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BLV - Long-Term Bond ETF Profile

BLV Tracks This Index: Barclays Capital U.S. Long Government/Credit Bond Index
Description: The Barclays Capital Long Government/Credit Index measures the investment return of all medium and larger public issues of U.S. Treasury, agency, investment-grade corporate, and investment-grade international dollar-denominated bonds with maturities longer than 10 years. The average maturity is approximately 20 years.

Issuer: Vanguard
Expense Ratio: 0.14%
ETFdb Category: Total Bond Market
ETF Home Page: BLV
Inception: 2007-04-03
Commission Free: Firstrade, TD Ameritrade, Vanguard

Asset Class: Bond
Bond Type(s): Total Bond Market
Bond Duration: Long-Term

Summary Data For BLV

52 Week Lo:	$76.77	52 Week Hi:	$94.63
AUM:	$664.1 M	Shares:	7.1 M
Avg. Volume (1 Month):	76,478	Avg. Volume (3 Month):	56,339

Last Updated: 05/22/2012

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