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Vanguard Long-Term Bond Fund (BLV)

Long-Term Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
69.42 USD +0.53 (0.769%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 68.73 -0.69 (-0.690%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 7:10 p.m. EDT)
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:22 p.m. EDT

BLV is a solid long-term investment with a strong dividend yield and consistent payout history, making it a good choice for income-focused investors. The recent price movements show some volatility, but the overall trend remains stable. While short-term traders may find some opportunities in the current range, the long-term fundamentals and dividend stability make BLV a reliable option for those looking for steady returns.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.009989
AutoETS0.009989
MSTL0.010003
AutoTheta0.010902

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.53
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.208
Excess Kurtosis -1.10

As of April 11, 2026, 1:22 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing a mixed sentiment. Calls are showing higher open interest and volume on the upside, indicating potential bullish expectations, particularly around strikes like 72.0 and 73.0. However, puts are also showing significant activity, especially around strikes like 68.0 and 69.0, suggesting some bearish sentiment or protective positioning. The IV levels are relatively low, indicating less volatility expected from the market, but the positioning suggests a cautious outlook with potential for both upward and downward movements.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.41% 4.80% 4.98% 4.66%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-01 0.284 0.414538
2026-03-02 0.251 0.356141
2026-02-02 0.277 0.403306
2025-12-18 0.279 0.404451
2025-12-01 0.268 0.387014
2025-11-03 0.272 0.392486
2025-10-01 0.265 0.383038
2025-09-02 0.274 0.412263
2025-08-01 0.280 0.416206
2025-07-01 0.275 0.410383
2025-06-02 0.276 0.427048
2025-05-01 0.260 0.395229
2025-04-01 0.276 0.409734
2025-03-03 0.250 0.367494
2025-02-03 0.270 0.413960
2024-12-24 0.275 0.424150
2024-12-02 0.265 0.388971
2024-11-01 0.271 0.412140
2024-10-01 0.258 0.366765
2024-09-03 0.265 0.384229
2024-08-01 0.267 0.396924
2024-07-01 0.268 0.419949
2024-06-03 0.270 0.417103
2024-05-17 0.281 0.436336
2024-05-01 0.260 0.417265
2024-04-01 0.281 0.436282
2024-03-01 0.246 0.378834
2024-02-01 0.278 0.414290
2023-12-22 0.262 0.393195
2023-12-01 0.256 0.404468
2023-11-01 0.264 0.456977
2023-10-02 0.250 0.427675
2023-09-01 0.261 0.417457
2023-08-01 0.262 0.410077
2023-07-03 0.245 0.374849
2023-06-01 0.256 0.392331
2023-05-01 0.245 0.375509
2023-04-03 0.259 0.387404
2023-03-01 0.237 0.376680
2023-02-01 0.234 0.345058
2022-12-23 0.253 0.395740
2022-12-01 0.240 0.367075
2022-11-01 0.251 0.421999
2022-10-03 0.235 0.377887
2022-09-01 0.244 0.371962
2022-08-01 0.245 0.346124
2022-07-01 0.239 0.351395
2022-06-01 0.247 0.356932
2022-05-02 0.236 0.344999
2022-04-01 0.359 0.466356
2022-03-01 0.226 0.281477
2022-02-01 0.245 0.299819
2021-12-23 0.456 0.531231
2021-12-01 0.242 0.278955
2021-11-01 0.247 0.289964
2021-10-01 0.239 0.282142
2021-09-01 0.249 0.288774
2021-08-02 0.249 0.286648
2021-07-01 0.241 0.286436
2021-06-01 0.248 0.307044
2021-05-03 0.244 0.302329
2021-04-01 0.558 0.697732
2021-03-01 0.236 0.290828
2021-02-01 0.259 0.302536
2020-12-23 3.132 3.583542
2020-12-01 0.253 0.288676
2020-11-02 0.263 0.307769
2020-10-01 0.269 0.309653
2020-09-01 0.269 0.307513
2020-08-03 0.263 0.292016
2020-07-01 0.267 0.309695
2020-06-01 0.277 0.329220
2020-05-01 0.260 0.309512
2020-04-01 0.606 0.752680
2020-03-02 0.260 0.313854
2020-02-03 0.280 0.349498
2019-12-23 0.461 0.604874
2019-12-02 0.267 0.351271
2019-11-01 0.282 0.368071
2019-10-01 0.280 0.363512
