Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCIT)


Market Price (10/6/2026): $78.255

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCIT)


Market Price (10/6/2026): $78.255

Key Takeaways

  • VCIT has returned -3.4% YTD vs +14.2% for SPY, -3.2% for AGG; -2.6% over the past 12 months (SPY +16.7%, AGG -2.5%). details →
  • Priced in gold, VCIT has returned -47.5% over the past 3 years, vs +19.8% in dollars — its dollar gains have lagged gold. details →
  • Over the past month, VCIT has seen net outflows of −$1.62B (−2.4% of assets). details →
  • VCIT yields 5.12% based on its trailing 12-month distributions.
  • Risk-adjusted returns beat AGG: 3-year Sharpe ratio of 0.3 vs 0.0. details →
Last updated: 10/5/2026.

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Asset Allocation with VCIT

Risk Tolerance:
ConservativeModerateAggressive
Moderate — 55% equity / 25% bonds / 20% alternatives
10Y Return (ann.)
+12.1%
Volatility
11.3%
Sharpe
0.81
YTD
+8.6%
Modeled with monthly rebalancing to target weights; 10-year figures are annualized from monthly returns. Illustrative only — past performance is not indicative of future results.

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Top 20 Holdings for VCIT

Total Weights
Top 5: 1.4% | Top 10: 2.7% | Top 20: 4.9%

HoldingETF Weight
023135DF0Amazon.com Inc 4.88% 03/13/20360.29%
84615QAE3Space Exploration Technologies Corp 5.88% 07/15/20360.28%
097023DS1Boeing Co/The 6.53% 05/01/20340.27%
06051GKY4Bank of America Corp 5.01% 07/22/20330.27%
716973AE2Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 4.75% 05/19/20330.26%
30303MAD4Meta Platforms Inc 4.88% 11/15/20350.26%
84615QAC7Space Exploration Technologies Corp 5.65% 07/15/20330.26%
03522AAH3Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc 4.70% 02/01/20360.25%
68389XDZ5Oracle Corp 5.70% 02/04/20360.25%
30303MAH5Meta Platforms Inc 5.25% 05/15/20360.25%
46647PDR4JPMorgan Chase & Co 5.35% 06/01/20340.25%
023135EE2Amazon.com Inc 5.30% 07/09/20360.24%
38145GAS9Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 5.07% 01/21/20370.24%
031162DR8Amgen Inc 5.25% 03/02/20330.23%
06051GKQ1Bank of America Corp 4.57% 04/27/20330.22%
46647PFP6JPMorgan Chase & Co 5.15% 04/23/20370.22%
46647PFC5JPMorgan Chase & Co 5.58% 07/23/20360.21%
79466LAU8Salesforce Inc 5.55% 03/15/20360.21%
95000U2U6Wells Fargo & Co 3.35% 03/02/20330.21%
61748UAX0Morgan Stanley 5.30% 04/10/20370.21%

Return vs. Risk

Price Returns Compared

 202120222023202420252026Total [1]
Returns
VCIT Return-2%-14%9%3%9%-3%0%
Peers Return-2%-14%9%3%8%-3%-1%
S&P 500 Return27%-19%24%23%16%13%106%

Monthly Win Rates [3]
VCIT Win Rate42%25%58%58%92%70% 
Peers Win Rate42%25%56%61%86%67% 
S&P 500 Win Rate75%42%67%75%67%50% 

Max Drawdowns [4]
VCIT Max Drawdown-4%-19%-7%-3%-3%-5% 
Peers Max Drawdown-4%-19%-7%-3%-3%-5% 
S&P 500 Max Drawdown-5%-25%-10%-8%-19%-9% 


[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2021
[2] Peers: LQD, SPIB, IGIB.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2026 data is for the year up to 10/5/2026 (YTD)

Sharpe Ratios Compared

One measure of reward vs. risk is a Sharpe ratio. A higher ratio indicates better risk-adjusted returns. Most funds have Sharpe ratios < 1.0.

