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BLV - LQD: Low-Risk Fixed Income Investment Choice
Vanguard Long-Term Bond
ETF Overview
The iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) focuses on long-term investment grade corporate bonds in the United States. The ETF tracks the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Index. The index screens out corporate bonds that have maturity below 3 years. LQD has very low credit risk, as all of the bonds in its portfolio are investment grade. Hence, it offers investors good protection in an economic downturn. Unfortunately, the fund has much higher interest rate risk due to the fact that its portfolio of bonds has a