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As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. BLV BND \n Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03% \n Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $5.3bn $161.4bn \n Total return, 1 year \u22126.6% \u22121.5% \n What it tracks not read by ETFIQ Bloomberg U.S. Aggrega","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Figures ETFIQ computes are free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, BLV against BND, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/blv-vs-bnd","a":{"ticker":"BLV","name":"Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF","issuer":"Vanguard","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-09","verdict":"BLV tracks an index and returned \u22126.6% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/blv","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"\u22126.6%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.03%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Holdings","value":"2931","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u221229.1%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"12-month yield: cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price","value":"4.7%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 1, 2026","value":"$0.273","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$5.3bn","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"the issuer\u2019s own figure for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"BND","name":"Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF","issuer":"Vanguard","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-09","verdict":"BND tracks an index of US aggregate bonds and returned \u22121.5% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/bnd","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"\u22121.5%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.03%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Holdings","value":"16275","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22124.9%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"12-month yield: cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price","value":"4.0%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 1, 2026","value":"$0.2485","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$161.4bn","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"the issuer\u2019s own figure for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":19,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/blv-vs-bnd"}