Ticker1Y3Y5Y
VCIT-1.520.27-0.48
Bond Top Results (3Y)   
USHY-0.810.750.00
SHYG-0.720.700.14
HYG-0.870.67-0.05
JNK-0.840.66-0.07
SPSB-1.650.40-0.55

Results as of 9302026.

How Low Can It Go

EventVCITS&P 500
2022 Inflation Shock & Fed Tightening
  % Loss-18.4%-24.5%
  % Gain to Breakeven22.6%32.4%
  Time to Breakeven694 days427 days
2020 COVID-19 Crash
  % Loss-15.1%-33.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven17.8%50.9%
  Time to Breakeven62 days140 days

Compare to LQD, SPIB, IGIB

In The Past

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF's stock fell -0.8% during the 2025 US Tariff Shock. Such a loss loss requires a 0.8% gain to breakeven.

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Compare to LQD, SPIB, IGIB

In The Past

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF's stock fell -0.8% during the 2025 US Tariff Shock. Such a loss loss requires a 0.8% gain to breakeven.

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Limiting losses and compounding gains is essential to preserving wealth.

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VCIT Dip Buy History


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Current Dip Buy Opportunities Across ETFs

ETFs currently down 5% or more from trailing 6M peaks.

TickerNameDip %Mkt PricePrice DatePeak PricePeak Date# Days
DIAState Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust-5.6%512.1110052026542.36805202661
IJHiShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF-6.3%73.681005202678.67816202650
MDYState Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust-6.2%672.2710052026716.91816202650
SCHMSchwab U.S. Mid-Cap ETF-5.7%34.771005202636.87630202697
IVOOVanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF-6.0%124.7410052026132.68816202650
IJRiShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF-7.6%139.0210052026150.44816202650
VBVanguard Small-Cap ETF-5.7%290.9510052026308.38816202650
IWMiShares Russell 2000 ETF-7.1%283.3810052026305.09816202650
SCHASchwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF-8.0%33.241005202636.13630202697
VTWOVanguard Russell 2000 ETF-6.9%114.4310052026122.90816202650
DFASDimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF-6.4%79.071005202684.48816202650
ESMLiShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF-6.2%53.151005202656.64816202650
NUSCNuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF-6.9%49.621005202653.27816202650
AKREAkre Focus ETF-13.2%53.681005202661.85830202636
IJKiShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF-5.6%112.4210052026119.11817202649
MDYGState Street SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Growth ETF-5.7%107.1510052026113.69817202649
IWOiShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF-8.1%363.8010052026395.65816202650
VBKVanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF-5.0%347.6010052026365.91817202649
IJTiShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF-8.4%163.9910052026179.07804202662
SLYGState Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF-8.4%109.4310052026119.50804202662
IWSiShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF-5.5%163.9210052026173.44816202650
IJJiShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF-7.2%140.7610052026151.67816202650
MDYVState Street SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Value ETF-7.1%90.471005202697.39816202650
VBRVanguard Small-Cap Value ETF-6.3%234.8810052026250.56816202650
AVUVAvantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF-6.2%120.7310052026128.74804202662
IWNiShares Russell 2000 Value ETF-6.2%213.2710052026227.43816202650
IJSiShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF-6.9%130.9110052026140.68816202650
SLYVState Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Value ETF-7.0%104.3610052026112.22816202650
VIOVVanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF-6.6%112.3510052026120.28816202650
EFViShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF-5.4%78.561005202683.08903202632
AVIVAvantis International Large Cap Value ETF-5.2%79.541005202683.89825202641
VGKVanguard FTSE Europe ETF-7.2%86.281005202692.96825202641
ASHRXtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF-12.5%32.651005202637.306222026105
EWYiShares MSCI South Korea ETF-12.7%191.4610052026219.206212026106
FXIiShares China Large-Cap ETF-11.5%33.851005202638.265132026145
KWEBKraneShares CSI China Internet ETF-19.7%24.561005202630.595132026145
SCHDSchwab US Dividend Equity ETF-7.1%32.721005202635.21824202642
VYMVanguard High Dividend Yield ETF-5.5%157.0310052026166.11813202653
DVYiShares Select Dividend ETF-7.5%153.1010052026165.50816202650
SDYState Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF-7.2%147.7110052026159.18824202642
NOBLProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF-7.6%54.581005202659.07824202642
SCHYSchwab International Dividend Equity ETF-7.3%31.311005202633.78825202641
RSPInvesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF-5.2%211.1210052026222.77816202650
COWZPacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF-6.5%67.671005202672.40830202636
MTUMiShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF-6.4%323.1410052026345.226222026105
SPHQInvesco S&P 500 Quality ETF-5.1%85.541005202690.10630202697
FNDASchwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company ETF-6.9%35.851005202638.52816202650
SPMOInvesco S&P 500 Momentum ETF-5.3%153.1610052026161.666222026105
MOATVanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF-6.4%107.7610052026115.14827202639
SPGPInvesco S&P 500 GARP ETF-6.5%120.6210052026129.02813202653
QVALAlpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF-5.2%59.261005202662.50826202640
