Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index Fund ETF Shares (BLV)Long-Term Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
66.41 USD
-0.22
(-0.330%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 65.70 -0.71 (-0.710%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:53 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:34 a.m. EDT
The Vanguard Long-Term Bond Fund presents a classic case of a high-yield trap where income is purchased at the expense of significant capital destruction. While the 4.97% dividend yield appears attractive on the surface, the underlying asset has suffered a brutal multi-year decline, dropping nearly 30% over the last nine years. The price action confirms this deterioration, trading well below its 200-day moving average and showing a trailing run of negative annual returns. This structural decline suggests the market has correctly identified that the bond portfolio's duration exposure is being punished by rising rates, rendering the current yield insufficient compensation for the principal loss. Although the recent 14-day price action shows minor stabilization, the long-term trend remains firmly downward, making this a poor vehicle for wealth preservation despite the headline-grabbing income. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.015050 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.015368 |
| AutoETS | 0.015368 |
| MSTL | 0.016011 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 69% |
| H-stat | 11.59 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.280 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.15 |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:34 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume and open interest concentrated in the money and out-of-the-money strikes for September and December expirations. Call activity is sparse and skewed toward distant strikes, indicating a lack of near-term bullish conviction despite the high dividend yield.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.43% | 4.75% | 4.74% | 4.33% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | 0.281 | 0.425822 |
| 2026-07-01 | 0.272 | 0.397952 |
| 2026-06-01 | 0.282 | 0.411859 |
| 2026-05-01 | 0.274 | 0.401113 |
| 2026-04-01 | 0.284 | 0.414538 |
| 2026-03-02 | 0.251 | 0.354670 |
| 2026-02-02 | 0.277 | 0.400231 |
| 2025-12-18 | 0.279 | 0.399771 |
| 2025-12-01 | 0.268 | 0.381007 |
| 2025-11-03 | 0.272 | 0.384942 |
| 2025-10-01 | 0.265 | 0.374241 |
| 2025-09-02 | 0.274 | 0.401289 |
| 2025-08-01 | 0.280 | 0.403516 |
| 2025-07-01 | 0.275 | 0.396254 |
| 2025-06-02 | 0.276 | 0.410714 |
| 2025-05-01 | 0.260 | 0.378567 |
| 2025-04-01 | 0.276 | 0.390990 |
| 2025-03-03 | 0.250 | 0.349308 |
| 2025-02-03 | 0.270 | 0.392100 |
| 2024-12-24 | 0.275 | 0.400175 |
| 2024-12-02 | 0.265 | 0.365517 |
| 2024-11-01 | 0.271 | 0.385875 |
| 2024-10-01 | 0.258 | 0.342084 |
| 2024-09-03 | 0.265 | 0.357143 |
| 2024-08-01 | 0.267 | 0.367617 |
| 2024-07-01 | 0.268 | 0.387507 |
| 2024-06-03 | 0.270 | 0.383414 |
| 2024-05-17 | 0.281 | 0.399545 |
| 2024-05-01 | 0.260 | 0.380562 |
| 2024-04-01 | 0.281 | 0.396389 |
| 2024-03-01 | 0.246 | 0.342857 |
| 2024-02-01 | 0.278 | 0.373656 |
| 2023-12-22 | 0.262 | 0.353290 |
| 2023-12-01 | 0.256 | 0.362145 |
| 2023-11-01 | 0.264 | 0.407659 |
