Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index Fund ETF Shares BLV

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Morningstar’s Analysis BLV

Will BLV outperform in the future?

Get our overall rating based on a fundamental assessment of the pillars below.

A longer duration adds risk.

Senior Associate Analyst Brendan McCann

Brendan McCann

Senior Associate Analyst

Summary

Vanguard Long-Term Bond favors government bonds and has a longer duration than its Morningstar Category peers. Those traits reduce its yield and increase its risk, so its Process Pillar has been downgraded to Average from Above Average.

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Portfolio Holdings BLV

  • Current Portfolio Date
  • Equity Holdings —
  • Bond Holdings —
  • Other Holdings —
  • % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 11.1
Top 10 Holdings
% Portfolio Weight
Market Value USD
Sector

United States Treasury Bonds

1.16 96M
Government

United States Treasury Bonds

1.15 95M
Government

United States Treasury Bonds

1.13 94M
Government

United States Treasury Bonds

1.13 93M
Government

United States Treasury Bonds

1.12 93M
Government

United States Treasury Bonds

1.12 93M
Government

United States Treasury Bonds

1.10 91M
Government

United States Treasury Bonds

1.09 90M
Government

United States Treasury Bonds

1.06 88M
Government

United States Treasury Bonds

1.06 88M
Government

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