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            Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF
             
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- Description
- Performance
- Fundamentals
- Rate Sensitivity
- Rating
| Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF is an exchange-traded fund incorporated in the USA. The Fund seeks to track the performance of the Barclays Capital Long Government/Credit Index, which includes all medium and larger issues of U.S. government, investment-grade corporate and international bonds that have maturities of greater than 10 years. | 
| Category | Aggregate | 
| Fund Sponsor | Vanguard Group | 
| Website | www.vanguard.com | 
| Inception date | Apr 03, 2007 | 
| Assets (mns) | $8,327 | 
| Currency | USD | 
| Expense ratio | 4 bp | 
| Distributions | Monthly | 
| Regulation | Open-End Investment Company | 
| Custodian | JPMorgan Chase Bank | 
| Weighting | Market Cap | 
| Index replication | Full | 
| No. of constituents | 49 | 
| No of distinct issuers | 44 | 
| Inflation protected | 0% | 
| Variable/Fixed coupon | 4% /96% | 
| Non-standard maturity (callable, etc.) | 24% | 
| 0.0% // | 1.4 % | 
| 0.0% // | 1.4 % | 
| 0.0% // | 1.3 % | 
| 0.0% // | 1.3 % | 
| 0.0% // | 1.3 % | 
| 0.0% // | 1.2 % | 
| 0.0% // | 1.0 % | 
| 0.0% // | 1.0 % | 
| 0.0% // | 1.0 % | 
| 0.0% // | 1.0 % | 
| TOTAL | 11.9 % | 
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| U.S. TREASURY | 22.0% | 
| GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF... | 15.6% | 
| PERU (REPUBLIC OF) | 2.2% | 
| 21ST CENTURY FOX AMERICA | 2.0% | 
| NEXEN INC | 2.0% | 
|  | UNITED STATES | 88.3 % | 
|  | PERU | 2.2 % | 
|  | COLOMBIA | 1.9 % | 
|  | CANADA | 1.4 % | 
|  | BRITAIN | 1.4 % | 
HISTORICAL RETURNS 

| Custom date range | Compare to | ||
| thru | 
| Year-to-date | 1 year | 5 years | 10 years | Since Incep. | 
| 4.0% | -4.3% | -5.1% | 1.6% | 4.2% | 
| versus... | Beta | R-squared | 
|---|---|---|
| Barclays Agg. Bond | 1.96 | 80% | 
| S&P500 | 0.65 | 38% | 
| MSCI EAFE | 0.70 | 55% | 
| MSCI Emg. Mkts. | 0.60 | 46% | 
| Recent close | $72.57 | 
| 30d moving avg. | $71.17 | 
| Annualized volatility | 14.2% | 
| Short interest (ETF) | 0.2% | 
| Relative strength (RSI) | 63 | 
| Avg. volume (thou.) | 703 | 
| Avg. daily value traded (mns) | $51 | 
| Turnover | 0.6% | 
| Bid/Ask (% of price) | 0.01 | 
DISTRIBUTION YIELD (TRAILING 12 MONTHS)
| BLV | 15.3 yrs | Category Avg.* | 4.8 yrs | 
| BLV | 15.0% | Category Avg.* | 4.7% | 
| Change in YTM | New YTM | Est. Price Change | Est. New Price | 
| +300 bp | 8.08% | -36.1% | $46.34 | 
| +200 bp | 7.08% | -26.1% | $53.63 | 
| +150 bp | 6.58% | -20.3% | $57.82 | 
| +100 bp | 6.08% | -14.0% | $62.37 | 
| +75 bp | 5.83% | -10.7% | $64.79 | 
| +50 bp | 5.58% | -7.3% | $67.29 | 
| +25 bp | 5.33% | -3.7% | $69.89 | 
| 0 bp | 5.08% | 0% | $72.57 | 
| -25 bp | 4.83% | 3.8% | $75.35 | 
| -50 bp | 4.58% | 7.8% | $78.21 | 
| -75 bp | 4.33% | 11.8% | $81.17 | 
| -100 bp | 4.08% | 16.0% | $84.22 | 
| -150 bp | 3.58% | 24.8% | $90.58 | 
| -200 bp | 3.08% | 34.1% | $97.32 | 
| -300 bp | 2.08% | 54.1% | $111.87 | 
*Fund Category: AGGREGATE
ALTAR Score™
  | Calculation of ALTAR Score™ | ||
|---|---|---|
| Adj. Yield to Maturity  | 508 | bp | 
| Less: Annual "default factor"  | 13 | bp | 
| Less: Expense ratio | 4 | bp | 
| Equals: ALTAR Score | 4.91 | % | 
| Average ALTAR Score™ by Category | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate | 2.7% | 
| Corporate | 3.7% | 
| Emerging Market | 5.2% | 
| Government | 6.7% | 
| Inflation Protected | 2.0% | 
| Mortgage | 4.5% | 
| Municipals | 3.1% | 
| *Note: The Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF is classified as a Aggregate fund. | |

