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BLV:NYSE Arca

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF – BLV ETF Overview

Last PriceToday's Change52-Week RangeTrading Volume
90.87-1.03 (-1.12%)90.11 - 99.6651.5 thousand (Below Avg)

Market data as of 3:59PM 05/22/13. Quotes are delayed by at least 15 min.

Overview - BLV

The investment seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted bond index with a long-term dollar-weighted average maturity. The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays U.S. Long Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index. It invests at least 80% of assets in bonds held in the index. The fund maintains a dollar-weighted average maturity consistent with that of the index, which generally ranges between 15 and 30 years.

Today | 1 Week | 1 Month | 3 Month | 1 Year

Open91.89
Previous Close91.90
Day's Range90.85 - 92.39
Avg Volume (10 Day)63.1K
Total Assets$6.40B
Expense Ratio0.10%
Yield (Trailing 12 Mo.)3.95%
Fund Inception04/03/2007

Trailing Total Returns - BLV

as of 04/30/2013
TimeframeBLVS&P 500Long-Term Bond
1 Month3.78%1.93%2.34%
3 Month4.62%7.18%3.40%
Year-to-Date2.13%12.74%2.56%
1 Year9.77%16.89%9.30%
3 Year12.58%12.80%10.88%
5 Year10.34%5.21%6.56%
10 Year--7.88%5.95%
Since Inception9.64%10.38%--

Bond Credit Quality - BLV

as of 04/30/2013
AAA
 
41.60%
AA
 
7.69%
A
 
25.16%
BBB
 
25.55%
BB 0.00%
B 0.00%
Below B 0.00%
Not Rated 0.00%

Top Ten Holdings - BLV

as of 04/30/2013
CompanyYTD Return% of Assets
US Treasury Bond 4.375%--2.63%
US Treasury Bond 4.25%--2.52%
US Treasury Bond 2.75%--2.02%
US Treasury Bond 4.375%--2.00%
US Treasury Bond 4.375%--2.00%
US Treasury Bond 4.75%--1.96%
US Treasury Bond 3%--1.87%
US Treasury Bond 2.75%--1.82%
US Treasury Bond 4.625%--1.82%
US Treasury Bond 3.125%--1.75%

Valuation & Growth - BLV

as of 04/30/2013
ValuationBLVCategory Range
Price/Earnings--
Price/Book--
Price/Sales--
Price/Cash Flow--
Dividend Yield
LT Earnings
Historical Earnings
Sales Growth
Cash-Flow Growth
Book-Value Growth
Key:  Lo 
 Hi

Morningstar Summary - BLV, 3 Year

Rate Sensitivity
High
Mid
Low
Ratingvs Category
Overall
RiskHigh
ReturnAbove Avg
Key:  Lo 
 Hi

Risk Analysis - BLV, 3 Year

Beta3.15
Standard Deviation8.90
Alpha-4.54
Sharpe Ratio1.37
Mean12.95
R-Squared73.48

Tax Analysis - BLV, 3 Year Avg

Pretax Return12.58%
Tax-adjusted Return10.57%
Tax Cost Ratio1.78%
Potential Cap Gains15.38%

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