# Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index Fund Investor Shares (VBLTX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions

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- Issuer: Vanguard · Asset class: Bond
- Strategy: Passive Index · Inception: 1994-02-28

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...

## Key Facts

| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Price | $15.03 |
| Expense Ratio | — |
| Assets Under Management | $12.76B |
| NAV | $15.03 (2019-11-11 close) |
| Holdings Count | — |
| Distribution Yield (TTM) | — |
| Annual Distribution (TTM) | — /share |
| Distribution Frequency | Monthly |
| 52-Week Range | $15.03 – $15.03 |
| Beta | 2.58 |

## Latest Distribution

- Amount: $0.0430 /share
- Ex-date: 2019-08-30
- Pay date: —

## Frequently Asked Questions

### 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.

### Does VBLTX pay a dividend?

Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index Fund Investor Shares (VBLTX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is —. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab.

### How often does VBLTX pay dividends?

Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index Fund Investor Shares pays dividends Monthly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page.

### What is VBLTX's dividend yield?

VBLTX's trailing-twelve-month yield is —, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price.

### When is VBLTX's next ex-dividend date?

The most recently announced ex-dividend date for VBLTX was 2019-08-30. The next ex-date typically follows Monthly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page.

### Why is VBLTX's expense ratio not shown?

Neither our market-data feed nor the SEC's structured filing datasets (prospectus fee tables and Form N-CEN annual reports, which we re-check twice a month) report an expense ratio for Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index Fund Investor Shares (VBLTX). That usually means the fund family doesn't register this share class's ticker in the SEC's machine-readable data, or the vehicle reports fees outside the standard fund forms. Rather than estimate, we leave it blank; the prospectus on the issuer's site carries the authoritative number.

### How does VBLTX charge its expense ratio?

The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from VBLTX's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price.

## More on Dividend Data

- Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/vbltx
- Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/vbltx/dividend
- Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/vbltx/diversification
- Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/vbltx/expenses
- Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/vbltx/peers

Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.