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Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares (VFICX) Alternatives

Mutual Fund · Currency in USD · Last updated Aug 5, 2026

The actively managed fund seeks a moderate and sustainable level of current income and performance consistent with intermediate-term investment-grade fixed income securities. It invests primarily in corporate bonds while also holding pooled consumer loans and U.S. government securities, maintains a five- to ten-year weighted average maturity, and normally invests at least 95% of assets in investment-grade securities.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares (VFICX) belongs to the Intermediate-Term Bonds category. Below you'll find alternative mutual funds from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with VFICX. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Other Mutual Funds from Vanguard

The 10 most viewed Vanguard mutual funds shown here include VTSAX, VFIAX, VTIAX and span 8 categories. AUM among these funds goes as high as $2T.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
VTSAX
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Admiral Sha...Large Cap Blend Equities
76
12.18%
2.30TNov 2000VFICX vs VTSAX
VFIAX
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Admiral SharesS&P 500, Large Cap Blend Equities
75
11.74%
1.70TNov 2000VFICX vs VFIAX
VTIAX
Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund Admi...Foreign Large Cap Equities
72
13.61%
651.00BNov 2010VFICX vs VTIAX
VIGAX
Vanguard Growth Index Fund Admiral SharesLarge Cap Growth Equities
25
7.34%
378.80BNov 2000VFICX vs VIGAX
VWELX
Vanguard Wellington Fund Investor SharesDiversified Portfolio
64
6.44%
123.40BJul 1929VFICX vs VWELX
VBTLX
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shar...Total Bond Market
10
-0.70%
398.10BNov 2001VFICX vs VBTLX
VIGIX
Vanguard Growth Index Fund Institutional SharesLarge Cap Growth Equities
25
7.35%
378.80BMay 1998VFICX vs VIGIX
VITAX
Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund Admiral...Technology Equities
49
22.50%
169.20BMar 2004VFICX vs VITAX
VDIGX
Vanguard Dividend Growth FundDividend, Large Cap Blend Equities
34
5.63%
35.70BMay 1992VFICX vs VDIGX
VBIAX
Vanguard Balanced Index Fund Admiral SharesDiversified Portfolio
72
7.16%
63.70BNov 2000VFICX vs VBIAX

Often Compared With VFICX

Investors most often compare VFICX with VCIT, BIV, VICSX. These 20 comparison targets span 12 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
VCIT
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETFCorporate Bonds
26
0.10%
69.50BNov 2009VFICX vs VCIT
BIV
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond Index ETFIntermediate Core Bond
20
-0.29%
52.70BApr 2007VFICX vs BIV
VICSX
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fu...Corporate Bonds
15
-0.41%
69.50BMar 2010VFICX vs VICSX
VFSTX
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor...Total Bond Market
39
0.49%
55.50BOct 1982VFICX vs VFSTX
TRBCX
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth FundLarge Cap Growth Equities
11
0.42%
—Jun 1993VFICX vs TRBCX
BNDW
Vanguard Total World Bond ETFGlobal Bonds
21
0.50%
1.90BSep 2018VFICX vs BNDW
VWESX
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor ...Total Bond Market
3
-2.77%
10.10BJul 1973VFICX vs VWESX
VWEHX
Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Fund Investor SharesHigh Yield Bonds
58
0.95%
25.80BDec 1978VFICX vs VWEHX
VTEAX
Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund Admiral SharesMunicipal Bonds
67
0.40%
48.80BAug 2015VFICX vs VTEAX
PBBBX
PIA BBB Bond FundCorporate Bonds
9
-1.11%
—Sep 2003VFICX vs PBBBX
^TNX
Cboe 10-Year Treasury Note Yield Index
22
11.15%
——VFICX vs ^TNX
VGCIX
Vanguard Global Credit Bond Fund Investor SharesTotal Bond Market
21
0.40%
1.00BNov 2018VFICX vs VGCIX
VSIGX
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index Fund Adm...Government Bonds
8
-0.69%
50.40BAug 2010VFICX vs VSIGX
SGOV
iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETFUltrashort Bond
100
2.14%
99.95BMay 2020VFICX vs SGOV
PRSGX
T. Rowe Price Spectrum Diversified Equity FundLarge Cap Blend Equities
59
9.93%
—Jun 1990VFICX vs PRSGX
PGTQX
PGIM Global Total Return Fund - Class R6Global Bonds
6
-0.81%
—Feb 2012VFICX vs PGTQX
VBILX
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond Index Fund Admiral...Intermediate Core Bond
7
-1.14%
52.70BNov 2001VFICX vs VBILX
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETFS&P 500
72
13.71%
789.06BJan 1993VFICX vs SPY
FTHRX
Fidelity Intermediate Bond FundIntermediate Core Bond, Actively Managed
15
-0.33%
—May 1975VFICX vs FTHRX
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETFTotal Bond Market
24
0.10%
398.10BApr 2007VFICX vs BND

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Diversifiers

Pair VFICX with funds that move differently

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares alternatives help with substitution. Diversifiers are the next step when you want funds with lower historical correlation to VFICX.

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