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

-3.81% (1Y)

Fund Assets	8.74B
Expense Ratio	0.06%
Min. Investment	$3,000
Turnover	26.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.48
Dividend Yield	4.64%
Dividend Growth	2.54%
Payout Frequency	Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date	Jun 30, 2025

Previous Close	10.44
YTD Return	1.23%
1-Year Return	-0.08%
5-Year Return	-25.54%
52-Week Low	10.01
52-Week High	11.61
Beta (5Y)	2.03
Holdings	3061
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 -0.08% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been -0.30%.

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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

11.82% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
United States Treasury Bonds	T.4.625 05.15.54	1.37%
United States Treasury Bonds	T.4.5 11.15.54	1.35%
United States Treasury Bonds	T.3.875 02.15.43	1.29%
United States Treasury Bonds	T.4.75 11.15.53	1.22%
United States Treasury Bonds	T.4.625 02.15.55	1.21%
United States Treasury Bonds	T.4.25 02.15.54	1.18%
United States Treasury Bonds	T.4.125 08.15.53	1.12%
United States Treasury Bonds	T.4.25 08.15.54	1.10%
United States Treasury Bonds	T.2.25 02.15.52	1.05%
United States Treasury Bonds	T.1.75 08.15.41	0.92%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Jun 30, 2025	$0.04045	Jul 1, 2025
May 30, 2025	$0.04193	Jun 2, 2025
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