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About VANGUARD LONG-TERM BOND ETF
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Inception date
Apr 3, 2007
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Distributes
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Tax on distributions
Ordinary income
BLV has exposure to a broad portfolio of investment-grade bonds. The fund follows the Barclays U.S. Long Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index, which is composed of US government, USD-denominated foreign issues and corporate bonds with maturities of 10 years or greater. The fund aims to deliver a broad and reasonably liquid take on the segment.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Government
Corporate
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Government54.51%
Corporate42.86%
Municipal1.98%
Cash0.65%
Structured0.00%
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Dividends
Dividend payout history