BSCT vs VBCC

BSCTBInvesco BulletShares 2029 Corporate Bond ETF

VBCCAVanguard Target Maturity 2029 Corporate Bond ETF

In short

BSCT A rung of a bond ladder in ETF form: roughly 500 investment-grade corporate bonds that all come due in 2029, bundled into one ticker that pays monthly.

VBCC Vanguard'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

BSCT The fund seeks to track an index representing US dollar-denominated, investment-grade corporate bonds with effective maturities in 2029.

VBCC 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

• BSCT Every bond it holds comes due in the same year, so it behaves more like one bond with a finish line than a bond fund that rolls its portfolio forever.
• Costs 0.10% a year, matching the fee on iShares' 2029 corporate rung (IBDU) and sitting right at the category median.
• Tracks the Nasdaq BulletShares USD Corporate Bond 2029 Index closely, with billions in assets and active trading behind it. One of the tighter implementations in its peer group.
• Spreads the exposure across roughly 500 investment-grade corporate bonds and distributes monthly.

• VBCC 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

• BSCT This is company credit, not government paper. For a 2029 rung without corporate risk, the Treasury version (IBTJ) runs 0.07%.
• The fee is at the category median, not below it. Vanguard's 2028 corporate rung (VBCB) comes in at 0.08%.
• Monthly is the payout cadence, not the payout size: income moves with the bonds held, and the portfolio gets shorter as 2029 approaches.

• VBCC 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.

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