| Previous Close | 91.51 |
| Open | 91.62 |
| Bid | 91.47 x 1000 |
| Ask | 91.52 x 1000 |
| Day's Range | 91.36 - 91.62 |
| 52 Week Range | 83.22 - 91.72 |
| Volume | 9,967 |
| Avg. Volume | 406,809 |
| Net Assets | 4.08B |
| NAV | 91.05 |
| PE Ratio (TTM) | N/A |
| Yield | 4.27% |
| YTD Return | 7.37% |
| Beta (3Y Monthly) | 2.14 |
| Expense Ratio (net) | 0.07% |
| Inception Date | 2009-11-19 |
While savvy investors with vast resources certainly have better chances of catching winners, bond investing can be a daunting task for everyday investors. Luckily, it's easy to follow the market's collective wisdom with a low-cost portfolio like Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF VCIT . This fund earns a Morningstar Analyst Rating of Silver because it effectively tracks a well-constructed benchmark and enjoys a sizable cost advantage over most of its peers.
The Dow Jones Equal Weight U.S. Issued Corporate Bond Index has been inching up higher year-to-date--about 27 percent--and interest in these four corporate bond ETFs has increased in the past five days, possibly signaling more capital inflows from fixed income investors seeking higher yields. Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bd ETF (VCLT) tracks the performance of a market-weighted corporate bond index with a long-term dollar-weighted average maturity and is up 0.46% today. SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corp Bd ETF (SPSB) corresponds to the price and yield performance of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond Index.