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About Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF
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Inception date
Nov 7, 2017
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
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.
VTC provides diversified exposure to the US investment-grade corporate bond market within one ticker. The fund uses a sampling method in tracking its index, which means it will invest in a sample of securities that collectively have an investment profile similar to that of the underlying index. The index is rebalanced monthly. Prior to March 4, 2025, the fund held three underlying ETFs that provided exposure across the duration spectrum, in attempt to track the same index.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Corporate
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Corporate99.95%
Futures0.05%
Cash0.00%
Stock breakdown by region
North America90.15%
Europe6.67%
Asia2.48%
Oceania0.64%
Latin America0.06%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
VTC top holdings are Bank of America Corporation 1.734% 22-JUL-2027 and Microsoft Corporation 2.525% 01-JUN-2050, occupying 0.17% and 0.15% of the portfolio correspondingly.
VTC last dividends amounted to 0.33 USD. The month before, the issuer paid 0.31 USD in dividends, which shows a 5.71% increase.
VTC assets under management is 1.19 B USD. It's risen 2.38% over the last month.
VTC fund flows account for 178.00 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, VTC pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 4.59%. The last dividend (Jun 4, 2025) amounted to 0.33 USD. The dividends are paid monthly.
VTC shares are issued by The Vanguard Group, Inc. under the brand Vanguard. The ETF was launched on Nov 7, 2017, and its management style is Passive.
VTC expense ratio is 0.03% meaning you'd have to pay 0.03% of your investment to help manage the fund.
VTC follows the Bloomberg US Corporate Investment Grade. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
VTC invests in bonds.
VTC price has risen by 1.54% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 1.08% increase. See more dynamics on VTC price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 2.52% over the last month, showed a 1.57% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 5.97% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 2.52% over the last month, showed a 1.57% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 5.97% in a year.
VTC trades at a premium (0.14%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.