FundNASDAQCorporate Investment Grade

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

VCIT NASDAQ

The Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF seeks to provide a moderate and sustainable level of current income. The Fund invests primarily in high-quality (investment-grade) corporate bonds, with a dollar-weighted average maturity of 5 to 10 years.

78.50USD
−1.70 (−2.12%) 1 Year · close Oct 12

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Fund size
29.8B
as of Feb 2020
Expense ratio
0.07%
per year
Dividend yield
5.08%
Monthly
Volatility · 1Y
4.3%
Average Risk
Beta
0.14
vs the market
52-week range
77.9782.00
01 Performance

How VCIT has paid off

Price return over every period, and total return with dividends reinvested, set against its benchmark.

Return by period

Price · to Oct 12
Average performance Select a period to update every chart on the page.

Total return vs benchmark

Total Market US Cap Weighted 1200 Index
−50.9 pts
0%20%40% VCIT +2.8% Index +53.7%

Over 1 year, VCIT returned +2.8% with dividends reinvested — −50.9 pts behind its benchmark.

02 Risk

How bumpy is the ride?

Return only means something next to the risk taken to earn it. Volatility, drawdowns and market sensitivity over 1 year.

Volatility

Annualized · 1Y
4.3%Average Risk

A typical year sees the price swing about ±4% around its trend.

Drawdown from peak

How far below its previous high the price has been
−4.9%
0%-3%−4.9%

Deepest fall −4.9% on Sep 30, 2026 — 215 days after the previous high
More than 5% below a high 0% of the time.

Risk vs reward

1Y
Volatility →Return →More return, less riskIndex+53.7% · σ 14%VCIT+2.8% · σ 4%

Over 1 year, VCIT delivered less return, with less risk than its benchmark.

Market sensitivity

Beta
Market moves+10.0%
VCIT tends to move+1.4%

A beta of 0.14 means VCIT has moved less than the market.

Sharpe ratio -0.98 Return earned per unit of volatility
03 Technicals

Trend & momentum

Where the price sits against its moving averages, and how stretched the recent move is.

Price vs moving averages

Downtrend
78.50
  • 12-day average78.42 +0.1%
  • 26-day average78.82 −0.4%
  • 50-day average79.36 −1.1%
  • 200-day average79.96 −1.8%

The price is above 1 of 4 averages. The 50-day average is below the 200-day, a sign of a falling longer-term trend.

Relative strength (RSI)

Neutral
OversoldOverbought31.8

RSI compares recent gains with recent losses on a 0–100 scale. Above 70 a move is often considered stretched, below 30 washed out.

Technical indicators describe past prices. They are not a forecast.

04 Fund

Inside the fund

Corporate Investment Grade · Intermediate — tracking the Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index.

  • Assets under management29.8BUSD
  • Expense ratio0.07%per year
  • Holdings1,840
  • Risk score2.4Low

Launched November 2009. Listed options available. Fund data as of Feb 28, 2020.

05 Dividends

What it pays you

Cash distributions over the last twelve months, and how they have grown.

Dividend yield5.08%

About 51 USD a year for every 1,000 USD invested at today's price.

Per share
3.99
Frequency
Monthly
Last paid
Oct 1, 2026

Last 12 months

3.99 USD / share
0.33Nov 30.32Dec 10.34Dec 180.33Feb 20.30Mar 20.34Apr 10.33May 10.34Jun 10.33Jul 10.34Aug 30.34Sep 10.34Oct 1
06 Themes

Where VCIT shows up

Curated themes and indices that hold VCIT. Open one to see it in context, or test the whole theme in a portfolio.

07 Profile

About Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

The Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF seeks to provide a moderate and sustainable level of current income. The Fund invests primarily in high-quality (investment-grade) corporate bonds, with a dollar-weighted average maturity of 5 to 10 years.

  • Featured in 1 curated theme
  • 1,840 holdings
Ticker
VCIT
Exchange
NASDAQ
ISIN
US92206C8709
CUSIP
92206C870
Currency
U.S. Dollar (USD)
Country
USA
Sector
Corporate Investment Grade
Industry
Intermediate
Benchmark
Total Market US Cap Weighted 1200 Index
All key statistics

Details

NameVanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF
TickerVCIT
ISINUS92206C8709
CUSIP92206C870
ExchangeNASDAQ
CategoryCorporate Investment Grade
Sub CategoryIntermediate
CountryUSA
CurrencyU.S. Dollar
Inception DateNov 19, 2009
BenchmarkBloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index

Shareas of Oct 12, 2026

Close Price USD78.50
52W Low / High 77.97 / 82.00
1Y Total Return2.85%
Average
1Y Volatility4.59%
Average Risk
Beta0.14
12M Dividends3.9898
Last Dividend DateOct 1, 2026
Dist. FrequencyMonthly
Dividend Yield5.08%

Dataas of Feb 28, 2020

AUM30 B
Discount/Premium0.187%
NAV93.96
Shares Outstanding317 M
Volume 20D Avg3.0 M
Nbr of Holdings1,840
Risk RankLow
Net Expense0.070%
Options availableYes
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