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Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF (VTC)
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ETF Info

ISINUS92206C5739
CUSIP92206C573
IssuerVanguard
Inception DateNov 7, 2017
RegionNorth America (U.S.)
CategoryCorporate Bonds
Index TrackedBloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate Bond Index
Home Pageadvisors.vanguard.com
Asset ClassBond

Expense Ratio

The Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF has an expense ratio of 0.04% which is considered to be low.


Expense ratio chart for VTC: current value at 0.04% compared with the broader market ranging from 0.00% to 2.12%.0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%0.04%

Share Price Chart


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Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF

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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
6.64%
22.03%
VTC (Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

Returns By Period

Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF had a return of -3.11% year-to-date (YTD) and 0.93% in the last 12 months.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
Year-To-Date-3.11%5.84%
1 month-2.24%-2.98%
6 months6.63%22.02%
1 year0.93%24.47%
5 years (annualized)0.69%11.44%
10 years (annualized)N/A10.46%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024-0.21%-1.50%1.29%
2023-2.75%-1.89%6.04%4.28%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of VTC is 18, indicating that it is in the bottom 18% of the market in terms of risk-adjusted performance. This ranking is based on the combined values of the indicators listed below.

The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of VTC is 1818
Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF(VTC)
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of VTC is 1919Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of VTC is 1818Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of VTC is 1818Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of VTC is 1818Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of VTC is 1919Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF (VTC) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


VTC
Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for VTC, currently valued at 0.08, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.000.08
Sortino ratio
The chart of Sortino ratio for VTC, currently valued at 0.17, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.000.17
Omega ratio
The chart of Omega ratio for VTC, currently valued at 1.02, compared to the broader market1.001.502.001.02
Calmar ratio
The chart of Calmar ratio for VTC, currently valued at 0.03, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.000.03
Martin ratio
The chart of Martin ratio for VTC, currently valued at 0.24, compared to the broader market0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.0060.000.24
^GSPC
Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 2.05, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.002.05
Sortino ratio
The chart of Sortino ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 2.98, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.002.98
Omega ratio
The chart of Omega ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.36, compared to the broader market1.001.502.001.36
Calmar ratio
The chart of Calmar ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.55, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.001.55
Martin ratio
The chart of Martin ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 8.05, compared to the broader market0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.0060.008.05

Sharpe Ratio

The current Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF Sharpe ratio is 0.08. A Sharpe ratio between 0 and 1.0 is considered sub-optimal.


Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio0.000.501.001.502.002.503.00NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
0.08
2.05
VTC (Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividends

Dividend History

Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF granted a 4.14% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $3.07 per share.


PeriodTTM2023202220212020201920182017
Dividend$3.07$2.95$2.32$2.14$2.53$2.96$2.83$0.47

Dividend yield

4.14%3.80%3.13%2.36%2.69%3.34%3.53%0.55%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024$0.00$0.28$0.26
2023$0.00$0.23$0.21$0.24$0.23$0.24$0.24$0.25$0.25$0.26$0.27$0.52
2022$0.00$0.18$0.16$0.17$0.18$0.19$0.19$0.19$0.20$0.21$0.21$0.44
2021$0.00$0.19$0.17$0.18$0.17$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.18$0.17$0.36
2020$0.00$0.23$0.21$0.26$0.22$0.22$0.21$0.21$0.20$0.20$0.20$0.38
2019$0.00$0.23$0.22$0.26$0.24$0.25$0.23$0.25$0.28$0.24$0.25$0.49
2018$0.00$0.21$0.20$0.26$0.22$0.24$0.23$0.22$0.25$0.25$0.24$0.50
2017$0.47

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way.


-20.00%-15.00%-10.00%-5.00%0.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
-12.84%
-3.92%
VTC (Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF was 22.05%, occurring on Oct 20, 2022. The portfolio has not yet recovered.

The current Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF drawdown is 12.84%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-22.05%Sep 23, 2021272Oct 20, 2022
-19.67%Mar 9, 20209Mar 19, 202071Jun 30, 202080
-5.67%Jan 4, 202152Mar 18, 202191Jul 28, 2021143
-4.26%Dec 18, 2017233Nov 19, 201854Feb 8, 2019287
-2.77%Aug 29, 201911Sep 13, 201952Nov 26, 201963

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The current Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF volatility is 1.97%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


1.00%2.00%3.00%4.00%5.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
1.97%
3.60%
VTC (Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)