Vanguard Target Maturity 2027 Corporate Bond ETF

Vanguard Target Maturity 2027 Corporate Bond ETF

About

Vanguard Target Maturity 2027 Corporate Bond ETF (US9219387001) is a US-listed bond ETF tracking the ICE 2027 Maturity US Corporate Constrained Index. With a expense ratio of 0.08%, it ranks among the lowest-cost options in its category, paying distributions. The fund holds 500 positions across 12 regions with 33M in assets, with heavy concentration — 68% in United States, 83% in corporate bonds.

Score Breakdown

Scores are scaled 1–10 on a logarithmic curve relative to all ETFs in the database.
Component Score Details
Overall 6.2 Diversification (45%) · Cost (30%) · Liquidity (25%)
Cost (30%) 9.1 Tracking Difference: 9.2 · TD Consistency: — · Expense Ratio: 8.9
Diversification (45%) 5.1 Holding Count: 6.4 · Country Concentration: 6.5 · Sector Concentration: 1.2
Liquidity (25%) 4.5 Assets Under Management

Data sources: provider factsheets, exchange data, and NAV history. Information for educational purposes only — not investment advice.

Ticker VBCA
ISIN
Fund Size $33.3M
Issuer Vanguard
Distribution Pays Distributions
Replication Physical
Inception Mar 2026
Base Currency USD
Index ICE 2027 Maturity US Corporate Constrained Index
Asset Class Bonds
Category Us Bond

Costs

9.1
This fund has low total costs, with competitive tracking and expense ratios.

Cost Metrics Explained

What expense ratio, tracking difference, and TD consistency measure

Expense ratio (Total Expense Ratio) is the annual fee the fund charges, deducted from assets. It’s the headline cost, but not the full picture.

Tracking Difference measures how much the fund actually lags (or leads) its benchmark index per year. This is the single best measure of true cost — it captures the expense ratio plus all other drags like sampling error and tax withholding. A lower (or negative) value is better.

TD Consistency measures how stable the tracking difference is from year to year. A low value means predictable, reliable costs; a high value means costs can vary significantly.

Expense Ratio0.00%
 
Metric Value
Expense Ratio 0.08%

Cumulative Returns

Performance across different time periods.
1 Month+0.00%
3 Months+0.00%
Year to Date+0.00%
Inception+0.00%
 
Period Cumulative Return
1 Month +0.00%
3 Months +0.00%
6 Months
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
YTD +0.00%
Since Inception +0.00%

Holdings

6.4
This fund holds 500 individual investments, offering moderate diversification compared to other ETFs.
#1
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The
0.74%
#2
United States Treasury Note/Bond
0.69%
#3
Citibank NA
0.68%
#4
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/THE FX-FRN
0.64%
#5
T-Mobile USA Inc
0.63%
#6
Wells Fargo & Co
0.63%
#7
HSBC Holdings PLC
0.63%
#8
Apple Inc
0.60%
#9
Bank of America Corp
0.60%
#10
Morgan Stanley
0.60%
View all holdings (50)
# Holding Ticker Weight
1 Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The GS 74.00%
2 United States Treasury Note/Bond 69.00%
3 Citibank NA 68.00%
4 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/THE FX-FRN GS 64.00%
5 T-Mobile USA Inc TMUS 63.00%
6 Wells Fargo & Co WFC 63.00%
7 HSBC Holdings PLC HSBC 63.00%
8 Apple Inc AAPL 60.00%
9 Bank of America Corp BAC 60.00%
10 Morgan Stanley MS 60.00%
11 Morgan Stanley MS 58.00%
12 JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM 54.00%
13 Amazon.com Inc AMZN 52.00%
14 Ford Motor Credit Co LLC F 52.00%
15 Oracle Corp ORCL 51.00%
16 Bank of America Corp BAC 50.00%
17 Johnson & Johnson JNJ 50.00%
18 Capital One Financial Corp COF 49.00%
19 Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The GS 49.00%
20 Amgen Inc AMGN 49.00%
21 Meta Platforms Inc META 49.00%
22 CITIGROUP INC C 47.00%
23 Citigroup Inc 45.00%
24 Boeing Co/The BA 45.00%
25 Bank of America Corp BAC 44.00%
26 Toyota Motor Credit Corp 43.00%
27 Amazon.com Inc AMZN 42.00%
28 State Street Corp 41.00%
29 BANK OF AMERICA CORP MTN BAC 40.00%
30 Sherwin-Williams Co/The SHW 40.00%
31 Alibaba Group Holding Ltd BABA 40.00%
32 AT&T Inc T 40.00%
33 JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM 40.00%
34 Wells Fargo & Co WFC 40.00%
35 Morgan Stanley MS 40.00%
36 PNC Bank NA PNC 40.00%
37 Exxon Mobil Corp XOM 38.00%
38 Unilever Capital Corp UNANA 38.00%
39 Caterpillar Financial Services Corp CAT 38.00%
40 Barclays PLC 38.00%
41 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO FXD-FRN JPM 38.00%
42 HCA Inc HCA 36.00%
43 American Express Co AXP 36.00%
44 BAT Capital Corp BATSLN 36.00%
45 General Motors Financial Co Inc 36.00%
46 AbbVie Inc 36.00%
47 CVS Health Corp CVS 35.00%
48 Truist Financial Corp TFC 35.00%
49 Wells Fargo & Co WFC 34.00%
50 Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 34.00%

Sectors

1.2
This fund is concentrated in just a few of its 7 sectors, reducing diversification.
 
Sector Weight
Corporate Bonds 8256.00%
Unknown 1581.00%
Government Bonds 69.00%
Financials 38.00%
Technology 34.00%
Consumer Discretionary 11.00%
Health Care 11.00%

Regions

6.5
This fund invests across 13 countries, though its geographic allocation deviates somewhat from the global market.
 
Country Weight
United States 6779.00%
UNKNOWN 1581.00%
United Kingdom 495.00%
Canada 425.00%
Japan 203.00%
Spain 140.00%
Australia 122.00%
Ireland 88.00%
Netherlands 70.00%
Cayman Islands 60.00%
Luxembourg 16.00%
MULT 16.00%
Switzerland 5.00%
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