Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF (VTC)
| Assets | $568.06M |
| NAV | $78.57 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.04% |
| PE Ratio | n/a |
| Shares Out | 7.23M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $2.16 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.73% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Aug 1, 2022 |
| 1-Year Return | -13.75% |
| Volume | 17,655 |
| Open | 79.01 |
| Previous Close | 78.57 |
| Day's Range | 78.84 - 79.29 |
| 52-Week Low | 75.28 |
| 52-Week High | 93.09 |
| Beta | 0.22 |
| Holdings | 5 |
| Inception Date | Nov 7, 2017 |
About VTC
The fund is a fund of funds and employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Bond Index, which measures the investment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bond market. The index includes U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are publicly issued by industrial, utility, and financial issuers.
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2022 | $0.1936 | Aug 4, 2022 |
| Jul 1, 2022 | $0.1856 | Jul 7, 2022 |
| Jun 1, 2022 | $0.1919 | Jun 6, 2022 |
| May 2, 2022 | $0.1825 | May 5, 2022 |
| Apr 1, 2022 | $0.1747 | Apr 6, 2022 |
| Mar 1, 2022 | $0.1589 | Mar 4, 2022 |
News
Strategist: Bonds Are More Attractive Than Stocks
For the first half of 2022, stocks and bonds were seeing eye to eye amid inflation fears as sell-off pressures pushed both assets downward. With the second quarter well underway, bonds are starting to l...
Millions Are Still Flowing Into ESG Bond ETFs
As the energy sector continues to trounce other sectors in 2022, a portfolio of corporate bonds with reduced energy sector exposure seems less than ideal. However, year-to-date, investors have bucked th...
As Investors Get Back Into Government Bonds, Here Are 2 Options
At some point, the bond market was going to rally again after seeing prices depress as yields shot higher. Whether or not the rally stays is anyone's guess, but investors are betting on more strength ah...
Corporate Bond Investment Is Picking Up Again
Signs of life are appearing in the corporate bond markets, which have followed stocks downward amid inflation fears. Corporate bonds churned out a positive month, giving potential investors reasons to d...
Bond Prices Are Starting to Push Higher Amid Stock Market Volatility
Weaker economic data could be pushing investors back into the safe confines of the bond markets again. As such, benchmark Treasury yields are pushing higher amid the stock market volatility, potentially...
Bond Sell-Off Should Wind Down During the Summer, Analyst Says
Bond investors may be seeing less red with summer around the corner if Rick Rieder, chief investment officer of global fixed income at BlackRock, is correct. Rieder sees the recent sell-offs subsiding a...
Exodus From Bonds Clears Path for Bargains
Inflation fears continue to spur an exodus from bonds, but as more selling pressure occurs, that only clears the runway for savvy investors looking for bargains. In the meantime, all eyes in the capital...
Strategist Says Now Is the Time to Invest in Bonds
The Bloomberg U.S. aggregate bond index has fallen 11% from its peak, marking its largest fall since the bond bull market that began 40 years ago. Given all that, however, now may be the time to add bon...
The Corporate Bond Market Could Be Rife With Bargains
Rising inflation has been causing benchmark yields to trend higher, and corporate bonds haven't been immune to the 2022 rout in bond prices. That said, there are bargains to be had in the corporate debt...
Bargain Hunt in the Corporate Bond Market With These 3 ETFs
Bond prices have been in a sea of red, but it's presented an opportunity for bargain hunters looking for value in parts of the debt market. With that, Vanguard has three funds to consider.
As Recession Fears Increase, Get More Bond Exposure
As inflation continues to deliver a gut punch to potential growth in the U.S., global investment firm Goldman Sachs is forecasting a 35% chance that a recession could hit within the next year. Consumer ...
Get U.S. Bond Exposure as China Hits Record Defaults in December
The Evergrande crisis in China hasn't quite numbed, and a domino effect has been occurring with record bond defaults in the month of December. That said, investors may want to avoid the riskiest debt in...
Vanguard Slashes Fees on a Number of ETFs
The price war continues in the battle to see who can offer the lowest-priced exchange traded fund (ETF) products with Vanguard slashing fees on 17 funds. A number of Vanguard's fixed income ETF product ...
Quants Are Ready to Descend Upon the Corporate Bond Market
Quantitative trading has made its mark in equities, but now mathematically-based strategies are ready to descend upon the corporate bond market. The early image of a Wall Street trader was someone with ...
Bank Debt Could Be Fueling the Corporate Debt Demand
The corporate bond market can thank banks for the rising demand in corporate debt as banks continue to load the proverbial boat with more debt to balance their cash reserves. Big players like Goldman Sa...
An ETF to Watch as Labor Shortages, Supply-Chain Disruptions Mount
Fixed income investors looking at corporate bonds may go beyond the rudimentary fundamental analysis and look at factors like labor shortages or supply-chain disruptions. This is particularly the case i...
Give This ETF a Look as Institutional Demand for Corporate Bonds Rises
Institutional investors like mutual funds and insurance companies are piling onto corporate bonds, causing yields to slide. Retail investors aren't left in the cold and can get exposure with the Vanguar...
September Corporate Bond Issuance Puts Spotlight on this ETF
The month of September could market a record number of corporate bond issuance, putting the spotlight on one exchange-traded fund (ETF): the Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF ETF Shares (VTC). The all-e...
Investors Are Still Pouring Money into Bond Funds
It's a good time to be a bond fund as investor capital has been pouring into the debt markets despite lingering inflation concerns, which can erode the income derived by bond yields over time. Nonethele...
As Pension Funds Eye Corporate Bonds, Consider Exposure with ‘VTC'
Fully funded pension funds could be coming for corporate bonds, which puts assets like the Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF ETF Shares (VTC) in the spotlight. Pension funds have been reaping the reward...
