Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index Instl Plus (VBLIX)

Fund Assets	7.79B
Expense Ratio	0.02%
Min. Investment	$100,000,000
Turnover	24.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.50
Dividend Yield	5.22%
Dividend Growth	2.00%
Payout Frequency	Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date	Sep 30, 2026

Previous Close	9.56
YTD Return	-5.79%
1-Year Return	-6.89%
5-Year Return	-24.06%
52-Week Low	9.44
52-Week High	10.98
Beta (5Y)	0.04
Holdings	2932
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: Low
• 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 -6.89% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 1.96%.

Equivalent ETF

VBLIX 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 0.02% for VBLIX.

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
VBLLX	Institutional Shares	0.03%
VBLAX	Admiral Shares	0.06%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Sep 30, 2026	$0.04139	Oct 1, 2026
Aug 31, 2026	$0.0427	Sep 1, 2026
Jul 31, 2026	$0.0428	Aug 3, 2026
Jun 30, 2026	$0.04147	Jul 1, 2026
May 29, 2026	$0.04277	Jun 1, 2026
Apr 30, 2026	$0.04146	May 1, 2026

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Last checked:

Oct 15, 2026

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