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: 15/10/2026
Current price: $64.18
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
-0.51%
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
-3.53%
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
-5.06%
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
-5.96%
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
-4.17%
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
12.54%
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: 15/10/2025 - 15/10/2026.
Average daily return
-0.023%
Best day
1.372%
Worst day
-1.864%
Days with data
251
Recent price history (last 90 days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/10/2026 | $64.38 | $64.46 | $64.10 | $64.18 | 1,181,800 |
| 14/10/2026 | $62.69 | $63.47 | $62.62 | $63.38 | 998,200 |
| 13/10/2026 | $63.27 | $63.27 | $63.00 | $63.08 | 960,400 |
| 12/10/2026 | $62.78 | $62.98 | $62.78 | $62.96 | 496,900 |
| 09/10/2026 | $62.72 | $62.94 | $62.59 | $62.87 | 643,400 |
| 08/10/2026 | $62.37 | $62.88 | $62.34 | $62.85 | 1,614,000 |
| 07/10/2026 | $61.81 | $62.50 | $61.78 | $62.41 | 1,010,300 |
| 06/10/2026 | $62.37 | $62.66 | $62.31 | $62.48 | 990,900 |
| 05/10/2026 | $62.27 | $62.36 | $61.98 | $62.32 | 715,500 |
| 02/10/2026 | $62.87 | $63.09 | $62.35 | $62.47 | 1,343,800 |