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Vanguard Target Maturity 2030 Corporate Bond ETF

VBCDNasdaqVanguardA

$73.86+0.02 (+0.03%)

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: up, 79 prints from 73.84 to 73.86. Range 73.80 to 73.94. Use the arrow keys to read each point.73.8073.9073.9210 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.08%
Fund size · all share classes
$60M
1Y total return
No data
Yield · Last 12 months
No data
Holdings
677
Avg volume · 30D
17.4K sh
52W range
low $72.93high $76.08
Launched

The ETF.net VBCD Grade

A

Score 76 out of 100

Category
Defined-Maturity Investment Grade Corporate⁠
Rank
4 of 43
Six-pillar profile for VBCD. Scores out of 100: Cost 89, Risk 56, Mission 100, Tradability 32, Holdings 85, Durability 54. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Tradability (32). 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.
    B56 out of 100
    Rank 15 of 43

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D32 out of 100
    Rank 33 of 43

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A85 out of 100
    Rank 5 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 VBCD

ETF.net Research

In short

AVanguard turned up late to the defined-maturity bond party and undercut the incumbents: 0.08% across its whole BondBuilder suite. VBCD is the 2030 rung, holding investment-grade corporate bonds that all come due that year.

Stated mandate

The Fund uses an indexing strategy to track an index of U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade corporate bonds scheduled to mature during 2030.

Why people hold it

  • Costs 0.08% a year against the 0.10% on rival 2030 and 2029 vintages such as BSCU and IBDU, and the same 0.08% applies to every fund in Vanguard's ten-ETF suite.prnewswire.com
  • Holds only investment-grade US corporate bonds scheduled to mature in 2030, so you get a bond-style end date with index diversification instead of hand-picking issues.vanguard.comvanguard.com 2
  • Built as an alternative to hand-built bond ladders and separately managed accounts, with ETF trading and diversification wrapped around a defined maturity year.prnewswire.com
  • Run by Vanguard's global bond indexing team, the same group behind its short-, intermediate- and long-term corporate bond ETFs, and it sits among the stronger builds in its peer group.prnewswire.com

Worth knowing

  • Launched in 2026 and still a small fund that trades thinly, so spreads can run wider than on the long-established iShares and Invesco rungs.
  • Corporate credit, not government bonds. A downgrade or default among issuers can change what the portfolio delivers, unlike a Treasury-only rung such as IBTJ.
  • Income lands quarterly, not monthly, which matters if you are lining the cash flow up against a recurring bill.

VBCD Performance

Launched Mar 24, 2026

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VBCD$9,997
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. VBCD $9,997. 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 VBCD. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodVBCD
Year to dateFund launched this yearNo data
1 month+1.4%
3 months0.0%
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 VBCD
YearReturn barVBCD
2026 YTD+1.0%

History from Mar 26, 2026

VBCD in the news

VBCD Dividends

Last payment
$0.26 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 $0.11; Jun 1, 2026 $0.25; Jul 1, 2026 $0.26; Aug 3, 2026 $0.27; Sep 1, 2026 $0.26; Oct 1, 2026 $0.26. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Nov 2, 2026Pays Nov 4, 2026$0.26
Oct 1, 2026Oct 5, 2026$0.26
Sep 1, 2026Sep 3, 2026$0.26
Aug 3, 2026Aug 5, 2026$0.27
Jul 1, 2026Jul 6, 2026$0.26
Jun 1, 2026Jun 3, 2026$0.25
May 1, 2026May 5, 2026$0.11

VBCD Risk

Risk pillarB56 out of 100Rank 15 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.
0.07
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.

VBCD 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.

  • VBCD 0.08%

    $1,689

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • VBCD 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$2K051015202530VBCD $1,689

Year by year

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

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