Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCLT)

NASDAQ: VCLT · Real-Time Price · USD
71.99
-0.24 (-0.33%)
At close: Jul 31, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
72.07
+0.08 (0.11%)
After-hours: Jul 31, 2026, 7:34 PM EDT
Assets$8.93B
Expense Ratio0.03%
PE Ration/a
Shares Out123.81M
Dividend (ttm)$4.16
Dividend Yield5.77%
Ex-Dividend DateJul 1, 2026
Payout FrequencyMonthly
Payout Ration/a
Volume7,599,155
Open72.11
Previous Close72.23
Day's Range71.74 - 72.15
52-Week Low71.74
52-Week High79.28
Beta0.63
Holdings2851
Inception DateNov 19, 2009

About VCLT

Fund Home Page

The Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCLT) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg US Corporate (10+ Y) index. The fund tracks a market-weighted index of investment-grade fixed-rate corporate bonds with maturities greater than 10 years. VCLT was launched on Nov 19, 2009 and is issued by Vanguard.

Asset Class Fixed Income
Category Long-Term Bond
Region North America
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol VCLT
ETF Provider Vanguard
Index Tracked Bloomberg US Corporate (10+ Y)

Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Jul 1, 2026$0.3422Jul 6, 2026
Jun 1, 2026$0.3551Jun 3, 2026
May 1, 2026$0.3274May 5, 2026
Apr 1, 2026$0.3561Apr 6, 2026
Mar 2, 2026$0.3181Mar 4, 2026
Feb 2, 2026$0.3456Feb 4, 2026
Full Dividend History

Performance

VCLT had a total return of 0.89% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 4.34%.

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