BSCU vs VBCB: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Invesco BulletShares 2030 Corporate Bond ETF

BSCUBNasdaq

Vanguard Target Maturity 2028 Corporate Bond ETF

VBCBANasdaq

Overlap

No data

Expense ratio

VBCB −0.02pt a year

BSCU0.10%VBCB0.08%

Avg volume · 30D

BSCU 29.1×the volume

BSCU754KVBCB25.9K

BSCU vs VBCB Performance

Jul 31, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026

−0.1%BSCU+0.6%VBCB

Expense ratio: BSCU 0.10%; VBCB 0.08%, better
Fund size: BSCU $2.83B; VBCB $117M
1Y total return: BSCU +1.0%; VBCB No data
Yield (12M): BSCU 4.67%; VBCB No data
Holdings: BSCU 451; VBCB 667
Avg volume (30D): BSCU 754K sh, better; VBCB 25.9K sh
NAV per share: BSCU $16.31; VBCB $75.14
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for BSCU, VBCB, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	BSCU	VBCB
Cost30% weight	C50	A89Higher
Mission25% weight	A100	A100
Risk15% weight	C45	A88Higher
Tradability15% weight	B65Higher	C40
Holdings10% weight	A79	A84Higher
Durability5% weight	B63Higher	B56

Rank among Defined-Maturity Investment Grade Corporate funds

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Same Category. BSCU and VBCB are both graded against the same 42 Defined-Maturity Investment Grade Corporate funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Defined-Maturity Investment Grade Corporate⁠

Category · 42 funds

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VBCB ranks 1st and BSCU 16th of 42 funds in the Defined-Maturity Investment Grade Corporate Category.

Rank 1AVBCBVanguard Target Maturity 2028 Corporate Bond ETFScore 82
Rank 2AVBCAVanguard Target Maturity 2027 Corporate Bond ETFScore 78
Rank 13BVBCGVanguard Target Maturity 2033 Corporate Bond ETFScore 68
Rank 16BBSCUInvesco BulletShares 2030 Corporate Bond ETFScore 67
Rank 17BIBDYiShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Corporate ETFScore 65

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

BSCUBInvesco BulletShares 2030 Corporate Bond ETF

VBCBAVanguard Target Maturity 2028 Corporate Bond ETF

In short

BSCU A bond fund with an end date. BSCU tracks an index of investment-grade corporate bonds that mature in 2030, holds about 400 of them, and pays monthly: bond-like maturity behavior with ETF-style diversification.

VBCB Vanguard finally showed up to the bond-ladder party. VBCB owns U.S. investment-grade corporate bonds that all mature in 2028, and it undercuts the typical target-maturity rung on fees.

Stated mandate

BSCU The fund seeks exposure to the Nasdaq® BulletShares® USD Corporate Bond 2030 Index.

VBCB The fund seeks to track a market-weighted index of U.S.-dollar-denominated, investment-grade corporate bonds that mature in 2028.

Why people hold it

BSCU Costs 0.10% a year, right at the going rate for target-maturity bond funds. No premium for the defined-maturity plumbing.
Tracks the Nasdaq BulletShares USD Corporate Bond 2030 Index tightly, and it is a billion-dollar-plus fund that trades actively, so entering and exiting is rarely the hard part.
About 400 investment-grade corporate bonds inside, with income paid monthly rather than the lumpy semiannual coupons of a single bond.
One of the stronger builds in a crowded target-maturity field that includes iShares iBonds (IBDU) and Vanguard (VBCB).

VBCB Charges 0.08% a year, below the 0.10% typical for target-maturity bond funds and below the iBonds and BulletShares rungs (IBDU, BSCT, BSCU) it lines up against.
Every bond in the index is dollar-denominated investment grade maturing in 2028: one rung of a bond ladder in one ticker, with income paid quarterly.
A plain market-weighted ICE index run through Vanguard's index plumbing, and one of the stronger builds in the target-maturity bond group.

Worth knowing

BSCU This is corporate credit, not government paper. Before maturity, prices move with both interest rates and credit spreads; Treasury-only siblings like IBTJ skip the credit piece.
One rung, not a ladder. A staggered maturity schedule takes several vintages (BSCT covers 2029), each bought separately.
A few cohort peers undercut the 0.10% fee: VBCB at 0.08%, IBTJ at 0.07%, though they target different years and asset types.

VBCB Launched in 2026 and still small, it trades thinly, so spreads can run wider than on the long-established corporate ladders.
Corporate credit, not Treasuries. Investment grade lowers the odds of trouble, but downgrades and defaults stay in the mix.
One maturity year, not a whole curve. This is a rung, not a stand-in for a broad bond fund.

Full BSCU profile⁠

Full VBCB profile⁠

BSCU vs VBCB Holdings

How BSCU and VBCB differ

No overlap figure

Two bond funds rarely hold the same issues.

Level by level

Countryby domicile88.8%
Asset classFixed Income100%

Sector

No Sector split for BSCU and VBCB.

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in BSCU and VBCB, widest gap first
Country	More in BSCUMore in VBCB	BSCU	VBCB
United States	BSCU +9.6 points	90.2%	80.6%
United Kingdom	VBCB +3.9 points	1.0%	4.9%
Canada	VBCB +2.5 points	2.3%	4.8%
Australia	VBCB +2.0 points	0.0%	2.0%
Germany	VBCB +1.0 points	0.0%	0.9%
Netherlands	VBCB +0.7 points	0.0%	0.7%
Switzerland	VBCB +0.6 points	0.0%	0.6%
Ireland	BSCU +0.5 points	1.4%	0.9%
Other countries (8)	BSCU +0.5 points	5.2%	4.7%

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

BSCU8.1%
VBCB6.2%

Securities held

BSCU449
VBCB662

Asset class

BSCU: Fixed Income
VBCB: Fixed Income

Holdings

Two bond funds rarely hold the same issues, so this page lists no shared Holdings. BSCU holds 449 securities, VBCB 662.

All 449 BSCU holdings⁠All VBCB holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

BSCU vs VBCB Cost

Overpaying BSCU vs VBCB

$417

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

BSCU 0.10%
$2,106
VBCB 0.08%
$1,689

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

BSCU 0.10%
VBCB 0.08%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	BSCU	VBCB	Overpaying
10	$183	$147	$36
20	$717	$575	$142
30	$2,106	$1,689	$417

Expense ratio

0.10%BSCU
0.08%VBCB, cheaper

VBCB0.08%BSCU0.10%

0.08%0.15%

Middle half of Defined-Maturity Investment Grade Corporate funds
Median 0.10%

VBCB cheapest of 42 funds

BSCU 11th cheapest of 42 funds

BSCU vs VBCB Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): BSCU 4.67%; VBCB No data
Payout (12M): BSCU $0.76; VBCB No data
Last payment: BSCU $0.06; VBCB $0.26
Ex-dividend: BSCU Oct 19, 2026; VBCB Oct 1, 2026
Paid on: BSCU Oct 23, 2026; VBCB Oct 5, 2026
Frequency: BSCU Monthly; VBCB Monthly

Distribution history

Per share, 2023 to 2026, same scale for both

BSCUMonthly · 46 paymentsAll BSCU payments⁠

VBCBMonthly · 6 paymentsAll VBCB payments⁠

BSCU vs VBCB Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: BSCU 5.2%VBCB No data
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: BSCU 0.47VBCB No data
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: BSCU −20.7%VBCB No data
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: BSCU 0.94VBCB 0.05; Market = 1

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