Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index Fund Admiral Shares (VBLAX)

Fund Assets	8.84B
Expense Ratio	0.06%
Min. Investment	$3,000
Turnover	n/a
Dividend (ttm)	0.48
Dividend Yield	4.68%
Dividend Growth	2.56%
Payout Frequency	Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date	Apr 30, 2025

Previous Close	10.28
YTD Return	-0.22%
1-Year Return	1.40%
5-Year Return	-22.64%
52-Week Low	10.13
52-Week High	11.61
Beta (5Y)	2.03
Holdings	3077
Inception Date	Feb 7, 2019

About VBLAX

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.

• Fund Family: Vanguard
• Category: Long-Term Bond
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: VBLAX
• Share Class: Admiral Shares
• Index: Bloomberg US Long Gov/Credit Float Adj TR

Performance

VBLAX had a total return of 1.40% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been -0.53%.

Equivalent ETF

VBLAX has an equivalent ETF with the ticker symbol BLV, the Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF. This is an ETF from the same fund company that follows the same index. It has an expense ratio of 0.03% compared to 0.06% for VBLAX.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio
BLV	Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF	0.03%

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
VBLIX	Institutional Plus Shares	0.03%
VBLLX	Institutional Shares	0.04%

Top 10 Holdings

11.85% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
United States Treasury Bonds	T 4.75 11.15.53	1.37%
United States Treasury Bonds	T 4.625 05.15.54	1.36%
United States Treasury Bonds	T 4.25 02.15.54	1.30%
United States Treasury Bonds	T 4.5 11.15.54	1.29%
United States Treasury Bonds	T 4.125 08.15.53	1.27%
United States Treasury Bonds	T 4.25 08.15.54	1.23%
United States Treasury Bonds	T 4.625 02.15.55	1.03%
United States Treasury Bonds	T 4 11.15.52	1.03%
United States Treasury Bonds	T 1.75 08.15.41	1.01%
United States Treasury Bonds	T 3.625 02.15.53	0.97%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Apr 30, 2025	$0.04058	May 1, 2025
Mar 31, 2025	$0.04163	Apr 1, 2025
Feb 28, 2025	$0.03743	Mar 3, 2025
Jan 31, 2025	$0.04103	Feb 3, 2025
Dec 31, 2024	$0.04122	Jan 2, 2025
Nov 29, 2024	$0.03952	Dec 2, 2024