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Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund ETF Shares (VCIT)

Corporate Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
81.15 USD -0.29 (-0.356%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 81.15
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★★☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:41 a.m. EDT

This instrument is the quintessential defensive income play for a volatile environment. The 4.88% yield is robust and backed by a consistent payment history, making it a reliable cash-flow generator. While the price has drifted lower recently, the underlying business quality—intermediate-term corporate bonds—remains sound, evidenced by the lack of consecutive negative annual returns and a positive latest year-over-year direction. The market is currently pricing in a recovery, which aligns with the heavy speculative call activity targeting higher strikes. It is not a high-growth equity, but it offers a superior risk-adjusted profile for capital preservation and steady income compared to equities.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.006721
AutoETS0.006765
MSTL0.006987
AutoTheta0.008417

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 72%
H-stat 14.55
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.370
Excess Kurtosis -1.03

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:41 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a modest upward drift rather than a crash. Call open interest is heavily skewed out-of-the-money (OTM) at strikes 84 and 85, suggesting bets on a 3-5% gain within the near term. Conversely, put volume is concentrated at the 80 strike, acting as a floor defense rather than a bearish bet. The massive OTM call positioning relative to puts indicates a 'buy the dip' sentiment where traders expect volatility to resolve higher.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.42% 4.77% 4.54% 4.04%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-03 0.342 0.421650
2026-07-01 0.332 0.403942
2026-06-01 0.341 0.413584
2026-05-01 0.326 0.394769
2026-04-01 0.344 0.416869
2026-03-02 0.303 0.360114
2026-02-02 0.330 0.395115
2025-12-18 0.336 0.401050
2025-12-01 0.322 0.383607
2025-11-03 0.334 0.399569
2025-10-01 0.326 0.387772
2025-09-02 0.328 0.395657
2025-08-01 0.341 0.410645
2025-07-01 0.321 0.388667
2025-06-02 0.328 0.403692
2025-05-01 0.315 0.388074
2025-04-01 0.319 0.390788
2025-03-03 0.287 0.350342
2025-02-03 0.313 0.388916
2024-12-24 0.312 0.388834
2024-12-02 0.299 0.364946
2024-11-01 0.317 0.392618
2024-10-01 0.297 0.354542
2024-09-03 0.301 0.364098
2024-08-01 0.301 0.368647
2024-07-01 0.289 0.364485
2024-06-03 0.299 0.375016
2024-05-01 0.292 0.372687
2024-04-01 0.294 0.369069
2024-03-01 0.273 0.341592
2024-02-01 0.281 0.345719
2023-12-22 0.275 0.339842
2023-12-01 0.261 0.330422
2023-11-01 0.275 0.366520
2023-10-02 0.264 0.351297
2023-09-01 0.258 0.332046
2023-08-01 0.259 0.330695
2023-07-03 0.248 0.315361
2023-06-01 0.251 0.316719
2023-05-01 0.233 0.293525
2023-04-03 0.250 0.310675
2023-03-01 0.213 0.275657
2023-02-01 0.236 0.290569
2022-12-23 0.230 0.293555
2022-12-01 0.217 0.274198
2022-11-01 0.209 0.278110
2022-10-03 0.211 0.275889
2022-09-01 0.207 0.261562
2022-08-01 0.197 0.238182
2022-07-01 0.188 0.232962
2022-06-01 0.192 0.234604
2022-05-02 0.186 0.229573
2022-04-01 0.181 0.211177
2022-03-01 0.159 0.178271
2022-02-01 0.176 0.194798
2021-12-23 0.769 0.828396
2021-12-01 0.167 0.179088
2021-11-01 0.173 0.184770
2021-10-01 0.173 0.182740
2021-09-01 0.175 0.183265
2021-08-02 0.179 0.186206
2021-07-01 0.170 0.179268
2021-06-01 0.175 0.186032
2021-05-03 0.166 0.176935
2021-04-01 0.177 0.190037
2021-03-01 0.163 0.172195
2021-02-01 0.180 0.186955
2020-12-23 0.388 0.401116
2020-12-01 0.179 0.185070
2020-11-02 0.201 0.210581
2020-10-01 0.195 0.203443
2020-09-01 0.197 0.204357
2020-08-03 0.208 0.214898
2020-07-01 0.193 0.202902
2020-06-01 0.227 0.243119
2020-05-01 0.218 0.240141
2020-04-01 0.255 0.295652
2020-03-02 0.210 0.223976
2020-02-03 0.233 0.250511
2019-12-23 0.255 0.280220
2019-12-02 0.242 0.266168
2019-11-01 0.258 0.282430
2019-10-01 0.246 0.269737
2019-09-03 0.261 0.284686
2019-08-01 0.274 0.303736
2019-07-01 0.261 0.291100
2019-06-03 0.271 0.307745
2019-05-01 0.252 0.290926
2019-04-01 0.284 0.329237
2019-03-01 0.232 0.273876
2019-02-01 0.239 0.282473
2018-12-24 0.275 0.334225
2018-12-03 0.251 0.305874
2018-11-01 0.265 0.321524
2018-10-01 0.248 0.297862
2018-09-04 0.248 0.295907
2018-08-01 0.257 0.307600
2018-07-02 0.240 0.288323
2018-06-01 0.255 0.305389
2018-05-01 0.237 0.284514
2018-04-02 0.270 0.319300
2018-03-01 0.217 0.256229
2018-02-01 0.226 0.263373
2017-12-26 0.254 0.291786
2017-12-01 0.238 0.272311
2017-11-01 0.237 0.270147
2017-10-02 0.237 0.270085
2017-09-01 0.235 0.266591
2017-08-01 0.234 0.265637
2017-07-03 0.234 0.268533
2017-06-01 0.236 0.269468
2017-05-01 0.241 0.277650
2017-04-03 0.230 0.265896
2017-03-01 0.234 0.271998
2017-02-01 0.199 0.232449
2016-12-22 0.260 0.306062
2016-12-01 0.233 0.273346
2016-11-01 0.234 0.265096
2016-10-03 0.233 0.261123
2016-09-01 0.237 0.264745
2016-08-01 0.236 0.263511
2016-07-01 0.239 0.267487
2016-06-01 0.237 0.271696
2016-05-02 0.234 0.267459
2016-04-01 0.223 0.256824
2016-03-01 0.242 0.285243
2016-02-01 0.209 0.248750
2015-12-23 0.270 0.320856
2015-12-01 0.236 0.276606
2015-10-01 0.237 0.278398
2015-09-01 0.240 0.284394
2015-08-03 0.229 0.269000
2015-07-01 0.232 0.273553
2015-06-01 0.236 0.274355
2015-05-01 0.226 0.260009
2015-04-01 0.232 0.263846
2015-03-02 0.229 0.263279
2015-02-02 0.214 0.241617
2014-12-23 0.368 0.429155
2014-12-01 0.234 0.271022
2014-11-03 0.226 0.262669
2014-10-01 0.231 0.268324
2014-09-02 0.227 0.262397
2014-08-01 0.229 0.265630
2014-07-01 0.228 0.265116
2014-06-02 0.234 0.271714
2014-05-01 0.227 0.264939
2014-04-01 0.229 0.270206
2014-03-03 0.224 0.262911
2014-02-03 0.223 0.263593
2013-12-24 0.815 0.984537
2013-11-29 0.224 0.266921
2013-10-31 0.223 0.264720
2013-09-30 0.222 0.266123
2013-08-30 0.223 0.270434
2013-07-31 0.226 0.269980
2013-06-28 0.219 0.263824
2013-05-31 0.212 0.247057
2013-04-30 0.227 0.255832
2013-03-28 0.233 0.266682
2013-02-28 0.266 0.304801
2013-01-31 0.221 0.254491
2012-12-24 0.660 0.752651
2012-11-30 0.230 0.260005
2012-11-02 0.229 0.258465
2012-09-28 0.237 0.270332
2012-08-31 0.237 0.271633
2012-07-31 0.245 0.281674
2012-06-29 0.242 0.284004
2012-05-31 0.242 0.285276
2012-04-30 0.249 0.293875
2012-03-30 0.240 0.286567
2012-02-29 0.229 0.270686
2012-01-31 0.232 0.275306
2011-12-23 0.328 0.402998
2011-11-30 0.260 0.322421
2011-10-31 0.267 0.324541
2011-09-30 0.255 0.314970
2011-08-31 0.260 0.315841
2011-07-29 0.269 0.328009
2011-06-30 0.266 0.331629
2011-05-31 0.256 0.315699
2011-04-29 0.263 0.327522
2011-03-31 0.298 0.377598
2011-02-28 0.238 0.300126
2011-01-31 0.273 0.345133
2010-12-27 0.663 0.845771
2010-11-30 0.275 0.340853
2010-10-29 0.267 0.325253
2010-09-30 0.263 0.321752
2010-08-31 0.274 0.337771
2010-07-30 0.292 0.365686
2010-06-30 0.268 0.342711
2010-05-28 0.310 0.404119
2010-04-30 0.257 0.332815
2010-03-31 0.287 0.376393
2010-02-26 0.224 0.294427
2010-01-29 0.206 0.271195
2009-12-24 0.409 0.545988
Additional Data
dividendDate 2017-06-07
dividendYield 4.88