URAGlobal X Uranium ETF-31.0%40.191005202658.265062026152
BOTZGlobal X Funds Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF-13.0%36.201005202641.635132026145
ROBOROBO Global Robotics & Automation Index ETF-7.7%83.341005202690.346022026125
LITGlobal X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF-23.5%70.131005202691.625112026147
ICLNiShares Global Clean Energy ETF-27.2%17.291005202623.756022026125
ARKQARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF-12.5%125.8410052026143.825282026130
ARKXARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF-12.8%32.911005202637.745282026130
NASATema Space Innovators ETF-39.5%25.331005202641.895272026131
DRSKAptus Defined Risk ETF-7.4%27.231005202629.396012026126
ALLWSSGA Active Trust State Street Bridgewater All Weather ETF-6.1%28.581005202630.44825202641
PCEFInvesco CEF Income Composite ETF-5.6%19.331005202620.47813202653
YYYAmplify CEF High Income ETF-9.7%10.271005202611.37816202650
GDEWisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Equity Strategy Fund-9.7%64.381005202671.30825202641
RAAXVanEck Real Assets ETF-5.3%40.431005202642.705112026147
XLFState Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF-8.0%53.881005202658.56903202632
XLIState Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF-8.8%170.1010052026186.51816202650
XLCState Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF-6.0%111.6110052026118.794192026169
XLYState Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF-9.4%110.4210052026121.825282026130
XLPState Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF-7.3%81.041005202687.45824202642
XLUState Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF-14.7%39.971005202646.854092026179
XLBState Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF-7.8%49.501005202653.67826202640
IYJiShares U.S. Industrials ETF-7.8%156.6010052026169.86804202662
IYMiShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF-7.5%181.6610052026196.45825202641
FXNFirst Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund-6.4%22.801005202624.35915202620
SMHVanEck Semiconductor ETF-5.2%633.9010052026668.916222026105
SOXXiShares Semiconductor ETF-10.0%589.5110052026655.016222026105
XBIState Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF-7.9%156.1910052026169.55819202647
ITAiShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF-18.3%206.9810052026253.22816202650
XOPState Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF-6.1%187.4410052026199.70915202620
IYTiShares U.S. Transportation ETF-11.3%79.851005202690.01716202681
IAIiShares U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges ETF-10.3%177.6810052026198.06903202632
KREState Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF-9.7%70.391005202677.93816202650
MISLFirst Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF-14.1%42.231005202649.195282026130
RINGiShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF-18.0%76.411005202693.17825202641
SOXQInvesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF-9.9%103.7110052026115.116222026105
IGOViShares International Treasury Bond ETF-5.9%39.771005202642.275102026148
BONDPIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund-5.5%86.391005202691.42629202698
IEFiShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF-5.4%88.921005202693.994192026169
LQDiShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF-5.6%101.8310052026107.93629202698
TLTiShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF-10.4%77.111005202686.10629202698
VGLTVanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF-9.5%49.681005202654.89629202698
SPTLState Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF-9.5%23.641005202626.13629202698
TLHiShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF-8.5%91.341005202699.78629202698
EDVVanguard World Funds Extended Duration ETF-16.0%54.221005202664.546242026103
VCLTVanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF-8.5%68.131005202674.47629202698
SPLBState Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Corporate Bond ETF-8.6%20.271005202622.18629202698
IGLBiShares 10+ Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF-8.4%45.401005202649.56629202698
MUBiShares National Muni Bond ETF-5.2%101.1210052026106.69706202691
VTEBVanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund-5.5%47.371005202650.10706202691
TFIState Street SPDR Nuveen ICE Municipal Bond ETF-5.6%42.781005202645.31705202692
ITMVanEck Intermediate Muni ETF-5.3%44.171005202646.65706202691
LMUBiShares Long-Term National Muni Bond ETF-8.0%46.591005202650.63705202692
SPMBState Street SPDR Portfolio Mortgage Backed Bond ETF-5.1%21.001005202622.12629202698
GLDSPDR Gold Trust-14.9%379.5510052026445.934192026169
IAUiShares Gold Trust-14.7%77.951005202691.344192026169
GLDMSPDR Gold MiniShares Trust-14.7%81.901005202696.044192026169
SLViShares Silver Trust-31.0%54.741005202679.355132026145
PPLTETFS Physical Platinum Shares-20.3%15.581005202619.555132026145
PALLETFS Physical Palladium Shares-26.4%21.281005202628.894142026174
USOUnited States Oil Fund LP-11.0%143.9910052026161.86915202620
UNGUnited States Natural Gas Fund LP-13.0%10.551005202612.126042026123
BNOUnited States Brent Oil Fund LP ETV-7.1%55.851005202660.135042026154
VNQVanguard Real Estate ETF-10.9%89.1510052026100.08728202669
XLREState Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF-11.6%40.671005202646.01728202669
SCHHSchwab U.S. REIT ETF-12.1%21.851005202624.86726202671
IYRiShares U.S. Real Estate ETF-12.0%94.3610052026107.26728202669
REETiShares Global REIT ETF-11.6%25.531005202628.89726202671
USRTiShares Core U.S. REIT ETF-12.4%61.191005202669.82726202671