| 2023-10-02 | 0.250 | 0.379939 |
| 2023-09-01 | 0.261 | 0.369479 |
| 2023-08-01 | 0.262 | 0.361629 |
| 2023-07-03 | 0.245 | 0.329390 |
| 2023-06-01 | 0.256 | 0.343624 |
| 2023-05-01 | 0.245 | 0.327759 |
| 2023-04-03 | 0.259 | 0.337064 |
| 2023-03-01 | 0.237 | 0.326626 |
| 2023-02-01 | 0.234 | 0.298241 |
| 2022-12-23 | 0.253 | 0.341016 |
| 2022-12-01 | 0.240 | 0.315250 |
| 2022-11-01 | 0.251 | 0.361255 |
| 2022-10-03 | 0.235 | 0.322315 |
| 2022-09-01 | 0.244 | 0.316226 |
| 2022-08-01 | 0.245 | 0.293343 |
| 2022-07-01 | 0.239 | 0.296931 |
| 2022-06-01 | 0.247 | 0.300706 |
| 2022-05-02 | 0.236 | 0.289784 |
| 2022-04-01 | 0.359 | 0.390599 |
| 2022-03-01 | 0.226 | 0.234830 |
| 2022-02-01 | 0.245 | 0.249542 |
| 2021-12-23 | 0.456 | 0.441048 |
| 2021-12-01 | 0.242 | 0.230586 |
| 2021-11-01 | 0.247 | 0.239133 |
| 2021-10-01 | 0.239 | 0.232129 |
| 2021-09-01 | 0.249 | 0.237030 |
| 2021-08-02 | 0.249 | 0.234729 |
| 2021-07-01 | 0.241 | 0.234003 |
| 2021-06-01 | 0.248 | 0.250252 |
| 2021-05-03 | 0.244 | 0.245794 |
| 2021-04-01 | 0.558 | 0.565866 |
| 2021-03-01 | 0.236 | 0.234523 |
| 2021-02-01 | 0.259 | 0.243398 |
| 2020-12-23 | 3.132 | 2.876033 |
| 2020-12-01 | 0.253 | 0.225229 |
| 2020-11-02 | 0.263 | 0.239592 |
| 2020-10-01 | 0.269 | 0.240479 |
| 2020-09-01 | 0.269 | 0.238243 |
| 2020-08-03 | 0.263 | 0.225693 |
| 2020-07-01 | 0.267 | 0.238819 |
| 2020-06-01 | 0.277 | 0.253269 |
| 2020-05-01 | 0.260 | 0.237508 |
| 2020-04-01 | 0.606 | 0.576210 |
| 2020-03-02 | 0.260 | 0.238905 |
| 2020-02-03 | 0.280 | 0.265403 |
| 2019-12-23 | 0.461 | 0.458114 |
| 2019-12-02 | 0.267 | 0.264828 |
| 2019-11-01 | 0.282 | 0.276769 |
| 2019-10-01 | 0.280 | 0.272586 |
| 2019-09-03 | 0.286 | 0.272849 |
| 2019-08-01 | 0.288 | 0.292237 |
| 2019-07-01 | 0.283 | 0.291572 |
| 2019-06-03 | 0.284 | 0.298822 |
| 2019-05-01 | 0.275 | 0.301106 |
| 2019-04-01 | 0.298 | 0.327581 |
| 2019-03-01 | 0.293 | 0.335164 |
| 2019-02-01 | 0.285 | 0.322034 |
| 2018-12-24 | 0.263 | 0.302264 |
| 2018-12-03 | 0.285 | 0.336204 |
| 2018-11-01 | 0.290 | 0.344582 |
| 2018-10-01 | 0.281 | 0.323621 |
| 2018-09-04 | 0.292 | 0.331066 |
| 2018-08-01 | 0.293 | 0.333523 |
| 2018-07-02 | 0.288 | 0.326568 |
| 2018-06-01 | 0.295 | 0.332807 |
| 2018-05-01 | 0.286 | 0.325074 |
| 2018-04-02 | 0.440 | 0.485169 |
| 2018-03-01 | 0.272 | 0.303064 |
| 2018-02-01 | 0.277 | 0.301710 |
| 2017-12-26 | 0.293 | 0.311503 |
| 2017-12-01 | 0.283 | 0.299344 |
| 2017-11-01 | 0.293 | 0.313001 |
| 2017-10-02 | 0.288 | 0.308021 |
| 2017-09-01 | 0.297 | 0.316294 |
| 2017-08-01 | 0.290 | 0.310326 |
| 2017-07-03 | 0.281 | 0.302867 |
| 2017-06-01 | 0.294 | 0.318630 |
| 2017-05-01 | 0.288 | 0.318796 |
| 2017-04-03 | 0.291 | 0.321796 |
| 2017-03-01 | 0.269 | 0.300357 |
| 2017-02-01 | 0.289 | 0.324719 |
| 2016-12-22 | 0.452 | 0.513345 |
| 2016-12-01 | 0.299 | 0.340159 |
| 2016-11-01 | 0.293 | 0.309627 |
| 2016-10-03 | 0.284 | 0.289707 |
| 2016-09-01 | 0.301 | 0.302543 |
| 2016-08-01 | 0.337 | 0.339889 |
| 2016-07-01 | 0.282 | 0.284561 |
| 2016-06-01 | 0.292 | 0.312567 |
| 2016-05-02 | 0.290 | 0.311761 |
| 2016-04-01 | 0.298 | 0.320120 |
| 2016-02-01 | 0.302 | 0.341668 |
| 2015-12-23 | 0.442 | 0.507754 |
| 2015-12-01 | 0.304 | 0.340578 |
| 2015-11-02 | 0.301 | 0.338164 |
| 2015-10-01 | 0.286 | 0.320269 |
| 2015-09-01 | 0.243 | 0.273525 |
