VICSX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

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

Cheapest Alternatives to VICSX

VICSX charges 0.07% annually. There are 3 mutual funds in the Corporate Bonds category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.05%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
VSTBX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Inst...	0.05%	—	Nov 2009	VICSX vs VSTBX
VLCIX	Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Insti...	0.05%	—	Nov 2009	VICSX vs VLCIX
VICBX	Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fu...	0.05%	—	Nov 2009	VICSX vs VICBX
VSCSX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admi...	0.07%	50.50B	Nov 2010	VICSX vs VSCSX
VLTCX	Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admir...	0.07%	9.20B	Jan 2010	VICSX vs VLTCX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to VICSX

VICSX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 25. There are 11 mutual funds in the Corporate Bonds category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 93.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
MIFIX	Miller Intermediate Bond Fund	93	—	Dec 2014	VICSX vs MIFIX
VSTBX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Inst...	83	—	Nov 2009	VICSX vs VSTBX
VSCSX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admi...	81	50.50B	Nov 2010	VICSX vs VSCSX
JMABX	John Hancock Managed Account Shares Investment-Gra...	40	—	Jul 2019	VICSX vs JMABX
LKFIX	LKCM Fixed Income Fund	32	—	Dec 1997	VICSX vs LKFIX

Top Performing VICSX Alternatives (YTD)

VICSX is at -0.01% YTD. There are 23 mutual funds in the Corporate Bonds category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 5.72%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
MIFIX	Miller Intermediate Bond Fund	5.72%	—	Dec 2014	VICSX vs MIFIX
VSTBX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Inst...	0.83%	—	Nov 2009	VICSX vs VSTBX
VSCSX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admi...	0.79%	50.50B	Nov 2010	VICSX vs VSCSX
SMARX	Brandes Separately Managed Account Reserve Trust	0.78%	—	Oct 2005	VICSX vs SMARX
LMLCX	Western Asset SMASh Series C Fund	0.78%	—	Dec 2006	VICSX vs LMLCX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to VICSX

VICSX has 3.90% 1-year volatility. There are 12 mutual funds in the Corporate Bonds category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 1.78%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
VSCSX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admi...	1.78%	50.50B	Nov 2010	VICSX vs VSCSX
VSTBX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Inst...	1.78%	—	Nov 2009	VICSX vs VSTBX
LKFIX	LKCM Fixed Income Fund	2.53%	—	Dec 1997	VICSX vs LKFIX
IDMIX	iMGP Dolan McEniry Corporate Bond Fund	2.79%	—	Sep 2018	VICSX vs IDMIX
FIIFX	Federated Hermes Intermediate Corporate Bond Fund	3.06%	—	Dec 1993	VICSX vs FIIFX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to VICSX

VICSX has a 1-year max drawdown of -2.98%. There are 9 mutual funds in the Corporate Bonds category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -1.31%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
VSTBX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Inst...	-1.31%	—	Nov 2009	VICSX vs VSTBX
VSCSX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admi...	-1.36%	50.50B	Nov 2010	VICSX vs VSCSX
LKFIX	LKCM Fixed Income Fund	-1.76%	—	Dec 1997	VICSX vs LKFIX
FIIFX	Federated Hermes Intermediate Corporate Bond Fund	-2.28%	—	Dec 1993	VICSX vs FIIFX
IDMIX	iMGP Dolan McEniry Corporate Bond Fund	-2.38%	—	Sep 2018	VICSX vs IDMIX