ETF Fund Flows

Largest fund inflows and outflows across ETFs, with the asset-allocation rotation they imply.

Net fund flows · as of 2026-10-05

Asset allocation rotation · Past month

  • Equity ETFs drew the largest net inflows (+$48.0B), followed by Bond (+$25.4B), with every major asset class in net inflows.
  • Within the mix, money rotated into US Large Cap Core (+$10.8B) and out of Factor Smart Beta (−$5.0B).
  • Relative to fund size, CORO drew the largest inflow (+56.3% of AUM) and BKAG the largest outflow (−34.7%).
Largest inflows
#TickerNameTypeNet flow% of AUM
1IVViShares Core S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core+$25.31B+2.9%
2SPYMState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core+$7.98B+4.6%
3IUSBiShares Core Universal USD Bond ETFBond Core Plus Multisector+$5.63B+12.8%
4ACWXiShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETFOther+$5.46B+43.6%
5SGOViShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETFCash+$5.38B+4.8%
6VTIVanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFEquity US Total Market+$5.38B+0.8%
7VTEBVanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETFBond Municipal+$4.96B+10.7%
8COROiShares International Country Rotation Active ETFEquity International Broad+$4.8B+56.3%
9MUBiShares National Muni Bond ETFBond Municipal+$4.06B+8.9%
10BILState Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETFCash+$3.87B+8.0%
Largest outflows
#TickerNameTypeNet flow% of AUM
1VOOVanguard S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core-$21.6B-2.0%
2MTUMiShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETFEquity Factor Smart Beta-$5.24B-21.8%
3MBBiShares MBS ETFBond Mortgage Backed-$2.67B-6.9%
4USHYiShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETFBond High Yield Corporate-$2.17B-8.0%
5LQDiShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETFBond Intermediate Corporate-$1.96B-7.1%
6EWYiShares MSCI South Korea ETFEquity Emerging Markets-$1.84B-6.9%
7VCIT thisVanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETFBond Intermediate Corporate-$1.62B-2.4%
8EFGiShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETFOther-$1.36B-8.3%
9DRAMRoundhill Memory ETFOther-$1.26B-4.8%
10EMBiShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETFOther-$1.16B-8.3%

Largest ETF fund flows across ~2635 funds (min AUM $100M). Net creations/redemptions; leveraged & inverse ETFs excluded. A ⚠ marks a day excluded as a suspected data error.

