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VBCBVanguard Target Maturity 2028 Corporate Bond ETF

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Tracks the performance of a market-weighted index of U.S. dollar-dominated, investment-grade corporate bonds maturing in 2028.

By Vanguard · Launched 2026

Annual Cost

0.08%

#275 of 5,861 · low cost

Fund Size

$47M

#3,710 of 5,861 · mid-size

Dividend YieldGoal

Track Record

5 months

#5,276 of 5,861 · young

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,129+1.3%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Fixed income

Strategy

Index tracking

Index tracked

ICE 2028 Maturity US Corporate Constrained Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 6.9% of fundwell diversified

Wells Fargo & Co
0.8%
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust
0.8%
CVS Health Corp
0.7%
Bank of America Corp
0.7%
Bank of America Corp
0.7%
JPMorgan Chase & Co
0.7%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The
0.6%
Morgan Stanley
0.6%
Morgan Stanley
0.6%
HSBC Holdings PLC
0.6%

Asset allocation

Bonds
99.6%
Cash
0.4%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
N/A
Max drawdown
-0.3%Mild

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
Unavailable

Needs 3+ years of history

Sortino (3Y)
Not yet

Needs 3+ years of history

Bond profile

Avg maturity

10.0 years

Credit ratings

US Government
0.5%
AAA
0.3%
AA
9.8%
A
49.6%
BBB
40.1%
Other
0.3%

Listing

Exchange
NASDAQ Global Select Market

Full fund details

Objective
Tracks the performance of a market-weighted index of U.S. dollar-dominated, investment-grade corporate bonds maturing in 2028.
Strategy
Employs an indexing investment approach to track the ICE 2028 Maturity US Corporate Constrained Index, investing primarily in U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade corporate bonds maturing in 2028. The Fund uses sampling to approximate the full Target Index and maintains a dollar-weighted average maturity consistent with the Index.
Inception date
March 24, 2026
Fund family
Vanguard

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Data updated on 2026-08-04