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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
Primary advisor
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Distributor
Vanguard Marketing Corp.
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%
Government52.92%
Corporate44.92%
Municipal2.09%
Securitized0.07%
Stock breakdown by region
North America95.07%
Europe2.24%
Asia1.31%
Latin America1.00%
Oceania0.20%
Middle East0.17%
Africa0.01%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history