Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF
$59.69−0.03 (−0.05%)
- 0.12%
- $1.2B
- −2.4%
- 4.98%
- 0.1M sh
- $59.61
- low $59.05high $64.90
The ETF.net VCEB Grade
A
Score 80 out of 100
- 5 of 49
Score 80 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.A92 out of 100Rank 5 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.C46 out of 100Rank 25 of 49Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B58 out of 100Rank 18 of 49Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A84 out of 100Rank 8 of 49Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A81 out of 100Rank 6 of 49
Our read on VCEB
AVanguard took its plain-vanilla corporate bond playbook and ran it through an ESG screen. Investment-grade U.S. company debt, roughly 300 bonds, monthly income, 0.12% a year: cheap even by unscreened standards, and rare in a thin niche.
The fund seeks to track the Bloomberg MSCI U.S. Corporate SRI Select Index. Its mandate covers U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bonds with maturities exceeding one year and ESG screening.
Why people hold it
- Costs 0.12% a year versus a 0.19% median for investment-grade corporate bond funds. Cheap for a screened portfolio, not just cheap for a screened one.
- Roughly 300 U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate investment-grade corporates with maturities beyond a year, and income lands monthly.
- The portfolio does what the prospectus says it does, tracking the Bloomberg MSCI U.S. Corporate SRI Select Index. One of the stronger implementations in its peer group.fund-docs.vanguard.com
- Vanguard-run and already a fund with billions in assets, real staying power for a screened bond product that only launched in 2020.
Worth knowing
- The SRI screen drops issuers a broad corporate index holds, so sector and issuer mix can drift from the unscreened market.fund-docs.vanguard.com
- Vanguard's unscreened corporate bond funds cost less: VCIT charges 0.03%. The screen is what the extra buys.
- Bonds run well past one year to maturity, so prices move with rates. Trading is moderate, and spreads can run wider than the category's busiest names.
VCEB Holdings
- Bonds
- 2,736
- 2%
- US Dollar
Geography
- United States85.39%
- United Kingdom4.81%
- Japan2.68%
- Canada2.68%
- Spain0.95%
- Germany0.68%
- Ireland0.60%
- Netherlands0.59%
- 1.62%
VCEB Performance
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VCEB$9,762
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 | VCEB |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −2.7% |
| 1 month | −0.9% |
| 3 months | −2.5% |
| 1 year | −2.4% |
| 3 years | +5.2% |
| 5 years | −0.2% |
| 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 | VCEB |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −2.7% | |
| 2025 | +7.5% | |
| 2024 | +2.2% | |
| 2023 | +8.5% | |
| 2022 | −15.2% | |
| 2021 | −2.0% | |
| 2020 | +2.5% |
VCEB in the news
Filings Digest
VanEck cuts its CLO ETF fee from 0.36% to 0.29%
VCEB Dividends
- 4.98%
- $2.97
- $0.24 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
VCEB Risk
- 6.1%
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.
- 0.05
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.
- −20.9%
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.
- 1.06
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
VCEB Cost
0.12%
VCEB0.12%
- The middle half of Investment Grade Corporate funds
- Median 0.29%
4 of the 49 Investment Grade Corporate funds charge less.
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