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Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund ETF Shares (VCLT)

Long-Term Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
75.75 USD +0.60 (0.798%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 75.19 -0.56 (-0.561%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 5:58 p.m. EDT)
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:43 p.m. EDT

VCLT is a high-yield bond ETF with a strong dividend history, making it attractive for income-focused investors. The recent price movements show some volatility, but the dividend yield remains robust. While short-term price forecasting models are not reliable, the options activity suggests a cautious bullish sentiment with some downside protection. For long-term investors, the consistent dividend payouts and the ETF's focus on long-term corporate bonds make it a solid choice, especially given the current yield environment.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.010568
AutoARIMA0.010666
AutoETS0.010681
AutoTheta0.012369

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 58%
H-stat 2.22
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.354
Excess Kurtosis -1.01

As of April 11, 2026, 2:43 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. For calls, there is a strong presence of out-of-the-money (OTM) positions with high open interest (OI) and volatility (IV) across multiple expirations, suggesting a potential bullish sentiment or anticipation of price increases. However, the ATM calls have lower IV, which might indicate less conviction in the immediate direction. On the puts side, there are notable OTM puts with high OI and IV, particularly around lower strike prices, which could signal caution or a potential downside risk. The overall mix suggests a cautious bullish outlook with some downside protection being considered.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.48% 5.70% 5.64% 5.20%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-01 0.356 0.477981
2026-03-02 0.318 0.417077
2026-02-02 0.346 0.460545
2025-12-18 0.349 0.464817
2025-12-01 0.340 0.451358
2025-11-03 0.333 0.444124
2025-10-01 0.329 0.435291
2025-09-02 0.335 0.461956
2025-08-01 0.425 0.581677
2025-07-01 0.339 0.465803
2025-06-02 0.370 0.528234
2025-05-01 0.358 0.510396
2025-04-01 0.354 0.492576
2025-03-03 0.303 0.415760
2025-02-03 0.345 0.489875
2024-12-24 0.356 0.507286
2024-12-02 0.327 0.445705
2024-11-01 0.338 0.478305
2024-10-01 0.315 0.419735
2024-09-03 0.326 0.446667
2024-08-01 0.311 0.436434
2024-07-01 0.324 0.475466
2024-06-03 0.318 0.459214
2024-05-01 0.323 0.482286
2024-04-01 0.318 0.460992
2024-03-01 0.287 0.414993
2024-02-01 0.340 0.475972
2023-12-22 0.329 0.464756
2023-12-01 0.308 0.455748
2023-11-01 0.338 0.553300
2023-10-02 0.326 0.528836
2023-09-01 0.302 0.462428
2023-08-01 0.319 0.480647
2023-07-03 0.310 0.459560
2023-06-01 0.315 0.471972
2023-05-01 0.299 0.448094
2023-04-03 0.309 0.451629
2023-03-01 0.282 0.437562
2023-02-01 0.307 0.439056
2022-12-23 0.302 0.459651
2022-12-01 0.295 0.440692
2022-11-01 0.287 0.475146
2022-10-03 0.284 0.455069
2022-09-01 0.285 0.432391
2022-08-01 0.282 0.398367
2022-07-01 0.272 0.401172
2022-06-01 0.292 0.417851
2022-05-02 0.276 0.405100
2022-04-01 0.257 0.333404
2022-03-01 0.244 0.308436
2022-02-01 0.286 0.349213
2021-12-23 0.277 0.321058
2021-12-01 0.261 0.301314
2021-11-01 0.267 0.310386
2021-10-01 0.277 0.323028
2021-09-01 0.273 0.314123
2021-08-02 0.277 0.316516
2021-07-01 0.274 0.321364
2021-06-01 0.277 0.338149
2021-05-03 0.266 0.325659
2021-04-01 0.279 0.343903
2021-03-01 0.248 0.302425
2021-02-01 0.278 0.326402
2020-12-23 0.279 0.321889
2020-12-01 0.268 0.308133
2020-11-02 0.287 0.345267
2020-10-01 0.271 0.324127
2020-09-01 0.279 0.330223
2020-08-03 0.290 0.333254
2020-07-01 0.272 0.327755
2020-06-01 0.308 0.385558
2020-05-01 0.303 0.387975
2020-04-01 0.343 0.473452
2020-03-02 0.286 0.352053
2020-02-03 0.323 0.403272
2019-12-23 0.330 0.427343
2019-12-02 0.304 0.397740
2019-11-01 0.329 0.430370
2019-10-01 0.315 0.413034
2019-09-03 0.339 0.439244
2019-08-01 0.339 0.460536
2019-07-01 0.311 0.429263
2019-06-03 0.338 0.487431
2019-05-01 0.308 0.453825
2019-04-01 0.342 0.512122
2019-03-01 0.294 0.457340
2019-02-01 0.317 0.490335
2018-12-24 0.354 0.571872
2018-12-03 0.317 0.520508
2018-11-01 0.338 0.552938
2018-10-01 0.318 0.503134
2018-09-04 0.307 0.485272
2018-08-01 0.332 0.524109
2018-07-02 0.305 0.489048
2018-06-01 0.339 0.539404
2018-05-01 0.309 0.493887
2018-04-02 0.362 0.562249
2018-03-01 0.293 0.460534
2018-02-01 0.305 0.464586
2017-12-26 0.354 0.533659
2017-12-01 0.314 0.474780
2017-11-01 0.320 0.488352
2017-10-02 0.325 0.499469
2017-09-01 0.321 0.496245
2017-08-01 0.319 0.494201
2017-07-03 0.316 0.496518
2017-06-01 0.321 0.509879
2017-05-01 0.321 0.523995
2017-04-03 0.316 0.516232
2017-03-01 0.340 0.559569
2017-02-01 0.270 0.451663
2016-12-22 0.352 0.593762
2016-12-01 0.326 0.559707
2016-11-01 0.313 0.507719
2016-10-03 0.327 0.518542
2016-09-01 0.320 0.503874
2016-08-01 0.323 0.512106
2016-07-01 0.323 0.515928
2016-06-01 0.326 0.550916
2016-05-02 0.321 0.543042
2016-04-01 0.310 0.531511
2016-03-01 0.340 0.624549
2016-02-01 0.292 0.542813
2015-12-23 0.369 0.679137
2015-12-01 0.325 0.586461
2015-11-02 0.325 0.592799
2015-10-01 0.331 0.605879
2015-09-01 0.327 0.604882
2015-08-03 0.327 0.592359
2015-07-01 0.334 0.626951
2015-06-01 0.330 0.599998
2015-05-01 0.337 0.597524
2015-04-01 0.338 0.573950
2015-03-02 0.313 0.545918
2015-02-02 0.284 0.472926
2014-12-23 0.340 0.605354
2014-12-01 0.318 0.571656
2014-11-03 0.328 0.590648
2014-10-01 0.329 0.597480
2014-09-02 0.335 0.604867
2014-08-01 0.330 0.605968
2014-07-01 0.336 0.623130
2014-06-02 0.317 0.588776
2014-05-01 0.324 0.605850
2014-04-01 0.339 0.658901
2014-03-03 0.326 0.631715
2014-02-03 0.343 0.669548
2013-12-24 0.332 0.677001
2013-11-29 0.332 0.685117
2013-10-31 0.313 0.639910
2013-09-30 0.339 0.710408
2013-08-30 0.351 0.739762
2013-07-31 0.335 0.695728
2013-06-28 0.326 0.683695
2013-05-31 0.324 0.649457
2013-04-30 0.353 0.666511
2013-03-28 0.339 0.668879
2013-02-28 0.339 0.661554
2013-01-31 0.327 0.649201
2012-12-24 0.562 1.093867
2012-11-30 0.328 0.632654
2012-11-02 0.327 0.628548
2012-09-28 0.331 0.642030
2012-08-31 0.328 0.636158
2012-07-31 0.329 0.637021
2012-06-29 0.340 0.694008
2012-05-31 0.340 0.700805
2012-04-30 0.351 0.744819
2012-03-30 0.344 0.746301
2012-02-29 0.300 0.626546
2012-01-31 0.323 0.683180
2011-12-23 0.329 0.719758
2011-11-30 0.338 0.758131
2011-10-31 0.329 0.713727
2011-09-30 0.330 0.740124
2011-08-31 0.314 0.728153
2011-07-29 0.328 0.770028
2011-06-30 0.280 0.683165
2011-05-31 0.338 0.807202
2011-04-29 0.340 0.834236
2011-03-31 0.391 0.985426
2011-02-28 0.319 0.798896
2011-01-31 0.315 0.802711
2010-12-27 0.599 1.528094
2010-11-30 0.364 0.915469
2010-10-29 0.356 0.878237
2010-09-30 0.390 0.958063
2010-08-31 0.307 0.740781
2010-07-30 0.334 0.843627
2010-06-30 0.347 0.897797
2010-05-28 0.356 0.961998
2010-04-30 0.347 0.922572
2010-03-31 0.394 1.080124
2010-02-26 0.326 0.894266
2010-01-29 0.325 0.901813
2009-12-24 0.496 1.399060
Additional Data
dividendDate 2017-06-07
dividendYield 5.63

