BLV Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF
This ETF is designed to mirror the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index. It achieves this through a passive investment approach, employing index sampling rather than full replication. The fund offers broad, diversified access to the U.S. bond market, concentrating on long-term, investment-grade debt instruments. A key benefit for investors is the potential for substantial current income, thanks to its focus on securities with high creditworthiness.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y ann. | 5Y ann. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLV | +0.9% | -4.0% | -8.5% | -9.8% | -1.5% | -9.1% |
| Core Investment Grade Bond average (34 funds) | -0.2% | -3.4% | -4.0% | -4.1% | +1.1% | -1.7% |
Insider activity in the holdings
Open-market insider buying across this fund’s holdings over 90 days, weighted by holding weight: +$0 net.
No open-market insider buys in the holdings in the last 90 days.
Holdings · as of Nov 12, 2026
| # | Holding | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLV United States Treasury Note/Bond 5.00% 05/15/2056 | 1.16% |
Sector breakdown
Country breakdown
Distributions
| Date | Per unit |
|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2026 | $0.2776 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $0.2730 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $0.2808 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | $0.2813 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | $0.2716 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | $0.2817 |
| May 1, 2026 | $0.2741 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | $0.2836 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | $0.2511 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | $0.2774 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | $0.2786 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | $0.2681 |
| Nov 3, 2025 | $0.2724 |
| Oct 1, 2025 | $0.2654 |
| Sep 2, 2025 | $0.2736 |
| Aug 1, 2025 | $0.2802 |
| Jul 1, 2025 | $0.2749 |
| Jun 2, 2025 | $0.2763 |
| May 1, 2025 | $0.2605 |
| Apr 1, 2025 | $0.2763 |
| Mar 3, 2025 | $0.2502 |
| Feb 3, 2025 | $0.2695 |
| Dec 24, 2024 | $0.2752 |
| Dec 2, 2024 | $0.2654 |
| Nov 1, 2024 | $0.2714 |
| Oct 1, 2024 | $0.2577 |
| Sep 3, 2024 | $0.2655 |
| Aug 1, 2024 | $0.2666 |
| Jul 1, 2024 | $0.2676 |
| Jun 3, 2024 | $0.2704 |
| May 17, 2024 | $0.2810 |
| May 1, 2024 | $0.2596 |
| Apr 1, 2024 | $0.2812 |
| Mar 1, 2024 | $0.2465 |
| Feb 1, 2024 | $0.2776 |
| Dec 22, 2023 | $0.2617 |
| Dec 1, 2023 | $0.2555 |
| Nov 1, 2023 | $0.2635 |
| Oct 2, 2023 | $0.2499 |
| Sep 1, 2023 | $0.2613 |
Members of Congress who disclosed this ETF
No member of Congress has disclosed a trade in BLV in the filings we hold.
Fund facts, prices, performance and distributions: our market-data vendor. Holdings: the vendor and SEC Form N-PORT. Insider and Congress data: InsiderBuying. Last updated Nov 13, 2026. This is historical data, not investment advice. Report a data error