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15.03 -0.19    -1.25%
07/11 - Delayed Data. Currency in USD ( Disclaimer )
  • Morningstar Rating:
  • Total Assets: 44.08M
Type:  Fund
Market:  United States
Issuer:  Vanguard
Asset Class:  Bond
Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index Inv 15.03 -0.19 -1.25%

VBLTX Overview

 
On this page you'll find an in-depth profile of Vanguard Long-term Bond Index Fund Investor Shares. Learn about the key management, total assets, investment strategy and contact information of VBLTX among other information.
Category

Long-Term Bond

Total Assets

44.08M

Expenses

0.15%

Inception Date

34394

Investment Strategy

The investment seeks to track the performance of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Long Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index. Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Long Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index includes all medium and larger issues of U.S. government, investment-grade corporate, and investment-grade international dollar-denominated bonds that have maturities of greater than 10 years and are publicly issued. All of its investments will be selected through the sampling process, and at least 80% of the fund's assets will be invested in bonds held in the index.

Contact Information

Address 100 Vanguard Boulevard
Malvern,PA 19355
United States
Phone +1 8776627447

Top Executives

Name Title Since Until
Joshua C. Barrickman Principal 2013 Now
Biography Joshua C. Barrickman, CFA, Principal of Vanguard and head of Vanguard’s Fixed Income Indexing Americas. He has been with Vanguard since 1998, has worked in investment management since 1999, has managed investment portfolios since 2005, and has co-managed the Fund since 2013. Education: B.S., Ohio Northern University; M.B.A., Lehigh University.
Christopher E. Wrazen Portfolio Manager 2015 2018
Biography Christopher E. Wrazen, CFP, Portfolio Manager at Vanguard. He has been with Vanguard since 2004, has worked in investment management since 2008, has managed investment portfolios since 2015. Education: B.S., West Chester University; M.B.A., Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business.
Paul M. Malloy Portfolio Manager 2013 2015
Biography Paul M. Malloy, CFA, Portfolio Manager at Vanguard. He has worked in investment management since joining Vanguard in 2005 and has co-managed the Short-Term Corporate, Intermediate-Term Corporate, and Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Funds since 2013. Education: B.S., Saint Francis University.
Gregory Davis Principal 2008 2013
Biography Mr. Davis is a principal and global head of fixed income. He is responsible for Vanguard Fixed Income Group's portfolio management, strategy, credit research, trading, and planning functions. In his prior role, Mr. Davis was the company's Asia Pacific chief investment officer and a director of Vanguard Investments Australia. Earlier, Mr. Davis served as head of bond indexing and as a senior portfolio manager in the Fixed Income Group. Mr. Davis has more than 15 years of investment management experience. Before joining Vanguard in 1999, he worked at Merrill Lynch as an associate in global debt markets. Mr. Davis earned a B.S. in insurance from The Pennsylvania State University and an M.B.A. in finance from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is a CFA® charterholder and a member of the CFA Society of Philadelphia.
Gerald M. Hwang Portfolio Manager 2010 2011
Biography Gerald M. Hwang, CFA Gerald Hwang is a Portfolio Manager at Matthews International Capital Management, LLC. Prior to joining Matthews in 2011, he was a Portfolio Manager with Vanguard Group from 2008 to 2011, managing foreign exchange and fixed income aspects of various products, including exchange-traded funds and mutual funds. His tenure at Morgan Stanley encompassed experience on both the buy-side, as part of a customized fixed-income team, and on the sell-side, as an emerging markets fixed-income analyst. He held various positions for Hungary’s OTP Bank, including Director of Research in Budapest. Gerald began his career as an equity derivatives analyst with D.E. Shaw & Co. He earned his M.B.A from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and received a B.A. in Literature from Yale University. Gerald has been a Portfolio Manager of the Asia Strategic Income Fund since the Fund’s inception in 2011.
Kenneth E. Volpert Principal 2005 2010
Biography Kenneth Volpert is the head of investments, Europe, and global head of Fixed Income Indexing, responsible for daily oversight of the European investment team and for all bond indexing operations worldwide. Mr. Volpert was instrumental in the development of Vanguard’s global bond index fund lineup and of exchange-traded fund share classes for Vanguard’s bond index funds. He has written two widely published chapters on fixed income management and has testified about bond price transparency before a congressional subcommittee. Mr. Volpert joined Vanguard in 1992 and has over 35 years (24 with Vanguard) of fixed income management experience. He earned a B.S. in finance from the University of Illinois-Urbana and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. Additionally, Mr. Volpert has been a CFA® charterholder since 1984.
Christopher W. Alwine Portfolio Manager 2002 2005
Biography Christopher Alwine, CFA®, is a principal and head of the Municipal Bond Group at Vanguard. He joined Vanguard in 1990 and has more than 20 years of investment experience. Mr. Alwine leads a team of 30 investment professionals who manage more than $90 billion in client assets and 12 municipal bond funds. He has served in multiple roles throughout his career in the Fixed Income Group, including trading, portfolio management, and credit research. His portfolio management experience spans both taxable and municipal markets, as well as active and index funds.
Ian A. MacKinnon - 1994 2003
Kenneth E. Volpert Principal 2002 2002
Biography Kenneth Volpert is the head of investments, Europe, and global head of Fixed Income Indexing, responsible for daily oversight of the European investment team and for all bond indexing operations worldwide. Mr. Volpert was instrumental in the development of Vanguard’s global bond index fund lineup and of exchange-traded fund share classes for Vanguard’s bond index funds. He has written two widely published chapters on fixed income management and has testified about bond price transparency before a congressional subcommittee. Mr. Volpert joined Vanguard in 1992 and has over 35 years (24 with Vanguard) of fixed income management experience. He earned a B.S. in finance from the University of Illinois-Urbana and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. Additionally, Mr. Volpert has been a CFA® charterholder since 1984.
Felix B. Lim Portfolio Manager 2000 2002
Biography Lim is a portfolio manager with The Vanguard Group, his employer since January 1999.
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