Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (VCEB)Corporate Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
61.55 USD
-0.18
(-0.292%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 3:59 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 61.55 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:25 a.m. EDT
This instrument serves as a defensive income generator rather than a capital appreciation vehicle. The 4.74% dividend yield is robust and has shown a clear upward trend over the last five years, rising from roughly 1.1% to nearly 5%, indicating strong coverage and a commitment to returning cash despite the bond market's volatility. However, the underlying asset class is under pressure; the fund has lost over 15% of its value since inception four years ago, driven by a prolonged period of negative annual returns. While the most recent year saw a slight recovery, the multi-year trajectory remains firmly in the red, reflecting the market's pricing of higher interest rates and lower credit spreads. With no options liquidity to provide a sentiment cross-check and a statistical model predicting a slight further dip over the next month, there is no immediate catalyst for a price rebound. Investors here are buying yield, not growth, accepting significant principal erosion in exchange for a high coupon in a fixed-income environment. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.010494 |
| MSTL | 0.011513 |
| AutoETS | 0.011569 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.011569 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 75% |
| H-stat | 15.70 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.176 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.31 |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:25 a.m. EDT: Options activity is virtually non-existent, with zero volume and open interest recorded for both calls and puts across the available expiration. This lack of speculative positioning suggests the market views this instrument as a passive holding vehicle rather than a tradeable asset for directional bets.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.44% | 4.33% | 4.40% | 3.75% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | 0.268 | 0.436162 |
| 2026-07-01 | 0.247 | 0.395516 |
| 2026-06-01 | 0.252 | 0.401818 |
| 2026-05-01 | 0.246 | 0.392908 |
| 2026-04-01 | 0.246 | 0.392470 |
| 2026-03-02 | 0.228 | 0.357143 |
| 2026-02-02 | 0.250 | 0.393701 |
| 2025-12-18 | 0.254 | 0.399120 |
| 2025-12-01 | 0.243 | 0.380639 |
| 2025-11-03 | 0.248 | 0.389081 |
| 2025-09-02 | 0.247 | 0.391256 |
| 2025-08-01 | 0.249 | 0.392930 |
| 2025-07-01 | 0.244 | 0.386259 |
| 2025-06-02 | 0.250 | 0.401929 |
| 2025-05-01 | 0.244 | 0.391779 |
| 2025-04-01 | 0.250 | 0.397836 |
| 2025-03-03 | 0.225 | 0.355872 |
| 2025-02-03 | 0.248 | 0.398842 |
| 2024-12-24 | 0.238 | 0.383809 |
| 2024-12-02 | 0.235 | 0.370254 |
| 2024-11-01 | 0.241 | 0.385477 |
| 2024-10-01 | 0.231 | 0.356152 |
| 2024-09-03 | 0.238 | 0.372049 |
| 2024-08-01 | 0.236 | 0.373536 |
| 2024-07-01 | 0.230 | 0.373377 |
| 2024-06-03 | 0.234 | 0.377115 |
| 2024-05-01 | 0.225 | 0.368973 |
| 2024-04-01 | 0.230 | 0.370729 |
| 2024-03-01 | 0.213 | 0.342059 |
| 2024-02-01 | 0.223 | 0.351292 |
| 2023-12-22 | 0.219 | 0.346909 |
| 2023-12-01 | 0.210 | 0.339916 |
| 2023-11-01 | 0.207 | 0.353001 |
| 2023-10-02 | 0.202 | 0.343730 |
| 2023-09-01 | 0.199 | 0.327788 |
| 2023-08-01 | 0.200 | 0.326451 |
| 2023-07-03 | 0.195 | 0.316199 |
| 2023-06-01 | 0.197 | 0.318543 |
| 2023-05-01 | 0.180 | 0.290886 |
| 2023-04-03 | 0.189 | 0.301051 |
| 2023-03-01 | 0.166 | 0.274289 |
| 2023-02-01 | 0.182 | 0.286344 |
| 2022-12-23 | 0.179 | 0.291521 |
| 2022-12-01 | 0.162 | 0.260702 |
| 2022-11-01 | 0.164 | 0.278651 |
| 2022-10-03 | 0.165 | 0.275183 |
| 2022-09-01 | 0.153 | 0.246536 |
| 2022-08-01 | 0.137 | 0.210967 |
| 2022-07-01 | 0.137 | 0.215952 |
| 2022-06-01 | 0.136 | 0.210853 |
| 2022-05-02 | 0.126 | 0.198322 |
| 2022-04-01 | 0.125 | 0.184040 |
| 2022-03-01 | 0.111 | 0.158801 |
| 2022-02-01 | 0.115 | 0.161569 |
| 2021-12-23 | 0.114 | 0.154976 |
| 2021-12-01 | 0.110 | 0.149517 |
| 2021-11-01 | 0.114 | 0.154997 |
| 2021-10-01 | 0.102 | 0.137596 |
| 2021-09-01 | 0.108 | 0.144292 |
| 2021-08-02 | 0.109 | 0.144887 |
| 2021-07-01 | 0.108 | 0.145431 |
| 2021-06-01 | 0.105 | 0.143541 |
| 2021-05-03 | 0.102 | 0.139650 |
| 2021-04-01 | 0.098 | 0.134595 |
| 2021-03-01 | 0.096 | 0.130552 |
| 2021-02-01 | 0.075 | 0.099876 |
| 2020-12-30 | 0.102 | 0.133892 |
| 2020-12-01 | 0.095 | 0.125025 |
| 2020-11-02 | 0.102 | 0.136904 |
| 2020-10-01 | 0.029 | 0.038713 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 79.67 |
| All Time Low | 57.4 |
| Ask | 65.05 |
| Ask Size | 700 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 150,010 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 99,229 |
| Average Volume | 99,229 |
| Average Volume10Days | 150,010 |
| Beta3 Year | 1.07 |
| Bid | 58.03 |
| Bid Size | 700 |
| Category | Corporate Bond |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 61.74 |
| Day Low | 61.5 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.74 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | BTS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 61.94776 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.3977623 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.006420931 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -2.2176445 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 64.9 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.3500023 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.05161791 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 61.17 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.38000107 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.006212213 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 61.17 - 64.9 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,600,954,200,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | -0.0006841 |
| Full Exchange Name | Cboe US |
| Fullday Change | -0.18 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.291593 |
| Fullday Price | 61.55 |
| Fund Family | Vanguard |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,600,732,800 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | 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. |
| Long Name | Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_677681734 |
| Nav Price | 61.68 |
| Net Assets | 1,147,765,500.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.12 |
| Open | 61.72 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 61.55 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,806 |
| Previous Close | 61.73 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.18 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.291593 |
| Regular Market Day High | 61.74 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 61.5 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 61.5 - 61.74 |
| Regular Market Open | 61.72 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 61.73 |
| Regular Market Price | 61.55 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,191 |
| Regular Market Volume | 159,520 |
| Short Name | Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bon |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | VCEB |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.0521911 |
| Total Assets | 1,147,765,504 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -0.86911 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -0.86911 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 62.996346 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.4463463 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.02295921 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 159,520 |
| Yield | 0.047399998 |
| Ytd Return | -0.99216 |