Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admiral Shares (VLTCX)
Fund Assets | 14.50B |
Expense Ratio | 0.07% |
Min. Investment | $3,000 |
Turnover | n/a |
Dividend (ttm) | 1.04 |
Dividend Yield | 5.10% |
Dividend Growth | 2.91% |
Payout Frequency | Monthly |
Ex-Dividend Date | Jan 31, 2025 |
Previous Close | 20.27 |
YTD Return | 1.91% |
1-Year Return | 5.01% |
5-Year Return | -10.86% |
52-Week Low | 19.62 |
52-Week High | 22.07 |
Beta (5Y) | 2.08 |
Holdings | 2967 |
Inception Date | Nov 23, 2009 |
About VLTCX
The investment seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted corporate bond index with a long-term dollar-weighted average maturity. The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. 10+ Year Corporate Bond Index. This index includes U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. industrial, utility, and financial companies, with maturities greater than 10 years. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's assets will be invested in bonds included in the index.
Performance
VLTCX had a total return of 5.01% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 4.65%, including dividends.
Equivalent ETF
VLTCX has an equivalent ETF with the ticker symbol VCLT, the Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF. This is an ETF from the same fund company that follows the same index. It has an expense ratio of 0.04% compared to 0.07% for VLTCX.
Symbol | Name | Expense Ratio |
---|---|---|
VCLT | Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF | 0.04% |
Other Share Classes
These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.
Symbol | Share Class | Expense Ratio |
---|---|---|
VLCIX | Institutional Shares | 0.05% |
Top 10 Holdings
2.58% of assetsName | Symbol | Weight |
---|---|---|
Anheuser-Busch Companies LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc | ABIBB 4.9 02.01.46 * | 0.35% |
CVS Health Corp | CVS 5.05 03.25.48 | 0.31% |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | GS 6.75 10.01.37 | 0.26% |
WarnerMedia Holdings Inc. | WBD 5.141 03.15.52 | 0.25% |
AT&T Inc | T 3.5 09.15.53 | 0.25% |
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd. | PFE 5.3 05.19.53 | 0.24% |
Anheuser-Busch Companies LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc | ABIBB 4.7 02.01.36 * | 0.24% |
United States Treasury Bonds | WIT 4.625 11.15.44 | 0.23% |
AbbVie Inc. | ABBV 4.25 11.21.49 | 0.22% |
CVS Health Corp | CVS 4.78 03.25.38 | 0.22% |
Dividend History
Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
---|---|---|
Jan 31, 2025 | $0.0919 | Feb 3, 2025 |
Dec 23, 2024 | $0.0954 | Dec 24, 2024 |
Nov 29, 2024 | $0.0873 | Dec 2, 2024 |
Oct 31, 2024 | $0.0901 | Nov 1, 2024 |
Sep 30, 2024 | $0.0842 | Oct 1, 2024 |
Aug 30, 2024 | $0.0869 | Sep 3, 2024 |