2019-09-03 0.286 0.364858
2019-08-01 0.288 0.391852
2019-07-01 0.283 0.392121
2019-06-03 0.284 0.403045
2019-05-01 0.275 0.407347
2019-04-01 0.298 0.444502
2019-03-01 0.293 0.456267
2019-02-01 0.285 0.439855
2018-12-24 0.263 0.414177
2018-12-03 0.285 0.462076
2018-11-01 0.290 0.475195
2018-10-01 0.281 0.447829
2018-09-04 0.292 0.459609
2018-08-01 0.293 0.464547
2018-07-02 0.288 0.456366
2018-06-01 0.295 0.466601
2018-05-01 0.286 0.457267
2018-04-02 0.440 0.684676
2018-03-01 0.272 0.429767
2018-02-01 0.277 0.429147
2017-12-26 0.293 0.444400
2017-12-01 0.283 0.428388
2017-11-01 0.293 0.449286
2017-10-02 0.288 0.443529
2017-09-01 0.297 0.456844
2017-08-01 0.290 0.449632
2017-07-03 0.281 0.440193
2017-06-01 0.294 0.464505
2017-05-01 0.288 0.466227
2017-04-03 0.291 0.472106
2017-03-01 0.269 0.442082
2017-02-01 0.289 0.479357
2016-12-22 0.452 0.760261
2016-12-01 0.299 0.506358
2016-11-01 0.293 0.462461
2016-10-03 0.284 0.434044
2016-09-01 0.301 0.454583
2016-08-01 0.337 0.512242
2016-07-01 0.282 0.430302
2016-06-01 0.292 0.474015
2016-05-02 0.290 0.474273
2016-04-01 0.298 0.488500
2016-02-01 0.302 0.523056
2015-12-23 0.442 0.779969
2015-12-01 0.304 0.525811
2015-11-02 0.301 0.523882
2015-10-01 0.286 0.497830
2015-09-01 0.243 0.426537
2015-08-03 0.319 0.553135
2015-07-01 0.302 0.546614
2015-06-01 0.310 0.541067
2015-05-01 0.298 0.511080
2015-04-01 0.401 0.654680
2015-03-02 0.279 0.468949
2015-02-02 0.309 0.493182
2014-12-23 0.324 0.559800
2014-12-01 0.301 0.524799
2014-11-03 0.301 0.532630
2014-10-01 0.293 0.521212
2014-09-02 0.280 0.497139
2014-08-01 0.304 0.552261
2014-07-01 0.309 0.565528
2014-06-02 0.316 0.580856
2014-05-01 0.300 0.556321
2014-04-01 0.327 0.627049
2014-03-03 0.284 0.545640
2014-02-03 0.320 0.616837
2013-12-24 0.328 0.665263
2013-12-02 0.319 0.651164
2013-11-01 0.319 0.641945
2013-10-01 0.324 0.662564
2013-09-03 0.320 0.663947
2013-08-01 0.327 0.670023
2013-07-01 0.310 0.619309
2013-06-03 0.311 0.599110
2013-05-01 0.305 0.552470
2013-04-01 0.502 0.947480
2013-03-01 0.288 0.540360
2013-02-01 0.310 0.596290
2012-12-24 1.383 2.587221
2012-12-03 0.310 0.568371
2012-10-01 0.310 0.570137
2012-09-04 0.321 0.589522
2012-08-01 0.320 0.583076
2012-07-02 0.312 0.586231
2012-06-01 0.311 0.578945
2012-05-01 0.319 0.632801
2012-04-02 0.472 0.963819
2012-03-01 0.307 0.615538
2012-02-01 0.300 0.598189
2011-12-23 1.130 2.299855
2011-12-01 0.318 0.661094
2011-11-01 0.324 0.654560
2011-10-03 0.305 0.611806
2011-09-01 0.331 0.707763
2011-08-01 0.344 0.775382
2011-07-01 0.325 0.772280
2011-06-01 0.321 0.737810
2011-05-02 0.328 0.784087
2011-04-01 0.337 0.823574
2011-03-01 0.304 0.744337
2011-02-01 0.334 0.834557
2010-12-27 1.004 2.476824
2010-12-01 0.338 0.824290
2010-11-01 0.343 0.813292
2010-10-01 0.324 0.754356
2010-09-01 0.316 0.731036
2010-08-02 0.341 0.827056
2010-07-01 0.324 0.794662
2010-06-01 0.320 0.808530
2010-05-03 0.330 0.850625
2010-04-01 0.345 0.914393
2010-03-01 0.303 0.800312
2010-02-01 0.343 0.911055
2009-12-28 0.337 0.918294
2009-12-01 0.337 0.884737
2009-11-02 0.336 0.889161
2009-10-01 0.301 0.781584
2009-09-01 0.338 0.912522
2009-08-03 0.329 0.911527
2009-07-01 0.335 0.954860
2009-06-01 0.330 0.974644
2009-05-01 0.334 0.989437
2009-04-01 0.342 0.995794
2009-03-02 0.343 1.023136
2009-02-02 0.344 0.981310
2008-12-24 0.335 0.902922
2008-12-01 0.325 0.962124
2008-11-03 0.329 1.092634
2008-10-01 0.324 0.998668
2008-09-02 0.331 0.974289
2008-08-01 0.328 0.984072
2008-07-01 0.340 1.020327
2008-06-02 0.347 1.041877
2008-05-01 0.336 0.986298
2008-04-01 0.346 1.033770
2008-03-03 0.315 0.931573
2008-02-01 0.348 1.016271
2007-12-24 0.330 1.002510
2007-12-03 0.334 0.983657
2007-11-01 0.323 0.975253
2007-10-01 0.335 1.037401
2007-09-04 0.345 1.079240
2007-08-01 0.283 0.899531
2007-07-02 0.235 0.753017
2007-06-01 0.255 0.815392
2007-05-01 0.300 0.936871
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 4.74

