- What does VBLTX invest in?
- This fund endeavors to replicate the investment results of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Long Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index. This benchmark index comprises publicly issued debt instruments from the U.S. government, investment-grade corporations, and investment-grade international entities, all denominated in U.S. dollars. These issues, which are of medium to large size, must also feature maturities extending beyond a decade. The fund's holdings are chosen using a sampling approach, and it commits to investing at least 80% of its portfolio in securities that are part of the underlying index.
- What is the expense ratio of VBLTX?
- An expense ratio for Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index Fund Investor Shares (VBLTX) is not available from our data sources — neither our market-data feed nor the SEC's structured prospectus and annual-report datasets report one for this share class. The fund's prospectus on the issuer's site carries the authoritative fee.
- What is the duration of VBLTX?
- Effective duration measures VBLTX's sensitivity to interest-rate changes — a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. VBLTX's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website.
- What is the credit quality of VBLTX?
- VBLTX's credit quality breakdown — the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below — is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds.
- What is the yield to maturity of VBLTX?
- Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from VBLTX if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. VBLTX's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website — it differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid.
- How big is VBLTX?
- Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index Fund Investor Shares (VBLTX) manages $12.76B in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure — funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation.
