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VCIT vs BND

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund ETF Shares vs Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund

VCIT

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund ETF Shares

Vanguard

Annual cost

0.03%

Fund size

$68.1B

BND

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund

Vanguard

Annual cost

0.03%

Fund size

$389.7B

Key differences

  • BND is significantly larger than VCIT — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • Over the last 3 years, VCIT has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

VCITBND
Annual cost (TER)0.03%0.03%
Fund size (AUM)$68.1B$389.7B
Since20092010
Dividend yield4.74%3.93%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+7.1%+5.6%
CAGR 3Y+5.9%+3.7%
CAGR 5Y+1.3%+0.1%
Sharpe 3Y0.420.04
Volatility 1Y4.15%3.83%
Max drawdown-20.56%-18.58%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

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