VictoryShares Corporate Bond ETF
$20.52−0.01 (−0.07%)
- 0.47%
- $144M
- −1.9%
- 4.32%
- 0M sh
- $20.45
- low $20.45high $22.04
The ETF.net UCRD Grade
C
Score 50 out of 100
- 31 of 49
Score 50 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.F17 out of 100Rank 41 of 49Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 45Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B57 out of 100Rank 15 of 49Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F16 out of 100Rank 45 of 49Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B68 out of 100Rank 17 of 49Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C48 out of 100Rank 29 of 49
Our read on UCRD
CMost corporate bond ETFs just track the index. UCRD hands roughly 400 investment-grade corporates to Victory's taxable fixed income team, which runs its own credit research instead of leaning on ratings alone. Income is paid monthly.
The Fund seeks maximum current income while limiting undue risk to principal.
Why people hold it
- Actively managed by Victory's taxable fixed income team, with independent in-house credit work behind the names it owns rather than a rules-based index screen.investor.vcm.com
- Spreads the risk across about 400 investment-grade corporate bonds, so no single issuer drives the fund, and it distributes monthly.
- What it holds lines up tightly with what its prospectus says: current income from investment-grade corporate credit, with limits on risk to principal.investor.vcm.com
Worth knowing
- At 0.47% a year it runs well above the category median, and index staples like VCIT, USIG and SPIB charge a small fraction of that. The active credit work is what the fee buys.
- Thinly traded compared with the category's giants, which can mean wider bid-ask spreads and more price impact on bigger orders.
- A 2021 launch in the smaller size tier of its peer group, so the track record is shorter than the decades-old index funds it sits beside.
UCRD Holdings
- Bonds
- 512
- 7%
- Bank of Vrn 04/22/32
Geography
- United States85.53%
- United Kingdom3.43%
- Canada2.77%
- Japan1.55%
- France1.18%
- Australia0.98%
- Netherlands0.87%
- Luxembourg0.81%
- 2.89%
UCRD Performance
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UCRD$9,815
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | UCRD |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −2.3% |
| 1 month | −1.2% |
| 3 months | −2.5% |
| 1 year | −1.9% |
| 3 years | +5.8% |
| 5 years | −0.3% |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | UCRD |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −2.3% | |
| 2025 | +7.9% | |
| 2024 | +2.7% | |
| 2023 | +9.2% | |
| 2022 | −17.1% | |
| 2021 | +0.3% |
UCRD in the news
Filings Digest
VanEck cuts its CLO ETF fee from 0.36% to 0.29%
UCRD Dividends
- 4.32%
- $0.89
- $0.09 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
UCRD Risk
- 6.4%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.13
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −22.4%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.13
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
UCRD Cost
0.47%
UCRD0.47%
- The middle half of Investment Grade Corporate funds
- Median 0.29%
40 of the 49 Investment Grade Corporate funds charge less.
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- CFIGBFidelity Investment Grade Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.36%1 year return −2.2%
- CIGBHiShares Interest Rate Hedged Long-Term Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return +6.5%
- CFTRBFederated Hermes Total Return Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return −1.6%
- CLQDIiShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.33%1 year return −2.6%