Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCIT)
Bonds · Investment Grade Corp · data since 2009-11-23 · last close 2026-09-09
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCIT) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.2 | 1.3 | -2.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.7 | -0.2 | -0.5 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 | -0.2 |
| 2024 | -0.1 | -1.4 | 1.3 | -2.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | -2.5 | 1.4 | -1.6 |
| 2023 | 4.2 | -3.2 | 3.2 | 0.7 | -1.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -2.6 | -1.7 | 6.0 | 4.1 |
| 2022 | -2.5 | -1.5 | -3.1 | -5.0 | 1.3 | -2.7 | 3.9 | -3.8 | -4.7 | -0.4 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| 2021 | -0.9 | -1.6 | -1.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 | -0.3 | -1.0 | -0.4 | -0.3 | 0.3 |
| 2020 | 2.2 | 1.1 | -7.3 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.1 | 2.0 | 0.6 |
| 2019 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 2.6 | -0.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| 2018 | -1.2 | -1.5 | 0.3 | -1.1 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -0.9 | -0.2 | 1.6 |
| 2017 | 0.4 | 0.9 | -0.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 1.0 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.9 | -3.0 | 0.6 |
| 2015 | 3.0 | -1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.8 | -1.3 | 0.2 | -0.9 | 1.7 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.7 |
| 2014 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 1.5 | -1.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
| 2013 | -0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.8 | -3.0 | -3.0 | 1.1 | -1.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
| 2012 | 2.6 | 0.7 | -0.7 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| 2011 | 0.9 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 2.1 | 1.3 | -0.8 | 2.6 | 0.7 | -1.3 | 1.9 | -1.7 | 2.6 |
| 2010 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.6 | -0.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | -1.4 | -1.6 |
| 2009 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1.0 | -0.8 |
| Avg | 0.9 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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VCIT seasonality — average by calendar month
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF has monthly history back to 2009. Its strongest month by median is July — positive in 15 of 17 years, median +1.0%, and higher in 8 of the last 9. September is the soft spot, down in 9 of 16 with a median of -0.4%. Across its full record it has closed 63% of months higher, swings ±1.7% in an average month and has fallen 20.6% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +0.9% | 0.0% | -0.2% | +0.6% | +0.5% | +0.3% | +1.2% | +0.2% | -0.3% | +0.1% | +0.6% | +0.2% |
| Win rate | 71%/17 | 65%/17 | 59%/17 | 82%/17 | 76%/17 | 65%/17 | 88%/17 | 53%/17 | 44%/16 | 56%/16 | 53%/17 | 47%/17 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
VCIT risk & extremes
VCIT drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF's best month?+
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF's strongest completed month on record is November 2023, at +5.95%.
What was Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is March 2020, at -7.30%.
Is Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF up this year?+
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF is down 1.80% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF's 1-year return?+
-0.60% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 20.6%, measured on month-end closes since 2009.
Which calendar month is historically best for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF?+
July has the highest average return across every completed July since 2009. An average is not a forecast.
About Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF is an investment grade corp business worth about $72 billion. Tracked here from its first session onward — every monthly, quarterly and weekly return on record since 2009, with no gaps filled in and nothing smoothed. Since 2009 it has ground out +95% overall — not every story is a rocket.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was November 2023 at +5.95%; its worst, March 2020 at -7.3%.
- It has closed July in the green 15 out of 17 times — past performance, future shrug.
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