Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF
$79.24−0.45 (−0.56%)
- 0.03%
- $68.7B
- −0.6%
- 5.48%
- 9.99M sh
- low $77.61high $84.84
The ETF.net VCIT Grade
A
Score 77 out of 100
- 3 of 9
Score 77 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.A79 out of 100Rank 1 of 9Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 9Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C50 out of 100Rank 4 of 9Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B64 out of 100Rank 3 of 9Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A73 out of 100Rank 3 of 9Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A92 out of 100Rank 1 of 9
Our read on VCIT
In short
AVanguard's corporate-bond workhorse: a broad basket of investment-grade company debt at three basis points, undercutting every other top-graded fund in its peer group. Running since 2009, paying monthly.
Stated mandate
The Fund seeks to track a market-weighted corporate bond index with an intermediate-term dollar-weighted average maturity.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
VCIT Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
VCIT$9,939
Returns run to the Nov 2, 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 | VCIT |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −1.4% |
| 1 month | +2.1% |
| 3 months | −0.8% |
| 1 year | −0.6% |
| 3 years | +6.4% |
| 5 years | +0.8% |
| 10 years | +2.6% |
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 | VCIT |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −1.4% | |
| 2025 | +9.3% | |
| 2024 | +3.2% | |
| 2023 | +9.0% | |
| 2022 | −14.0% | |
| 2021 | −1.8% | |
| 2020 | +9.5% |
VCIT in the news
VCIT Dividends
- 5.48%
- $4.34
- $0.35 per share
- Monthly
VCIT 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.
- 0.43
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.
- −19.7%
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.
- 1.07
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.
VCIT Cost
Tied cheapest in Investment Grade Corporate (5-10 Year)
$638
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
VCIT 0.03%
$638
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | VCIT |
|---|---|
| 10 | $55 |
| 20 | $216 |
| 30 | $638 |
Other funds in Investment Grade Corporate (5-10 Year)
- ASPIBState Street SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.04%1 year return +0.8%
- AIGIBiShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.04%1 year return −0.6%
- ASCHISchwab 5-10 Year Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.03%1 year return −0.6%
- BBBBIBondBloxx BBB Rated 5-10 Year Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.19%1 year return −0.7%
- BPCIPGIM Corporate Bond 5-10 Year ETFExpense ratio 0.25%1 year return −0.4%
