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BLV vs BND: Differences, Returns & Fees

On Jun 30, 2026 BLV's duration was 12.8 years and BND's 5.7; both charge 0.03%. Net assets on Sep 30, 2026: $5.3bn for Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF and $161.4bn for Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF.

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 5.1 points; BND is far larger, $161.4bn against $5.3bn.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BLVBND
Expense ratio0.03%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$5.3bn$161.4bn
Total return, 1 year−6.6%−1.5%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQBloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index
Holdings in common19%
Below its high29.1%, high on Aug 6, 20204.9%, high on Aug 6, 2020

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

−6.6%
BLV total return, 1 year
−1.5%
BND total return, 1 year
0.03%
BLV expense ratio
0.03%
BND expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BLV and BND hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

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19% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding BLV BND
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2056 0.97% 0.24%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2055 1.13% 0.23%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2054 1.08% 0.23%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2054 1.13% 0.22%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2053 1.10% 0.21%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2055 1.15% 0.21%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2054 1.14% 0.21%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2054 1.08% 0.20%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2053 0.96% 0.20%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2055 1.17% 0.19%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2053 0.80% 0.18%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2053 0.79% 0.18%
Only in BLV
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2041 0.23%
CHARTER COMM OPT, due Apr 1, 2038 0.06%
CONOCOPHILLIPS, due Feb 1, 2039 0.04%
VODAFONE GROUP, due Jun 28, 2054 0.04%
RIO TINTO FINANC, due Nov 2, 2040 0.03%
CONOCOPHIL CO, due Mar 15, 2062 0.03%
VERIZON COMM INC, due Nov 20, 2050 0.03%
MICROSOFT CORP, due Feb 6, 2047 0.03%
Only in BND
US TREASURY N/B, due Jan 31, 2028 0.47%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2034 0.41%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2034 0.41%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 30, 2027 0.41%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2035 0.41%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2036 0.41%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2034 0.41%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2034 0.40%

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On the same fields

BLV
Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Vanguard Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of US aggregate bonds
Total return, 1 year −6.6% −1.5%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −23.9 pts −18.8 pts
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%
Holdings 2931 16275
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $5.3bn $161.4bn

BLV and BND on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

BLV in plain words

BLV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −6.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 29.1% below its high of Aug 6, 2020 on Oct 9, 2026.

BND in plain words

BND tracks an index of US aggregate bonds. It sat 4.9% below its high of Aug 6, 2020 on Oct 9, 2026.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.5% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index, measured by the closely related Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BLV or BND?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BLV returned −6.6% and BND −1.5%.
Which is cheaper, BLV or BND?
Neither: BLV and BND both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
BLV and BND filings on SEC EDGAR ↗BLV and BND prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for BLV ↗Vanguard page for BND ↗

ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure; a link is not an endorsement. A comparison is not a recommendation.

How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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