Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index Fund Institutional Plus Shares (VBLIX)

Fund Assets	8.60B
Expense Ratio	0.03%
Min. Investment	$100,000,000
Turnover	26.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.49
Dividend Yield	4.68%
Dividend Growth	2.21%
Payout Frequency	Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date	Jan 30, 2026

Previous Close	10.58
YTD Return	1.26%
1-Year Return	5.99%
5-Year Return	-17.61%
52-Week Low	9.66
52-Week High	10.81
Beta (5Y)	n/a
Holdings	2938
Inception Date	Oct 6, 2011

About VBLIX

Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index Fund Institutional Plus Shares is a mutual fund that focuses on providing investors with broad exposure to the long-term segment of the U.S. investment-grade bond market. The fund’s primary objective is to track the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index, which encompasses medium and large-sized U.S. Treasury, government agency, and investment-grade corporate bonds with maturities greater than ten years. Designed for institutional investors, this share class features a particularly low expense ratio, helping minimize investment costs. The fund seeks to deliver high current income through a diversified portfolio concentrated in long-maturity fixed income securities, reflecting interest rate movements over extended periods. By holding a large number of securities and employing an indexing approach, it allows investors to gain targeted, cost-efficient access to the long-duration fixed income market, playing a vital role in diversification, liability management, and long-term portfolio strategies for large institutions.

• Fund Family: Vanguard
• Category: Long-Term Bond
• Performance Rating: Below Average
• Risk Rating: Above Average
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: VBLIX
• Share Class: Institutional Plus Shares
• Index: Bloomberg US Long Gov/Credit Float Adj TR

Performance

VBLIX had a total return of 5.99% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 7.40%.

Equivalent ETF

VBLIX 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 0.03% for VBLIX.

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
VBLLX	Institutional Shares	0.04%
VBLAX	Admiral Shares	0.06%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Jan 30, 2026	$0.04233	Feb 2, 2026
Dec 31, 2025	$0.04236	Jan 2, 2026
Nov 28, 2025	$0.0407	Dec 1, 2025
Oct 31, 2025	$0.04185	Nov 3, 2025
Sep 30, 2025	$0.04048	Oct 1, 2025
Aug 29, 2025	$0.04174	Sep 2, 2025