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VCEBVanguardINDEX

Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF

$60.39+0.25% vs prior close
596552-WK

Price through Oct 27, 2026 · Flows through Oct 31, 2024. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 27, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 27, 2026.

The index excludes bonds with maturities of less than 1 year and with less than $750 million outstanding, and is screened for certain environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria by the index provider, which is independent of Vanguard. All of the fund’s investments will be selected through the sampling process, and under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund’s assets will be invested in bonds included in the index.

VCEB price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateVCEB close
Jul 27, 2026$61.59
Jul 28, 2026$61.74
Jul 29, 2026$61.47
Jul 30, 2026$61.62
Jul 31, 2026$61.60
Aug 3, 2026$61.45
Aug 4, 2026$61.74
Aug 5, 2026$61.73
Aug 6, 2026$61.57
Aug 7, 2026$61.63
Aug 10, 2026$61.35
Aug 11, 2026$61.40
Aug 12, 2026$61.47
Aug 13, 2026$61.66
Aug 14, 2026$61.47
Aug 17, 2026$61.28
Aug 18, 2026$61.36
Aug 19, 2026$61.68
Aug 20, 2026$61.44
Aug 21, 2026$61.38
Aug 24, 2026$61.48
Aug 25, 2026$61.79
Aug 26, 2026$61.74
Aug 27, 2026$61.73
Aug 28, 2026$61.55
Aug 31, 2026$61.49
Sep 1, 2026$60.99
Sep 2, 2026$61.05
Sep 3, 2026$61.12
Sep 4, 2026$61.13
Sep 8, 2026$61.08
Sep 9, 2026$61.02
Sep 10, 2026$60.59
Sep 11, 2026$60.53
Sep 14, 2026$60.50
Sep 15, 2026$60.50
Sep 16, 2026$60.58
Sep 17, 2026$60.90
Sep 18, 2026$60.67
Sep 21, 2026$60.85
Sep 22, 2026$60.85
Sep 23, 2026$60.29
Sep 24, 2026$59.96
Sep 25, 2026$60.01
Sep 28, 2026$59.64
Sep 29, 2026$59.61
Sep 30, 2026$59.58
Oct 1, 2026$59.53
Oct 2, 2026$59.35
Oct 5, 2026$59.36
Oct 6, 2026$59.53
Oct 7, 2026$59.51
Oct 8, 2026$59.64
Oct 9, 2026$59.60
Oct 12, 2026$59.72
Oct 13, 2026$59.69
Oct 14, 2026$59.66
Oct 15, 2026$60.06
Oct 16, 2026$60.01
Oct 19, 2026$59.73
Oct 20, 2026$59.92
Oct 21, 2026$59.92
Oct 22, 2026$60.41
Oct 23, 2026$60.18
Oct 26, 2026$60.24
Oct 27, 2026$60.39

Weekly net flows, 3M

Net inflow over the range: +$65M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
$0Jul 29+$52MSep 30+$12.6MOct 28$0Jul 29+$52MSep 30+$12.6MOct 28$0Jul 29+$52MSep 30+$12.6MOct 28
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Jul 29$0
Sep 30$52M
Oct 28$12.6M
The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned -5.1% so far this year. At 0.12% a year it is not the cheapest way in — AGG has a reported fee of 0.03%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$634Massets under management
0.12%expense ratio · $12 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
149Kavg daily volume, 30 days
268holdings · US-domiciled
2020listed September 22, 2020 · beta 0.17

Sector weights

  • Corporate99.32%
  • Communication Services34.54%
  • Healthcare13.8%
  • Technology13.8%
  • Financial Services11.63%
  • Industrials6.67%
  • Real Estate5.5%
  • Consumer Defensive4.6%
  • Other4.33%
  • Cash & Others4.33%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Corporate99.32%
Communication Services34.54%
Healthcare13.8%
Technology13.8%
Financial Services11.63%
Industrials6.67%
Real Estate5.5%
Consumer Defensive4.6%
Other4.33%
Cash & Others4.33%

Country weights

  • United States95.28%
  • Other4.45%
  • United Kingdom1.87%
  • Canada1.87%
  • China0.84%
  • Bermuda0.34%
  • Ireland0.28%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
United States95.28%
Other4.45%
United Kingdom1.87%
Canada1.87%
China0.84%
Bermuda0.34%
Ireland0.28%
Performance
1 week+0.8%
1 month+0.6%
3 months-2.0%
6 months-4.4%
YTD-5.1%
1 year-6.8%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
1 year—

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
$0Jul+$52MSep+$12.6MOct$0Jul+$52MSep+$12.6MOct$0Jul+$52MSep+$12.6MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Jul$0
Sep$52M
Oct$12.6M
The risk read
5%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
5%realized volatility, 1 year
-8.5%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-6.8%latest close versus that peak

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
100Kshares traded
The case against VCEB

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat VCEB on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
STIP iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF0.03%$16.4B+$489M-9bp on fee · 26× the assets · +$489M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$123.5B+$2.3B-7bp on fee · 195× the assets · +$2.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$47M-8bp on fee · 37× the assets · +$47M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-8bp on fee · 29× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF0.05%$48B+$2B-7bp on fee · 76× the assets · +$2B in over the monthHead-to-head
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