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.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
VTSAX	Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Admiral Sha...	Large Cap Blend Equities	64	11.83%	2.30T	Nov 2000	VICSX vs VTSAX
VFIAX	Vanguard 500 Index Fund Admiral Shares	S&P 500, Large Cap Blend Equities	65	11.33%	1.70T	Nov 2000	VICSX vs VFIAX
VTIAX	Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund Admi...	Foreign Large Cap Equities	56	13.46%	652.30B	Nov 2010	VICSX vs VTIAX
VIGAX	Vanguard Growth Index Fund Admiral Shares	Large Cap Growth Equities	24	7.71%	393.80B	Nov 2000	VICSX vs VIGAX
VWELX	Vanguard Wellington Fund Investor Shares	Diversified Portfolio	62	6.55%	124.70B	Jul 1929	VICSX vs VWELX
VBTLX	Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shar...	Total Bond Market	19	0.03%	394.40B	Nov 2001	VICSX vs VBTLX
VIGIX	Vanguard Growth Index Fund Institutional Shares	Large Cap Growth Equities	24	7.72%	393.80B	May 1998	VICSX vs VIGIX
VITAX	Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund Admiral...	Technology Equities	55	25.62%	170.10B	Mar 2004	VICSX vs VITAX
VDIGX	Vanguard Dividend Growth Fund	Dividend, Large Cap Blend Equities	18	5.27%	36.40B	May 1992	VICSX vs VDIGX
VBIAX	Vanguard Balanced Index Fund Admiral Shares	Diversified Portfolio	67	7.16%	64.10B	Nov 2000	VICSX vs VBIAX

Often Compared With VICSX

Investors most often compare VICSX with VBILX, VFICX, VCOBX. These 20 comparison targets span 7 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
VBILX	Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond Index Fund Admiral...	Intermediate Core Bond	14	-0.46%	52.20B	Nov 2001	VICSX vs VBILX
VFICX	Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund I...	Total Bond Market	22	-0.12%	39.00B	Nov 1993	VICSX vs VFICX
VCOBX	Vanguard Core Bond Fund Admiral Shares	Intermediate Core Bond	25	0.37%	22.00B	Mar 2016	VICSX vs VCOBX
BND	Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF	Total Bond Market	32	-0.17%	394.40B	Apr 2007	VICSX vs BND
VWEHX	Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Fund Investor Shares	High Yield Bonds	68	1.32%	25.80B	Dec 1978	VICSX vs VWEHX
BAR	GraniteShares Gold Trust	Gold, Precious Metals	22	-7.30%	1.37B	Aug 2017	VICSX vs BAR
FBND	Fidelity Total Bond ETF	Intermediate Core-Plus Bond	36	0.12%	26.62B	Oct 2014	VICSX vs FBND
VWEAX	Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Fund Admiral Shares	High Yield Bonds	70	1.37%	25.80B	Nov 2001	VICSX vs VWEAX
VMBSX	Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities Index Fund Adm...	Total Bond Market	38	0.73%	17.10B	Dec 2009	VICSX vs VMBSX
SPHY	SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF	High Yield Bonds	68	1.88%	11.41B	Jun 2012	VICSX vs SPHY
ISHIX	Federated Hermes Corporate Bond Fund	Corporate Bonds	16	-0.44%	—	May 1987	VICSX vs ISHIX
FIKOX	Fidelity Advisor Corporate Bond Fund Class Z	Corporate Bonds	19	0.01%	—	Oct 2018	VICSX vs FIKOX
CPUIX	AAM/Insight Select Income Fund	Corporate Bonds	18	-0.04%	—	Apr 2013	VICSX vs CPUIX
LAGVX	Lord Abbett Income Fund	Corporate Bonds	19	-0.25%	—	Jan 1982	VICSX vs LAGVX
SIDCX	SEI Institutional Investments Trust Intermediate D...	Corporate Bonds	18	-0.04%	—	Mar 2015	VICSX vs SIDCX
VFIDX	Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund A...	Total Bond Market	24	-0.06%	39.00B	Feb 2001	VICSX vs VFIDX
PBBBX	PIA BBB Bond Fund	Corporate Bonds	19	-0.11%	—	Sep 2003	VICSX vs PBBBX
VBLAX	Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index Fund Admiral Shares	Total Bond Market	7	-0.91%	8.50B	Feb 2019	VICSX vs VBLAX
VCIT	Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF	Corporate Bonds	34	-0.41%	68.70B	Nov 2009	VICSX vs VCIT
VCPAX	Vanguard Core-Plus Bond Fund Admiral Shares	Total Bond Market	30	0.52%	—	Oct 2021	VICSX vs VCPAX

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