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Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF

BLV
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Apr 03 2007
Expense Ratio
0.04%
Type
US Bonds
Fund Owner
Vanguard
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$25,240,278
AUM
$5,385,474,000
Associated Index
Bloomberg U.S. Long Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
View

Top 10 Holdings

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United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.34%
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United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.21%
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United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.19%
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United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.15%
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United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.14%
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United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.14%
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United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.11%
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United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.05%
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United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.05%
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United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.04%
Invest with BLV

What is BLV?

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Seeks to track the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index. Exchange-traded share class. Passively managed using index sampling. Diversified exposure to the long-term investment-grade U.S. bond market. Provides high current income with high credit quality.

ETFs related toBLV

ETFs correlated to BLV include ILTB, SPTL, SPLB

BLV
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF
ILTB
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core 10+ Year USD Bond ETF
SPTL
SSgA Active Trust - SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF
SPLB
SSgA Active Trust - SPDR Portfolio Long Term Corporate Bond ETF
VGLT
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF
TLT
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
IGLB
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares 10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
TMF
Direxion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3X Shares
VCLT
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF
TLH
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF
UBT
ProShares Trust - ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury 2x Shares

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

Automated Strategies
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Category

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Risk Rating

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Risk Rating

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FAQ

BLV is a US Bonds ETF. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Seeks to track the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index. Exchange-traded share class. Passively managed using index sampling. Diversified exposure to the long-term investment-grade U.S. bond market. Provides high current income with high credit quality.

BLV tracks the Bloomberg U.S. Long Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index.

No, BLV is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, BLV is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on BLV is -0.0383%. This is the percent change in the value of BLV over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on BLV is -0.0871%. This is the percent change in the value of BLV over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of BLV for the past year is 0.1582%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to BLV include GVI, BSV, and BND.

ETFs correlated to BLV include ILTB, SPTL, and SPLB.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to BLV include TTT, TBT, and TBF.

Disclaimers

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