Vanguard Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF vs Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund — how do they compare? Vanguard Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF trades at $81.54, while Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund trades at $44.97. The key difference: Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund 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 | XLU | |
|---|---|---|
Sector | Fixed Income | — |
52-Week High | $84.82 | $47.73 |
52-Week Low | $81.45 | $41.31 |
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 →In seeking to track the performance of the index, the fund employs a replication strategy. It generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index includes securities of companies from the following industries: electric utilities; water utilities; multi-utilities; independent power and renewable electricity producers; and gas utilities. The fund is non-diversified.
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