| 2015-08-03 | 0.319 | 0.353737 |
| 2015-07-01 | 0.302 | 0.348328 |
| 2015-06-01 | 0.310 | 0.343605 |
| 2015-05-01 | 0.298 | 0.323456 |
| 2015-04-01 | 0.401 | 0.413019 |
| 2015-03-02 | 0.279 | 0.294615 |
| 2015-02-02 | 0.309 | 0.308938 |
| 2014-12-23 | 0.324 | 0.349590 |
| 2014-12-01 | 0.301 | 0.326606 |
| 2014-11-03 | 0.301 | 0.330406 |
| 2014-10-01 | 0.293 | 0.322261 |
| 2014-09-02 | 0.280 | 0.306379 |
| 2014-08-01 | 0.304 | 0.339324 |
| 2014-07-01 | 0.309 | 0.346296 |
| 2014-06-02 | 0.316 | 0.354459 |
| 2014-05-01 | 0.300 | 0.338295 |
| 2014-04-01 | 0.327 | 0.380012 |
| 2014-03-03 | 0.284 | 0.329428 |
| 2014-02-03 | 0.320 | 0.371187 |
| 2013-12-24 | 0.328 | 0.398833 |
| 2013-12-02 | 0.319 | 0.388835 |
| 2013-11-01 | 0.319 | 0.381853 |
| 2013-10-01 | 0.324 | 0.392632 |
| 2013-09-03 | 0.320 | 0.391917 |
| 2013-08-01 | 0.327 | 0.393976 |
| 2013-07-01 | 0.310 | 0.362743 |
| 2013-06-03 | 0.311 | 0.349635 |
| 2013-05-01 | 0.305 | 0.321289 |
| 2013-04-01 | 0.502 | 0.549234 |
| 2013-03-01 | 0.288 | 0.311520 |
| 2013-02-01 | 0.310 | 0.342693 |
| 2012-12-24 | 1.383 | 1.481839 |
| 2012-12-03 | 0.310 | 0.320811 |
| 2012-10-01 | 0.310 | 0.320778 |
| 2012-09-04 | 0.321 | 0.330621 |
| 2012-08-01 | 0.320 | 0.325932 |
| 2012-07-02 | 0.312 | 0.326633 |
| 2012-06-01 | 0.311 | 0.321513 |
| 2012-05-01 | 0.319 | 0.350280 |
| 2012-04-02 | 0.472 | 0.531651 |
| 2012-03-01 | 0.307 | 0.337734 |
| 2012-02-01 | 0.300 | 0.327118 |
| 2011-12-23 | 1.130 | 1.253606 |
| 2011-12-01 | 0.318 | 0.355904 |
| 2011-11-01 | 0.324 | 0.351143 |
| 2011-10-03 | 0.305 | 0.327043 |
| 2011-09-01 | 0.331 | 0.377079 |
| 2011-08-01 | 0.344 | 0.411532 |
| 2011-07-01 | 0.325 | 0.408189 |
| 2011-06-01 | 0.321 | 0.388385 |
| 2011-05-02 | 0.328 | 0.411131 |
| 2011-04-01 | 0.337 | 0.430066 |
| 2011-03-01 | 0.304 | 0.387015 |
| 2011-02-01 | 0.334 | 0.432251 |
| 2010-12-27 | 1.004 | 1.277354 |
| 2010-12-01 | 0.338 | 0.419719 |
| 2010-11-01 | 0.343 | 0.412408 |
| 2010-10-01 | 0.324 | 0.380952 |
| 2010-09-01 | 0.316 | 0.367784 |
| 2010-08-02 | 0.341 | 0.414590 |
| 2010-07-01 | 0.324 | 0.396719 |
| 2010-06-01 | 0.320 | 0.402061 |
| 2010-05-03 | 0.330 | 0.421295 |
| 2010-04-01 | 0.345 | 0.450980 |
| 2010-03-01 | 0.303 | 0.392945 |
| 2010-02-01 | 0.343 | 0.445570 |
| 2009-12-28 | 0.337 | 0.447127 |
| 2009-12-01 | 0.337 | 0.428862 |
| 2009-11-02 | 0.336 | 0.429174 |
| 2009-10-01 | 0.301 | 0.375640 |
| 2009-09-01 | 0.338 | 0.436918 |
| 2009-08-03 | 0.329 | 0.434553 |
| 2009-07-01 | 0.335 | 0.453254 |
| 2009-06-01 | 0.330 | 0.460572 |
| 2009-05-01 | 0.334 | 0.465440 |
| 2009-04-01 | 0.342 | 0.466258 |
| 2009-03-02 | 0.343 | 0.476852 |
| 2009-02-02 | 0.344 | 0.455207 |
| 2008-12-24 | 0.335 | 0.416926 |
| 2008-12-01 | 0.325 | 0.442418 |
| 2008-11-03 | 0.329 | 0.500152 |
| 2008-10-01 | 0.324 | 0.454865 |
| 2008-09-02 | 0.331 | 0.441746 |
| 2008-08-01 | 0.328 | 0.444204 |
| 2008-07-01 | 0.340 | 0.458530 |
| 2008-06-02 | 0.347 | 0.466085 |
| 2008-05-01 | 0.336 | 0.439158 |
| 2008-04-01 | 0.346 | 0.458278 |
| 2008-03-03 | 0.315 | 0.411120 |
| 2008-02-01 | 0.348 | 0.446669 |
| 2007-12-24 | 0.330 | 0.438655 |
| 2007-12-03 | 0.334 | 0.428535 |
| 2007-11-01 | 0.323 | 0.423052 |
| 2007-10-01 | 0.335 | 0.448101 |
| 2007-09-04 | 0.345 | 0.464084 |
| 2007-08-01 | 0.283 | 0.385034 |
