, exposures farther out on the curv...
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Is Now the Time to Consider Long-Term Bond ETFs?
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U.S. companies announced nearly 90,000 layoffs in March, up 15% from the 78,000 announced in February and up 319% from the more than 21,000 cuts announced in the same month in 2022, according to a rep...
Add More Duration to Your Portfolio
Amid the Federal Reserve's interest rate-hiking campaign that it kicked off in 2022, many advisors have turned to cash and cash equivalents bonds. Since cash and short-duration securities are less sen...
Target Long Duration, High Quality Fixed Income Before a Recession Hits
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Use BLV and BNDX to Target Long-Term Fixed Income
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Target Broad-Based Fixed Income While Prices are Low & Yields Are High
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Consider High-Quality Bond Funds Before a Recession Hits
While it's likely that the Federal Reserve's attempts to bring down inflation through interest rate hikes will eventually succeed, it will also lead to a worldwide economic downturn, according to Vang...
Play the Long Game in Bonds Amid the Heavy Volatility
Patience is a virtue, and that especially rings true when it comes to fixed income investing. In this tricky market environment where bonds are feeling the same downward pressure as stocks, the long-t...
Vanguard Lowers Fees on 4 Bond ETFs
Vanguard today reported expense ratio reductions for four broadly diversified bond ETFs. The ETFs affected include the Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (BIV), the Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (BLV)...
Need More Yield? Here's 2 Long Duration ETFs to Consider
While short duration is often touted in the current market environment where rising interest rates amid higher inflation is a prime area of focus for advisors, fixed income investors can still look to...
Get More Yield and Higher Credit Quality With BLV
Getting more yield amid rising inflation is possible without sacrificing credit quality with the Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index Fund ETF Shares (BLV). The equities markets have been whipsawing with vol...
Hedge Funds Are Betting That Long-Term Yields Will Rise
With the Omicron variant and inflation headlining the capital market news, it's easy to forget that a flattening yield curve also poses a threat, but hedge funds are betting that long-term yields will...
Prospects of Lower Global Growth Boosts Long-Term Bonds
To go along with rising inflation, the Omicron variant just added an extra headwind for global growth, but the byproduct could be a boost to bonds on the long end of the yield curve. According to a Fi...
High Income and High Credit Quality Are Possible With BLV
Getting high income paired with high credit quality is possible when fixed income investors give the Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index Fund ETF Shares (BLV) a closer look. Fixed income investors are alrea...
If You're Hunting for Yield, Check Out These Vanguard ETFs
Even with safe haven government debt yields like the benchmark 10-year Treasury note pushing higher, fixed income investors are demanding more from their portfolios, which Vanguard can provide with th...
4 Vanguard ETFs to Get Total U.S. Bond Market Exposure Across All Durations
There are times when an investor wants aggregate U.S. bond exposure and other times when targeted duration (short or long) is necessary given the current market environs—whatever the need, Vanguard of...
4 Vanguard ETFs With Newly Lowered Fees
Vanguard, the second-largest U.S. issuer of exchange traded funds, is at it again.
With Rates Falling, Go Long With This Bond ETF
Declining interest rates are boosting a slew of long-dated fixed income segments and ETFs, including the Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEArca: BLV). BLV is up 13.40% year-to-date, a stellar return wh...
Go Long with Bonds Using the “BLV” ETF
The Federal Reserve instituted its third rate decline recently after reversing course from its four straight rate hikes in 2019. As such, investors have been apter to take on risk via longer duration ...