Vanguard Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF vs Vanguard Sht-Term Inflation-Protected Sec Idx ETF — how do they compare? Vanguard Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF trades at $81.54, while Vanguard Sht-Term Inflation-Protected Sec Idx ETF trades at $49.65. The key difference: Vanguard Sht-Term Inflation-Protected Sec Idx ETF is trading nearer its 52-week high, Vanguard Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| VCIT | VTIP | |
|---|---|---|
Sector | Fixed Income | — |
52-Week High | $84.82 | $50.75 |
52-Week Low | $81.45 | $49.39 |
Trailing returns across standard periods
VCIT tracks the Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index, providing exposure to investment-grade debt from industrial, utility, and financial companies. It acts as a middle-ground bond fund, offering higher yields than short-term bonds with less price volatility than long-term corporate debt.
Read more on VCIT →The index is a market-capitalization-weighted index that includes all inflation-protected public obligations issued by the US Treasury with remaining maturities of less than 5 years. The advisor attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the securities that make up the index, holding each security in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index.
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