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Vanguard Target Maturity 2029 Corporate Bond ETF

VBCCNasdaqVanguardA

$74.32−0.01 (−0.01%)

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

A76/ 100

Rank 4 of 43 in Defined-Maturity Investment Grade Corporate

A76/100Rank 4 of 43inDefined-Maturity Investment Grade Corporate
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 74.33 to 74.32. Range 74.27 to 74.40. Use the arrow keys to read each point.74.2874.3074.3574.3874.4010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.08%
Fund size · all share classes
$64M
1Y total return
No data
Yield · Last 12 months
No data
Holdings
652
Avg volume · 30D
15.7K sh
52W range
low $73.75high $75.93
Launched

The ETF.net VBCC Grade

A

Score 76 out of 100

Category
Defined-Maturity Investment Grade Corporate⁠
Rank
4 of 43
Six-pillar profile for VBCC. Scores out of 100: Cost 89, Risk 63, Mission 100, Tradability 34, Holdings 80, Durability 54. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Tradability (34). Leans toward Mission.

Score 76 of 100 falls in the A 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.
    A89 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 42

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 32

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B63 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 43

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D34 out of 100
    Rank 32 of 43

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A80 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 42

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C54 out of 100
    Rank 21 of 43

Our read on VBCC

ETF.net Research

In short

AVanguard's version of a single rung on a bond ladder: investment-grade corporates that all mature in 2029, wrapped in an ETF at 0.08% a year, under the typical fee in the target-maturity aisle.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to follow a market-weighted index of U.S.-dollar-denominated, investment-grade corporate bonds scheduled to mature in 2029.

Why people hold it

  • At 0.08% a year it undercuts the target-maturity median and the established 2029 corporate rungs from iShares (IBDU) and Invesco (BSCT), both at 0.10%.
  • Every bond in the index is scheduled to mature in 2029, so the portfolio has an end date instead of rolling on forever like a standard bond fund.
  • Investment-grade US dollar corporates, market-weighted. No high-yield sleeve, no manager leaning on favorite issuers.
  • Stacks up among the stronger builds in a crowded target-maturity field, on the back of low cost and a straightforward investment-grade portfolio.

Worth knowing

  • Launched in 2026, so live history is short and it trades less actively than the long-running iShares and Invesco ladders. Limit orders matter more here.
  • Corporate credit, not Treasuries. An investment-grade issuer can still be downgraded or miss a payment, and a 2029 maturity date does not erase that.
  • Income is paid quarterly, so cash arrives four times a year rather than monthly.

VBCC Holdings

Holdings pillarA80 out of 100Rank 10 of 42 in Defined-Maturity Investment Grade Corporate
Asset class
Bonds
Holdings
652
Top-10 weight
6%
Largest holding
JPMorgan Chase & Co 4.41% 04/23/20300.7%

Geography

  • United States81.69%
  • United Kingdom5.47%
  • Canada4.15%
  • Japan3.18%
  • Spain1.11%
  • Netherlands1.03%
  • Australia0.94%
  • Ireland0.46%
  • Other countries (10)1.97%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 44.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1No dataJPMorgan Chase & Co 4.41% 04/23/20300.73%4,740$461K12
2No dataAbbVie Inc 3.20% 11/21/20290.71%4,770$447K14
3No dataSalesforce Inc 4.65% 03/15/20290.67%4,280$420K15
4No dataAmazon.com Inc 4.60% 07/09/20290.65%4,180$410K17
5No dataGoldman Sachs Group Inc/The 4.59% 04/20/20300.60%3,890$379K14
6No dataMorgan Stanley 4.43% 01/23/20300.56%3,600$351K11
7No dataNVIDIA Corp 4.35% 06/15/20290.55%3,540$345K14
8No dataMorgan Stanley 4.55% 04/10/20300.52%3,380$329K13
9No dataCitigroup Inc 4.54% 09/19/20300.50%3,260$316K18
10No dataBank of America Corp 4.48% 04/23/20300.49%3,170$308K15
11No dataJPMorgan Chase & Co 5.00% 07/22/20300.48%3,070$302K11
12No dataInternational Business Machines Corp 3.50% 05/15/20290.48%3,150$300K10
13No dataMorgan Stanley 4.65% 10/18/20300.47%3,060$297K14
14No dataAT&T Inc 4.35% 03/01/20290.47%3,030$296K15
15No dataAbbVie Inc 4.80% 03/15/20290.46%2,940$290K10

Showing 1–15 of 652 holdings

VBCC Performance

Launched Mar 24, 2026

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VBCC$10,021
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$10,141
Jul 31, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026. VBCC $10,021. SPY $10,141. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$10,200$10,400Jul 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026

Jul 31, 2026 – 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 VBCC. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodVBCC
Year to dateFund launched this yearNo data
1 month+1.1%
3 months+0.2%
1 yearFund is under 1 year oldNo data
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
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 VBCC
YearReturn barVBCC
2026 YTD+1.5%

History from Mar 26, 2026

VBCC in the news

VBCC Dividends

Last payment
$0.27 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2026

One bar per payment. 6 payments in 2026 YTD. May 1, 2026 $0.08; Jun 1, 2026 $0.26; Jul 1, 2026 $0.25; Aug 3, 2026 $0.27; Sep 1, 2026 $0.26; Oct 1, 2026 $0.27. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Nov 2, 2026Pays Nov 4, 2026$0.27
Oct 1, 2026Oct 5, 2026$0.27
Sep 1, 2026Sep 3, 2026$0.26
Aug 3, 2026Aug 5, 2026$0.27
Jul 1, 2026Jul 6, 2026$0.25
Jun 1, 2026Jun 3, 2026$0.26
May 1, 2026May 5, 2026$0.08

VBCC Risk

Risk pillarB63 out of 100Rank 11 of 43 in Defined-Maturity Investment Grade Corporate
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
Launched Mar 2026; fills in after 12 months
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.
Launched Mar 2026; fills in after 12 months
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.
Launched Mar 2026; fills in after 12 months
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.
0.05
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.

VBCC Cost

Tied cheapest in Defined-Maturity Investment Grade Corporate

$1,689

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

  • VBCC 0.08%

    $1,689

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • VBCC 0.08%
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$500$1K$1.5K$2K051015202530VBCC $1,689

Year by year

YearVBCC
10$147
20$575
30$1,689

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