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 117.98
All Time Low 62.95
Ask 69.44
Ask Size 700
Average Daily Volume10 Day 720,540
Average Daily Volume3 Month 969,408
Average Volume 969,408
Average Volume10Days 720,540
Beta3 Year 2.08
Bid 69.43
Bid Size 400
Category Long-Term Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 69.56
Day Low 69.34
Dividend Yield 4.74
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 69.6348
Fifty Day Average Change -0.2148056
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0030847448
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 2.820897
Fifty Two Week High 72.63
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.209999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.044196602
Fifty Two Week Low 65.71
Fifty Two Week Low Change 3.709999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.05646019
Fifty Two Week Range 65.71 - 72.63
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,176,211,800,000
Five Year Average Return -0.030548101
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fund Family Vanguard
Fund Inception Date 1,175,558,400
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary This index includes all medium and larger issues of U.S. government, investment-grade corporate, and investment-grade international dollar-denominated bonds that have maturities of greater than 10 years and are publicly issued. All of the fund's investments will be selected through the sampling process, and at least 80% of the fund's assets will be invested in bonds held in the index.
Long Name Vanguard Long-Term Bond Fund
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_33837532
Nav Price 69.39
Net Assets 8,662,070,300.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.03
Open 69.48
Phone 800-523-1036
Post Market Change -0.6899948
Post Market Change Percent -0.99394244
Post Market Price 68.73
Post Market Time 1,776,467,408
Previous Close 68.89
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.529999
Regular Market Change Percent 0.769341
Regular Market Day High 69.56
Regular Market Day Low 69.34
Regular Market Day Range 69.34 - 69.56
Regular Market Open 69.48
Regular Market Previous Close 68.89
Regular Market Price 69.42
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 508,450
Short Name Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol BLV
Three Year Average Return 0.018118
Total Assets 8,662,070,272
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -0.50247
Trailing Three Month Returns -0.50247
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 69.93905
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.5190506
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.0074214707
Type Disp ETF
Volume 508,450
Yield 0.047399998
Ytd Return -0.50247