VANGUARD LONG-TERM BOND INDEX FUND ETF SHARES
Symbol: BLV
Exchange: NYSE
Sector: N/A
Category: Long-Term Bond
Inception date: 03/04/2007
Latest date: 16/07/2026
Current price: $67.38
Expense ratio: 0.03%
Period performance
Adjusted cumulative ETF performance, normalized to the first available adjusted price in the selected period.
Performance metrics
Period total return
-1.79%
Ann. -25.66% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
11.99%
Sharpe ratio
-2.444
VaR 95%
-1.24%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
-1.00%
Ann. -1.37% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
9.06%
Sharpe ratio
-0.552
VaR 95%
-0.91%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
-1.38%
Ann. -2.93% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
7.86%
Sharpe ratio
-0.834
VaR 95%
-0.84%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
4.61%
Ann. 1.38% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
9.81%
Sharpe ratio
-0.229
VaR 95%
-0.92%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
2.55%
Ann. 3.21% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
10.43%
Sharpe ratio
-0.040
VaR 95%
-1.00%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
4.71%
Ann. 0.95% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
11.76%
Sharpe ratio
-0.228
VaR 95%
-1.25%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Daily returns for period 12M
Daily simple returns from the same adjusted closes used by the performance chart: 16/07/2025 - 16/07/2026.
Average daily return
0.019%
Best day
1.393%
Worst day
-1.864%
Days with data
251
Recent price history (last 90 days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/07/2026 | $67.13 | $67.39 | $67.09 | $67.38 | 633,500 |
| 15/07/2026 | $67.21 | $67.48 | $67.21 | $67.39 | 804,900 |
| 14/07/2026 | $67.17 | $67.43 | $67.11 | $67.20 | 1,133,300 |
| 13/07/2026 | $67.29 | $67.37 | $67.07 | $67.07 | 844,900 |
| 10/07/2026 | $67.56 | $67.65 | $67.34 | $67.48 | 940,100 |
| 09/07/2026 | $67.46 | $67.76 | $67.44 | $67.54 | 891,600 |
| 08/07/2026 | $67.48 | $67.55 | $67.28 | $67.48 | 841,600 |
| 07/07/2026 | $68.06 | $68.11 | $67.64 | $67.64 | 984,000 |
| 06/07/2026 | $68.33 | $68.41 | $68.17 | $68.35 | 541,600 |
| 02/07/2026 | $68.29 | $68.52 | $68.27 | $68.42 | 826,800 |