Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF

Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF

About

Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF (US92206C5739) is a US-listed bond ETF tracking the Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index. With a expense ratio of 0.03%, it ranks among the lowest-cost options in its category, paying distributions. The fund holds 506 positions across 14 regions with 1.8B in assets.

Score Breakdown

Scores are scaled 1–10 on a logarithmic curve relative to all ETFs in the database.
Component Score Details
Overall 7.1 Diversification (45%) · Cost (30%) · Liquidity (25%)
Cost (30%) 9.2 Tracking Difference: 8.9 · TD Consistency: — · Expense Ratio: 10.0
Diversification (45%) 4.8 Holding Count: 6.4 · Country Concentration: 5.9 · Sector Concentration: 1.1
Liquidity (25%) 8.7 Assets Under Management

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

Ticker VTC
ISIN
Fund Size $1.8B
Issuer Vanguard
Distribution Pays Distributions
Replication Physical
Inception Nov 2017
Base Currency USD
Index Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index
Asset Class Bonds
Category Us Bond

Costs

9.2
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 0.03%

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 +0.01%
5 Years -0.17%
10 Years -0.09%
YTD -0.01%
Since Inception -0.09%

Holdings

6.4
This fund holds 506 individual investments, offering moderate diversification compared to other ETFs.
#1
0.38%
#2
0.20%
#3
Bank of America Corp
0.16%
#4
United States Treasury Note/Bond
0.16%
#5
Wells Fargo & Co
0.14%
#6
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The
0.14%
#7
Wells Fargo & Co
0.12%
#8
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The
0.12%
#9
Colgate-Palmolive Co
0.10%
#10
Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc
0.10%
View all holdings (50)
# Holding Ticker Weight
1 TUM6 38.00%
2 TYM6 20.00%
3 Bank of America Corp 16.00%
4 United States Treasury Note/Bond 16.00%
5 Wells Fargo & Co 14.00%
6 Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 14.00%
7 Wells Fargo & Co 12.00%
8 Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 12.00%
9 Colgate-Palmolive Co 10.00%
10 Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc ABIBB 10.00%
11 Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc ABIBB 10.00%
12 Morgan Stanley 10.00%
13 Meta Platforms Inc 10.00%
14 MPLX LP MPLX 9.00%
15 International Business Machines Corp IBM 9.00%
16 Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV DT 9.00%
17 Truist Bank 9.00%
18 Bank of Nova Scotia/The 9.00%
19 JPMorgan Chase & Co 9.00%
20 Microsoft Corp MSFT 9.00%
21 AbbVie Inc ABBV 9.00%
22 T-Mobile USA Inc TMUS 9.00%
23 Amgen Inc AMGN 9.00%
24 Morgan Stanley MS 9.00%
25 Bank of America Corp BAC 9.00%
26 Morgan Stanley 9.00%
27 Amgen Inc AMGN 9.00%
28 JPMorgan Chase & Co 8.00%
29 JPMorgan Chase & Co 8.00%
30 JPMorgan Chase & Co 8.00%
31 Broadcom Inc 8.00%
32 Oracle Corp 8.00%
33 Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 8.00%
34 Meta Platforms Inc 8.00%
35 Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The GS 8.00%
36 T-Mobile USA Inc TMUS 8.00%
37 ONEOK Inc 8.00%
38 Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The GS 8.00%
39 Enbridge Inc ENBCN 8.00%
40 CVS Health Corp CVS 8.00%
41 Verizon Communications Inc VZ 8.00%
42 Morgan Stanley MS 8.00%
43 Bank of America Corp 8.00%
44 UnitedHealth Group Inc UNH 8.00%
45 Citigroup Inc C 8.00%
46 Citigroup Inc 8.00%
47 WNM6 8.00%
48 Wells Fargo & Co 8.00%
49 Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co LLC WMB 8.00%
50 AbbVie Inc ABBV 8.00%

Sectors

1.1
This fund is concentrated in just a few of its 4 sectors, reducing diversification.
 
Sector Weight
Unknown 7197.00%
Corporate Bonds 2781.00%
Government Bonds 20.00%
Financials 7.00%

Regions

5.9
This fund invests across 15 countries, though its geographic allocation deviates somewhat from the global market.
 
Country Weight
UNKNOWN 7187.00%
United States 2492.00%
United Kingdom 102.00%
Canada 80.00%
Netherlands 31.00%
Spain 20.00%
Japan 18.00%
Singapore 17.00%
France 11.00%
Australia 10.00%
Ireland 9.00%
Cayman Islands 8.00%
Austria 5.00%
Switzerland 5.00%
Germany 5.00%

Nerd Stuff

Advanced risk and return metrics (2023-06-30 — 2026-06-18).
25.2%
Volatility
-6.4%
Max Drawdown
0.23
Sharpe Ratio
0.34
Sortino Ratio
0.90
Calmar Ratio
0.29
Beta
-8.19%
Alpha (Jensen's)
0.318
Benchmark-relative metrics (Beta, Alpha, R²) are calculated against the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IE00B5BMR087).
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