Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index Admiral (VBLAX)

Fund Assets	8.34B
Expense Ratio	0.06%
Min. Investment	$3,000
Turnover	24.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.50
Dividend Yield	4.90%
Dividend Growth	1.94%
Payout Frequency	Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date	Jul 31, 2026

Previous Close	10.11
YTD Return	-1.65%
1-Year Return	1.21%
5-Year Return	-21.82%
52-Week Low	9.91
52-Week High	10.98
Beta (5Y)	n/a
Holdings	2929
Inception Date	Feb 7, 2019

About VBLAX

Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index Fund Admiral Shares is a passively managed fixed income fund that seeks to track the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index. It invests in a diversified portfolio of long-term U.S. government and investment-grade corporate bonds with maturities greater than 10 years, aiming to provide broad exposure to long-duration fixed income markets at low cost. The fund is managed by The Vanguard Group.

• Fund Family: Vanguard
• Category: Long-Term Bond
• Performance Rating: Low
• Risk Rating: Above Average
• 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 1.21% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 0.21%.

Equivalent ETF

VBLAX has an equivalent ETF with the ticker symbol BLV, the Vanguard Long Term Bond Index Fund. 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 Index Fund	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	0.02%
VBLLX	Institutional Shares	0.03%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Jul 31, 2026	$0.04242	Aug 3, 2026
Jun 30, 2026	$0.04109	Jul 1, 2026
May 29, 2026	$0.04239	Jun 1, 2026
Apr 30, 2026	$0.04108	May 1, 2026
Mar 31, 2026	$0.04259	Apr 1, 2026
Feb 27, 2026	$0.03798	Mar 2, 2026

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Last checked:

Aug 27, 2026

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