How far is VCIT below its high?

3.4% below its high of Feb 27, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

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VCIT · Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund

VCIT tracks the Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond and returned −1.2% over the past year.

Bond fund · Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond · data as of Sep 11, 2026

−1.2%Total return, 1 year

0.03%Expense ratio

2302Holdings

−3.4%Below its high

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Period by period

VCIT over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
Window	Total return	S&P 500	Gap to S&P 500	Gap to Nasdaq-100
3 months	−2.3%	+3.3%	−5.5 pts	−1.5 pts
6 months	−1.1%	+16.0%	−17.1 pts	−21.8 pts
1 year	−1.2%	+17.5%	−18.7 pts	−24.1 pts
3 years	+18.1%	+77.9%	−59.8 pts	−77.0 pts
Since listing	+95.9%	+804.4%	−708.4 pts	−1578.0 pts

In plain words

VCIT is a bond fund tracking the Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.4% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

What it tracks	Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond
Fund type	Bond fund
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Dec 19, 2025)	0.03%
Price	$79.60
Listed since	Jan 4, 2010
Net assets (SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for May 31, 2026)	$68.7bn
Below its high (ETFIQ)	−3.4%
Holdings	2302
Top ten weight	2.7%
Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT)	May 31, 2026

Questions people ask

How has VCIT performed?: Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, VCIT returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +18.1%.
What does VCIT cost?: The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.
How far is VCIT below its high?: 3.4% below its high of Feb 27, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

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