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Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (BLV) Price, Holdings & Fees

$306.85−0.32%−$0.97End-of-day price as of Oct 9, 2026

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (BLV) closed at $306.85 on Oct 9, 2026, down 0.32% from the previous close of $307.82.

Share price, past year

1Y +0.64%

52-week range $287.06 – $322.87. Daily closing prices.
Monthly closing prices
Last closing price of each month
DateClose
Oct 9, 2026$306.85
Sep 30, 2026$317.84
Aug 31, 2026$308.39
Jul 31, 2026$297.44
Jun 30, 2026$296.21
May 29, 2026$299.64
Apr 30, 2026$300.05
Mar 31, 2026$297.11
Feb 27, 2026$287.70
Jan 30, 2026$313.91
Dec 31, 2025$297.52
Nov 28, 2025$308.16
Oct 31, 2025$316.98

Key statistics

Expense ratio
0.03%
as of Dec 31, 2025
Net assets
$8.7B
as of Jun 30, 2026
Holdings
2,985
as of Jun 30, 2026
52-week range
$287.06 – $322.87

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF's expense ratio is 0.03%: $3.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

Holdings

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF held 2,985 investments worth $8.66B as of Jun 30, 2026. Its largest holding was United States Treasury Note/Bond, at 1.17% of the fund.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF largest holdings by share of net assets
#Holding% of fundValue
1United States Treasury Note/Bond1.17%$101.60M
2United States Treasury Note/Bond1.15%$99.72M
3United States Treasury Note/Bond1.14%$98.55M
4United States Treasury Note/Bond1.13%$97.72M
5United States Treasury Note/Bond1.13%$97.49M
6United States Treasury Note/Bond1.10%$94.90M
7United States Treasury Note/Bond1.08%$93.73M
8United States Treasury Note/Bond1.08%$93.42M
9United States Treasury Note/Bond1.06%$91.69M
10United States Treasury Note/Bond0.97%$83.75M
11United States Treasury Note/Bond0.96%$83.42M
12United States Treasury Note/Bond0.86%$74.13M
13United States Treasury Note/Bond0.85%$73.60M
14United States Treasury Note/Bond0.84%$72.44M
15United States Treasury Note/Bond0.80%$69.19M
16United States Treasury Note/Bond0.79%$68.23M
17United States Treasury Note/Bond0.77%$66.77M
18United States Treasury Note/Bond0.75%$65.14M
19United States Treasury Note/Bond0.75%$64.86M
20United States Treasury Note/Bond0.74%$64.46M
21United States Treasury Note/Bond0.73%$63.65M
22United States Treasury Note/Bond0.73%$63.25M
23United States Treasury Note/Bond0.72%$62.45M
24United States Treasury Note/Bond0.72%$62.09M
25United States Treasury Note/Bond0.70%$60.90M

Top 25 of 2,985 holdings, as of Jun 30, 2026. Percentages are of the fund's net assets.

What the fund owns

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF holdings by asset type
Asset type% of fund
Bonds and other debt98.80%
Cash and short-term investments0.15%
Credit derivatives−0.01%
Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF holdings by country, largest 10
Country% of fund
United States92.54%
Mexico0.96%
Canada0.92%
United Kingdom0.74%
Netherlands0.39%
Philippines0.28%
Japan0.26%
Singapore0.25%
Panama0.23%
Chile0.21%

Shares of net assets from the fund's N-PORT report. Funds that borrow can add up to more than 100%, with borrowing (such as repurchase agreements) shown as a negative share.

Monthly total returns

Over the 3 months to Jun 30, 2026, Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF's total return was +1.51%, as reported to the SEC.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF monthly total returns
MonthTotal return
Jun 30, 2026+0.69%
May 31, 2026+0.90%
Apr 30, 2026−0.08%

The fund's own total returns as reported to the SEC (N-PORT), including reinvested distributions. Not the sample prices above.

Fund profile

Name
Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF
Ticker
BLV
Exchange
ARCA
Fund type
ETF
Trust
VANGUARD BOND INDEX FUNDS
SEC series ID
S000002562
SEC CIK
0000794105
Fractional shares
Yes

Recent SEC filings

Shareholder reports and prospectuses are filed by VANGUARD BOND INDEX FUNDS, the trust behind Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF, and cover all of its funds.

Frequently asked questions

What is BLV's price?

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (BLV) closed at $306.85 on Oct 9, 2026, down 0.32% from the previous close of $307.82.

What is BLV's expense ratio?

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF's expense ratio is 0.03%: $3.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

What does BLV hold?

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF held 2,985 investments worth $8.66B as of Jun 30, 2026. Its largest holding was United States Treasury Note/Bond, at 1.17% of the fund. Its five largest holdings were United States Treasury Note/Bond, United States Treasury Note/Bond, United States Treasury Note/Bond, United States Treasury Note/Bond, United States Treasury Note/Bond.

How has BLV performed?

Over the 3 months to Jun 30, 2026, Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF's total return was +1.51%, as reported to the SEC.

Sources and methodology

Holdings, net assets and monthly returns come from the fund's N-PORT filing with the SEC, as of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 28, 2026). The expense ratio is from the fund's prospectus or shareholder report, as of Dec 31, 2025. Prices are generated sample data for development. Data sources and disclosures