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 113.29
All Time Low 67.47
Ask 75.8
Ask Size 3
Average Daily Volume10 Day 4,981,560
Average Daily Volume3 Month 6,469,931
Average Volume 6,469,931
Average Volume10Days 4,981,560
Beta3 Year 1.95
Bid 75.7
Bid Size 1
Category Long-Term Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 75.96
Day Low 75.65
Dividend Date 1,496,793,600
Dividend Yield 5.63
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 75.6476
Fifty Day Average Change 0.10240173
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.001353668
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 4.0138364
Fifty Two Week High 79.28
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.5299988
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.044525716
Fifty Two Week Low 71.52
Fifty Two Week Low Change 4.2300034
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.059144344
Fifty Two Week Range 71.52 - 79.28
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,258,986,600,000
Five Year Average Return -0.014550299
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fund Family Vanguard
Fund Inception Date 1,258,588,800
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 fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. 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 greater than 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 Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund ETF Shares
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_81834084
Nav Price 75.7
Net Assets 8,196,291,600.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.03
Open 75.78
Post Market Change -0.5610962
Post Market Change Percent -0.74072105
Post Market Price 75.1889
Post Market Time 1,776,463,084
Previous Close 75.15
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.599998
Regular Market Change Percent 0.798401
Regular Market Day High 75.96
Regular Market Day Low 75.65
Regular Market Day Range 75.65 - 75.96
Regular Market Open 75.78
Regular Market Previous Close 75.15
Regular Market Price 75.75
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 3,252,132
Short Name Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bo
Source Interval 15
Symbol VCLT
Three Year Average Return 0.04048
Total Assets 8,196,291,584
Tradeable 0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -0.90773
Trailing Three Month Returns -0.90773
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 76.33895
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.5889511
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.007714949
Type Disp ETF
Volume 3,252,132
Yield 0.0563
Ytd Return -0.90773