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About VCIT

0Holdings Count: 343
Expense Ratio: 0.03%
Inception Date: 2009-11-19
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF
Vanguard Scottsdale Funds - Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by The Vanguard Group, Inc. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of global region. It primarily invests in U.S. dollar-denominated investment-grade fixed income securities issued by industrial, utility, and financial companies with maturity of 5-10 years. The fund seeks to track the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index, by using representative sampling technique. Vanguard Scottsdale Funds - Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF was formed on November 19, 2009 and is domiciled in the United States.
Asset Class: Core Investment Grade Bond | ETF Website

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Profile

VCITLQDSPIBIGIBMedian
NameVanguard I.iShares iB.State Stre.iShares 5-. 
Asset ClassBondBondBondBond-
AUM ($ Bil)72.226.811.318.622.7
Expense Ratio0.03%0.14%0.04%0.04%0.04%
10-D Avg Volume (Mil)9.6229.496.592.888.11
Latest Day Volume (Mil)10.7848.976.866.398.82
Holdings Count3433,1555,3723,0323,094
Inception Date11/19/20097/21/20022/10/20091/4/2007-

Fundamentals

VCITLQDSPIBIGIBMedian
NameVanguard I.iShares iB.State Stre.iShares 5-. 
Net Asset Value77.97101.7632.2350.15-
Premium/Discount0.0%0.1%-0.1%0.0%0.0%
Distribution Yield5.1%5.0%4.7%5.1%5.0%
Sales Yield-----
Earnings Yield-----

Valuation

VCITLQDSPIBIGIBMedian
NameVanguard I.iShares iB.State Stre.iShares 5-. 
P/S (TTM)-----
P/E (TTM)-----
P/FCF (TTM)-----
Forward P/E-----
Forward P/S-----

Risk

VCITLQDSPIBIGIBMedian
NameVanguard I.iShares iB.State Stre.iShares 5-. 
Volatility (1Y)4.3%5.5%3.0%4.3%4.3%
Volatility (3Y)5.4%7.1%3.6%5.4%5.4%
Volatility (5Y)6.7%8.7%4.5%6.6%6.6%
Beta (1Y)0.160.200.110.160.16
Beta (3Y)0.120.170.080.120.12
Beta (5Y)0.140.190.090.140.14
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)-0.63-0.82-0.36-0.61-0.62
Sharpe Ratio (3Y)1.050.661.441.081.07
Sharpe Ratio (5Y)0.06-0.140.280.090.08
Max Drawdown (1Y)-4.9%-6.0%-3.1%-4.9%-4.9%
Max Drawdown (3Y)-4.9%-6.3%-3.1%-4.9%-4.9%
Max Drawdown (5Y)-19.7%-24.5%-14.2%-19.7%-19.7%

Returns

VCITLQDSPIBIGIBMedian
NameVanguard I.iShares iB.State Stre.iShares 5-. 
1M Return-2.7%-3.1%-2.2%-2.8%-2.8%
3M Return-3.6%-4.4%-2.5%-3.6%-3.6%
6M Return-3.2%-4.3%-1.9%-3.1%-3.2%
YTD Return-3.4%-4.3%-1.9%-3.4%-3.4%
1Y Return-2.7%-4.5%-1.1%-2.7%-2.7%
2Y Return2.7%-0.9%4.4%3.0%2.9%
3Y Return18.2%14.4%16.9%18.7%17.5%

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date9152026
Short Interest: Shares Quantity16.7 Mil
Short Interest: % Change Since 831202662.4%
Average Daily Volume9.6 Mil
Days-to-Cover Short Interest1.7 days