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 97.19
All Time Low 73.37
Ask 81.5
Ask Size 14
Average Daily Volume10 Day 9,456,180
Average Daily Volume3 Month 8,720,596
Average Volume 8,720,596
Average Volume10Days 9,456,180
Beta3 Year 1.07
Bid 81.44
Bid Size 14
Category Corporate Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 81.55
Day Low 81.12
Dividend Date 1,496,793,600
Dividend Yield 4.88
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 81.691
Fifty Day Average Change -0.54100037
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0066225207
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -1.7611563
Fifty Two Week High 84.84
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.6899948
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.043493576
Fifty Two Week Low 80.86
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.29000092
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.003586457
Fifty Two Week Range 80.86 - 84.84
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,258,986,600,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0084868
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fullday Change -0.290001
Fullday Change Percent -0.356091
Fullday Price 81.15
Fund Family Vanguard
Fund Inception Date 1,267,488,000
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 fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index. This index includes U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. industrial, utility, and financial companies, with maturities between 5 and 10 years. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's assets will be invested in bonds included in the index.
Long Name Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund ETF Shares
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_81833927
Nav Price 81.45
Net Assets 69,771,010,000.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.03
Open 81.4
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 81.15
Post Market Time 1,787,961,117
Previous Close 81.44
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.290001
Regular Market Change Percent -0.356091
Regular Market Day High 81.55
Regular Market Day Low 81.12
Regular Market Day Range 81.12 - 81.55
Regular Market Open 81.4
Regular Market Previous Close 81.44
Regular Market Price 81.15
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 9,533,994
Short Name Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corp
Source Interval 15
Symbol VCIT
Three Year Average Return 0.0639702
Total Assets 69,771,010,048
Tradeable 0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -0.66491
Trailing Three Month Returns -0.66491
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 82.94765
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.7976456
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.02167205
Type Disp ETF
Volume 9,533,994
Yield 0.048800003
Ytd Return -0.65994