| 2007-07-02 | 0.235 | 0.321082 |
| 2007-06-01 | 0.255 | 0.346562 |
| 2007-05-01 | 0.300 | 0.396825 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 117.98 |
| All Time Low | 62.95 |
| Ask | 66.38 |
| Ask Size | 600 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 505,170 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 672,969 |
| Average Volume | 672,969 |
| Average Volume10Days | 505,170 |
| Beta3 Year | 2.11 |
| Bid | 66.37 |
| Bid Size | 500 |
| Category | Long-Term Bond |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 67.1113 |
| Day Low | 66.3556 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.97 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 67.1444 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.7343979 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.010937589 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -2.4165213 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 72.63 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -6.2199936 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.085639454 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 65.24 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.1700058 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.017933872 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 65.24 - 72.63 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,176,211,800,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | -0.046616703 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fullday Change | -0.219994 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.330172 |
| Fullday Price | 65.7 |
| Fund Family | Vanguard |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,138,838,400 |
| 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 Index Fund ETF Shares |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_33837532 |
| Nav Price | 66.69 |
| Net Assets | 8,342,057,500.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.03 |
| Open | 66.59 |
| Phone | 800-523-1036 |
| Post Market Change | -0.7100067 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -1.0691261 |
| Post Market Price | 65.7 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,186 |
| Previous Close | 66.63 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.219994 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.330172 |
| Regular Market Day High | 67.1113 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 66.3556 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 66.3556 - 67.1113 |
| Regular Market Open | 66.59 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 66.63 |
| Regular Market Price | 66.41 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 410,126 |
| Short Name | Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | BLV |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.026698 |
| Total Assets | 8,342,057,472 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -2.35405 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -2.35405 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 68.8739 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -2.4638977 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.03577404 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 410,126 |
| Yield | 0.0497 |
| Ytd Return | -2.9676 |