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About Vanguard World Funds ETF
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Inception date
Sep 22, 2020
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Distributor
Vanguard Marketing Corp.
VCEB is Vanguards first move into the ESG fixed income markets. The fund includes USD-denominated bonds with various maturities. The funds parent index Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Index, represents the broad US investment-grade corporates, so expect similar exposure to VTC but with a positive ESG screen. MSCI will provide the ESG research and exclude firms that do not meet certain diversity criteria on their board and those that do not meet controversy assessment standards related to environmental, labor and human rights, as well as governance. Firms that derive threshold amounts of revenue from adult entertainment, alcohol, gambling, tobacco, nuclear power/weapons, civilian firearms, genetically modified organisms, thermal coal, oil, or gas are excluded. Moreover, firms must be adhering to the United Nations Global Compact Principles to be considered for inclusion.
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Corporate
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Corporate99.65%
Government0.25%
Cash0.19%
Futures−0.09%
Stock breakdown by region
North America87.38%
Europe8.22%
Asia3.77%
Oceania0.63%
Latin America0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
VCEB invests in bonds. The fund's major sectors are Corporate, with 99.65% stocks, and Government, with 0.25% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
VCEB last dividends amounted to 0.24 USD. The month before, the issuer paid 0.25 USD in dividends, which shows a 2.33% decrease.
VCEB assets under management is 832.14 M USD. It's risen 1.69% over the last month.
VCEB fund flows account for 264.92 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, VCEB pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 4.62%. The last dividend (May 5, 2025) amounted to 0.24 USD. The dividends are paid monthly.
VCEB shares are issued by The Vanguard Group, Inc. under the brand Vanguard. The ETF was launched on Sep 22, 2020, and its management style is Passive.
VCEB expense ratio is 0.12% meaning you'd have to pay 0.12% of your investment to help manage the fund.
VCEB follows the Bloomberg MSCI US Corporate SRI Select Index - Benchmark TR Gross. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
VCEB invests in bonds.
VCEB price has risen by 0.25% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a −0.12% decrease. See more dynamics on VCEB price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a −0.10% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 4.21% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a −0.10% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 4.21% in a year.
VCEB trades at a premium (0.05%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.