Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF

Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF

About

Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (US9219106914) is a US-listed bond ETF tracking the Bloomberg MSCI US Corp SRI Sel Idx. With a expense ratio of 0.12%, it is competitively priced, paying distributions. The fund holds 504 positions across 11 regions with 1.2B in assets, with heavy concentration — 39% 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 6.9 Diversification (45%) · Cost (30%) · Liquidity (25%)
Cost (30%) 8.8 Tracking Difference: 9.4 · TD Consistency: — · Expense Ratio: 7.4
Diversification (45%) 4.8 Holding Count: 6.4 · Country Concentration: 6.0 · Sector Concentration: 1.1
Liquidity (25%) 8.3 Assets Under Management

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

Ticker VCEB
ISIN
Fund Size $1.2B
Issuer Vanguard
Distribution Pays Distributions
Replication Physical
Inception Sep 2020
Base Currency USD
Index Bloomberg MSCI US Corp SRI Sel Idx
Asset Class Bonds
Category Us Bond

Costs

8.8
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 0.12%

Cumulative Returns

Performance across different time periods.
1 Month+0.00%
3 Months+0.00%
Year to Date+0.00%
1 Year+0.00%
3 Years+0.00%
5 Years+0.00%
Inception+0.00%
 
Period Cumulative Return
1 Month +0.00%
3 Months +0.00%
6 Months -0.01%
1 Year -0.01%
3 Years +0.02%
5 Years -0.16%
10 Years
YTD -0.02%
Since Inception -0.16%

Holdings

6.4
This fund holds 504 individual investments, offering moderate diversification compared to other ETFs.
#1
0.32%
#2
Morgan Stanley
0.29%
#3
United States Treasury Note/Bond
0.24%
#4
Bank of America Corp
0.18%
#5
Amazon.com Inc
0.17%
#6
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The
0.16%
#7
Wells Fargo & Co
0.16%
#8
Meta Platforms Inc
0.15%
#9
T-Mobile USA Inc
0.15%
#10
Amazon.com Inc
0.15%
View all holdings (50)
# Holding Ticker Weight
1 TUM6 32.00%
2 Morgan Stanley 29.00%
3 United States Treasury Note/Bond 24.00%
4 Bank of America Corp BAC 18.00%
5 Amazon.com Inc 17.00%
6 Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 16.00%
7 Wells Fargo & Co 16.00%
8 Meta Platforms Inc 15.00%
9 T-Mobile USA Inc TMUS 15.00%
10 Amazon.com Inc AMZN 15.00%
11 Morgan Stanley 15.00%
12 CVS Health Corp CVS 15.00%
13 Alphabet Inc 15.00%
14 AbbVie Inc ABBV 15.00%
15 Citigroup Inc 14.00%
16 Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 14.00%
17 JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM 14.00%
18 Amazon.com Inc 14.00%
19 Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd PFE 14.00%
20 Wells Fargo & Co WFC 14.00%
21 Bank of America Corp BAC 14.00%
22 Meta Platforms Inc 13.00%
23 Meta Platforms Inc 13.00%
24 Bank of America Corp BAC 13.00%
25 Verizon Communications Inc 13.00%
26 Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The GS 13.00%
27 Truist Financial Corp 13.00%
28 AT&T Inc T 13.00%
29 JPMorgan Chase & Co 13.00%
30 JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM 13.00%
31 Bank of America Corp BAC 12.00%
32 Wells Fargo & Co WFC 12.00%
33 Amazon.com Inc 12.00%
34 Alphabet Inc 12.00%
35 AT&T Inc T 12.00%
36 CVS Health Corp CVS 12.00%
37 Bank of America Corp 12.00%
38 Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 12.00%
39 CVS Health Corp CVS 12.00%
40 Bank of America Corp BAC 12.00%
41 Bank of America Corp BAC 12.00%
42 Bank of America Corp BAC 12.00%
43 Citigroup Inc C 12.00%
44 Citigroup Inc 12.00%
45 Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 12.00%
46 AT&T Inc T 11.00%
47 HCA Inc HCA 11.00%
48 Bank of America Corp BAC 11.00%
49 Amazon.com Inc AMZN 11.00%
50 Wells Fargo & Co 11.00%

Sectors

1.1
This fund is concentrated in just a few of its 3 sectors, reducing diversification.
 
Sector Weight
Unknown 6021.00%
Corporate Bonds 3949.00%
Government Bonds 30.00%

Regions

6.0
This fund invests across 12 countries, though its geographic allocation deviates somewhat from the global market.
 
Country Weight
UNKNOWN 6021.00%
United States 3485.00%
United Kingdom 161.00%
Canada 126.00%
Japan 67.00%
Singapore 46.00%
Ireland 27.00%
Germany 23.00%
Spain 20.00%
Mexico 10.00%
MULT 7.00%
Netherlands 7.00%

Nerd Stuff

Advanced risk and return metrics (2023-06-30 — 2026-06-18).
23.9%
Volatility
-5.9%
Max Drawdown
0.26
Sharpe Ratio
0.39
Sortino Ratio
1.06
Calmar Ratio
0.28
Beta
-7.99%
Alpha (Jensen's)
0.311
Benchmark-relative metrics (Beta, Alpha, R²) are calculated against the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IE00B5BMR087).
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