Vanguard Target Maturity 2035 Corporate Bond ETF
$71.41−0.02 (−0.02%)
- 0.08%
- $12M
- 0M sh
- $71.24
- low $70.66high $76.58
The ETF.net VBCI Grade
B
Score 62 out of 100
- 21 of 43
Score 62 of 100 falls in the B 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.A87 out of 100Rank 2 of 43Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A92 out of 100Rank 26 of 32Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.F22 out of 100Rank 40 of 43Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F13 out of 100Rank 42 of 43Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B55 out of 100Rank 25 of 42Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C42 out of 100Rank 30 of 43
Our read on VBCI
BVanguard's take on the bond ladder: investment-grade corporate bonds that all come due in 2035, bundled into one ticker at a 0.08% fee, under the target-maturity norm. Late to a niche iBonds and BulletShares built, and priced accordingly.
The fund seeks to track a market-weighted index of U.S.-dollar-denominated, investment-grade corporate bonds that mature in 2035.
Why people hold it
- Charges 0.08% a year, below the 0.10% median for target-maturity bond funds and the 0.10% on comparable corporate rungs from iBonds (IBDU) and BulletShares (BSCT).
- One rung of a ladder in one ticker: it tracks the ICE 2035 Maturity US Corporate Constrained Index, investment-grade corporates that all come due in the same year.advisors.vanguard.com
- Passively run and market-weighted, so no manager is picking credits. Pays income quarterly, and it sits in the top quartile of its target-maturity peer group.
- Every rung in Vanguard's target-maturity corporate lineup carries the same 0.08% fee, so reaching out to 2035 costs no more than the near-dated 2028 fund (VBCB).
Worth knowing
- Launched in 2026 with a small asset base and light trading, which tends to mean wider bid-ask spreads than the entrenched iBonds and BulletShares rungs.
- A 2035 target is a long rung. Until those bonds come due, the share price moves with interest rates, and nothing fixes the value you get at the end.
- This is corporate credit, not government debt. The bonds are investment grade, but issuers can be downgraded or default, a risk the Treasury versions (IBTJ) do not carry.
VBCI Holdings
- Other
- 376
- 10%
- Meta Platforms Inc 4.88% 11/15/2035
Geography
- United States88.14%
- United Kingdom4.26%
- Japan2.49%
- Canada1.14%
- Australia1.10%
- Mexico0.72%
- Spain0.58%
- Netherlands0.44%
- 1.13%
VBCI Performance
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VBCI$9,666
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 | VBCI |
|---|---|
| Year to date | — |
| 1 month | −1.2% |
| 3 months | −3.3% |
| 1 year | — |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 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 | VBCI |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −1.9% |
VBCI in the news
VBCI Dividends
- $0.27 per share
- Monthly
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
VBCI Risk
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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.
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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.
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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.
- 0.13
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
VBCI Cost
0.08%
VBCI0.08%
- The middle half of Defined-Maturity Investment Grade Corporate funds
- Median 0.10%
No Defined-Maturity Investment Grade Corporate fund charges less.
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- BBSCQInvesco BulletShares 2026 Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return +3.9%
- BBSCXInvesco BulletShares 2033 Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return −1.6%
- BBSCYInvesco BulletShares 2034 Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return −2.0%