Vanguard Target Maturity 2029 Corporate Bond ETF
About
Vanguard Target Maturity 2029 Corporate Bond ETF (US9219388827) is a US-listed bond ETF tracking the ICE 2029 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 470 positions across 16 regions with 32M in assets, with heavy concentration — 82% in United States, 98% 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 | 6.1 | Diversification (45%) · Cost (30%) · Liquidity (25%) |
| Cost (30%) | 9.1 | Tracking Difference: 9.2 · TD Consistency: — · Expense Ratio: 8.9 |
| Diversification (45%) | 5.0 | Holding Count: 6.3 · Country Concentration: 6.3 · Sector Concentration: 1.1 |
| Liquidity (25%) | 4.4 | Assets Under Management |
Data sources: provider factsheets, exchange data, and NAV history. Information for educational purposes only — not investment advice.
Costs
9.1 This fund has low total costs, with competitive tracking and expense ratios.
Expense Ratio0.00%
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%
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
6.3 This fund holds 470 individual investments, offering moderate diversification compared to other ETFs.
View all holdings (50)
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AbbVie Inc | ABBV | 88.00% |
| 2 | Salesforce Inc | 76.00% | |
| 3 | JPMorgan Chase & Co | JPM | 69.00% |
| 4 | Wells Fargo & Co | WFC | 63.00% |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 62.00% | |
| 6 | Amazon.com Inc | 60.00% | |
| 7 | Citigroup Inc | 60.00% | |
| 8 | HSBC Holdings PLC | 57.00% | |
| 9 | Fiserv Inc | FI | 51.00% |
| 10 | International Business Machines Corp | IBM | 48.00% |
| 11 | Citigroup Inc | 48.00% | |
| 12 | Verizon Communications Inc | VZ | 46.00% |
| 13 | Bank of America Corp | BAC | 46.00% |
| 14 | Oracle Corp | 46.00% | |
| 15 | Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The | 46.00% | |
| 16 | Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc | ABIBB | 45.00% |
| 17 | Wells Fargo & Co | 45.00% | |
| 18 | HSBC Holdings PLC | HSBC | 44.00% |
| 19 | Morgan Stanley | MS | 44.00% |
| 20 | AbbVie Inc | 43.00% | |
| 21 | Cisco Systems Inc | 43.00% | |
| 22 | Suzano Austria GmbH | SUZANO | 43.00% |
| 23 | Citigroup Inc | C | 42.00% |
| 24 | Bank of America Corp | BAC | 42.00% |
| 25 | Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The | 41.00% | |
| 26 | Broadcom Inc | 41.00% | |
| 27 | JPMorgan Chase & Co | 41.00% | |
| 28 | JPMorgan Chase & Co | 41.00% | |
| 29 | Morgan Stanley | 40.00% | |
| 30 | Morgan Stanley Private Bank NA | 40.00% | |
| 31 | Alphabet Inc | 40.00% | |
| 32 | Bank of America Corp | BAC | 39.00% |
| 33 | Morgan Stanley | 39.00% | |
| 34 | PNC Bank NA | PNC | 38.00% |
| 35 | JPMorgan Chase & Co | 38.00% | |
| 36 | JPMorgan Chase & Co | 38.00% | |
| 37 | Oracle Corp | ORCL | 37.00% |
| 38 | JPMorgan Chase & Co | JPM | 37.00% |
| 39 | Fox Corp | FOXA | 36.00% |
| 40 | AT&T Inc | T | 36.00% |
| 41 | Morgan Stanley | 36.00% | |
| 42 | Morgan Stanley | 36.00% | |
| 43 | Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The | 36.00% | |
| 44 | PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The | PNC | 35.00% |
| 45 | Wells Fargo & Co | 35.00% | |
| 46 | Citigroup Inc | C | 34.00% |
| 47 | Barclays PLC | 34.00% | |
| 48 | JPMorgan Chase & Co | JPM | 34.00% |
| 49 | Altria Group Inc | MO | 34.00% |
| 50 | Royal Bank of Canada | 34.00% |
Sectors
1.1 This fund is concentrated in just a few of its 5 sectors, reducing diversification.
| Sector | Weight |
|---|---|
| Corporate Bonds | 9830.00% |
| Financials | 76.00% |
| Unknown | 72.00% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 11.00% |
| Technology | 11.00% |
Regions
6.3 This fund invests across 17 countries, though its geographic allocation deviates somewhat from the global market.
| Country | Weight |
|---|---|
| United States | 8241.00% |
| United Kingdom | 523.00% |
| Canada | 378.00% |
| Japan | 273.00% |
| Ireland | 126.00% |
| Spain | 76.00% |
| Netherlands | 76.00% |
| UNKNOWN | 72.00% |
| Germany | 48.00% |
| Australia | 46.00% |
| Austria | 43.00% |
| France | 26.00% |
| MULT | 22.00% |
| Singapore | 22.00% |
| Luxembourg | 11.00% |
| Mexico | 11.00% |
| Cayman Islands | 6.00% |
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