Skip to content

VictoryShares Corporate Bond ETF

UCRDNasdaqVictory CapitalC

$20.78−0.04 (−0.21%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 20.83 to 20.78. Range 20.78 to 20.85. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20.8020.8120.8420.8510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.40%*
Fund size
$147M
1Y total return
−0.6%
Yield · Last 12 months
4.26%
Holdings
514
Avg volume · 30D
1.2K sh
52W range
low $20.45high $21.98
Launched

*After a fee waiver that ends Oct 31, 2027. Without it: 0.46%.

The ETF.net UCRD Grade

C

Score 48 out of 100

Rank
36 of 49
Six-pillar profile for UCRD. Scores out of 100: Cost 20, Risk 54, Mission 100, Tradability 5, Holdings 65, Durability 48. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Tradability (5). Leans toward Mission.

Score 48 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.
    F20 out of 100
    Rank 39 of 49
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 45
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C54 out of 100
    Rank 17 of 49
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    F5 out of 100
    Rank 47 of 49
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B65 out of 100
    Rank 19 of 49
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C48 out of 100
    Rank 28 of 49

Our read on UCRD

ETF.net Research

In short

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.

Stated mandate

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.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.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 Performance

Launched Oct 4, 2021

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.
UCRD$9,942
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. UCRD $9,942. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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.

Trailing total return for UCRD. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodUCRD
Year to date−1.1%
1 month+2.1%
3 months−0.3%
1 year−0.6%
3 yearsper year+6.7%
5 yearsper year0.0%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for UCRD
YearReturn barUCRD
2026 YTD−1.1%
2025+7.9%
2024+2.7%
2023+9.2%
2022−17.1%
2021+0.3%

History from Oct 5, 2021

UCRD in the news

UCRD Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
4.26%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.89Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.09 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 46 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Jan 12, 2023 $0.006; Feb 10, 2023 $0.05; Mar 10, 2023 $0.06; Apr 11, 2023 $0.05; May 10, 2023 $0.06; Jun 9, 2023 $0.06; Jul 10, 2023 $0.06; Aug 8, 2023 $0.06; Sep 6, 2023 $0.07; Oct 11, 2023 $0.08; Nov 8, 2023 $0.07; Dec 18, 2023 $0.12; Jan 11, 2024 $0.02; Feb 9, 2024 $0.06; Mar 11, 2024 $0.07; Apr 11, 2024 $0.07; May 9, 2024 $0.06; Jun 12, 2024 $0.07; Jul 10, 2024 $0.06; Aug 8, 2024 $0.07; Sep 11, 2024 $0.08; Oct 8, 2024 $0.06; Nov 7, 2024 $0.07; Dec 12, 2024 $0.14; Jan 8, 2025 $0.01; Feb 7, 2025 $0.07; Mar 10, 2025 $0.07; Apr 10, 2025 $0.08; May 8, 2025 $0.07; Jun 9, 2025 $0.07; Jul 10, 2025 $0.08; Aug 6, 2025 $0.06; Sep 8, 2025 $0.09; Oct 9, 2025 $0.08; Nov 7, 2025 $0.07; Dec 11, 2025 $0.13; Jan 8, 2026 $0.02; Feb 9, 2026 $0.07; Mar 10, 2026 $0.08; Apr 9, 2026 $0.08; May 8, 2026 $0.07; Jun 9, 2026 $0.07; Jul 9, 2026 $0.08; Aug 7, 2026 $0.07; Sep 9, 2026 $0.06; Oct 8, 2026 $0.09. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 8, 2026Oct 9, 2026$0.09
Sep 9, 2026Sep 10, 2026$0.06
Aug 7, 2026Aug 10, 2026$0.07
Jul 9, 2026Jul 10, 2026$0.08
Jun 9, 2026Jun 10, 2026$0.07
May 8, 2026May 11, 2026$0.07
Apr 9, 2026Apr 10, 2026$0.08
Mar 10, 2026Mar 11, 2026$0.08
Feb 9, 2026Feb 10, 2026$0.07
Jan 8, 2026Jan 9, 2026$0.02
Dec 11, 2025Dec 12, 2025$0.13
Nov 7, 2025Nov 10, 2025$0.07

See all 59 payments⁠

$10,000 in UCRD 5 years ago paid $1,539 in dividends.⁠

UCRD Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
6.3%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.36
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−22.4%
Trough Oct 2022
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.13
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

UCRD Cost

Overpaying vs SPBO, tied cheapest in Investment Grade Corporate

$7,452

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • UCRD 0.40%

    $8,090

  • SPBO 0.03% Tied cheapest

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • UCRD 0.40%
  • SPBO 0.03%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530UCRD $8,090SPBO $638

Year by year

YearUCRDSPBOOverpaying
10$723$55$668
20$2,793$216$2,577
30$8,090$638$7,452
How the 0.40% is worked out

Full fee 0.46%− waiver 0.06%= you pay 0.40%

The waiver ends Oct 31, 2027. After that the fee is 0.46% unless Victory Capital renews it. Source: prospectus, Oct 2026.

Other funds in Investment Grade Corporate