5 Diversified Vanguard Funds Paying 4%+

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In fact, of Vanguard’s 70 ETFs, a mere five boast yields of more than 4% currently. But investors would be wise not to sleep on this small list of Vanguard ETFs, as their dirt-cheap costs make each of them a candidate for important satellite income holdings for just about anyone.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (BLV)

Dividend Yield (SEC): 4%

Expenses: 0.09%

The Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (BLV) is, as the name would suggest, a way to access longer-dated debt.

BLV holds more than 2,100 different investment-grade bond issues. And while the fund is, as one would expect, chock-full of Treasury and agency bonds (at nearly 40% of the fund), industrial corporate debt makes up a significant chunk of BLV’s holdings, at about 36%. The rest of the fund is split mostly among debt from financial corporations, utilities and foreign entities.