Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund ETF Shares
Vanguard · Exchange-traded fund
$70.88
TTM yield5.83%Trailing twelve months
Indicated yield5.92%Latest payment, annualized
12-month dividends$4.1312 payments per share
Last dividend$0.3498Ex-date Oct 1, 2026
1Y total return-5.41%Reinvested at ex-date close
NAV erosion gradeCPrice −10.5% a year
Performance
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VCLT
VCLT
Total Return (%) · dividends reinvested · Oct 27, 2025 – Oct 27, 2026
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Returns
What $10,000 invested in VCLT became, with dividends reinvested at the ex-date closing price. Broker DRIP results can differ.
1 month$10,233
+2.33%
- Price change
- +1.81%
- Dividends
- $50
3 months$9,927
−0.73%
- Price change
- -2.21%
- Dividends
- $146
6 months$9,727
−2.73%
- Price change
- -5.48%
- Dividends
- $278
1 year$9,459
−5.41%
- Price change
- -10.52%
- Dividends
- $521
2 years$10,219
+2.19%
- Price change
- -8.51%
- Dividends
- $1,072
5 years$8,425
−15.75%
- Price change
- -34.01%
- Dividends
- $1,776
Dividend history Payout steady +1%
Total paid per share each month, last 36 months.
Recent payments
Change versus the prior payment.
- Oct 1, 2026$0.3498−3.24%
- Sep 1, 2026$0.3615+3.23%
- Aug 3, 2026$0.3502+2.34%
- Jul 1, 2026$0.3422−3.63%
- Jun 1, 2026$0.3551+8.46%
- May 1, 2026$0.3274−8.06%
- Apr 1, 2026$0.3561+11.95%
- Mar 2, 2026$0.3181—
Payments by month
Total dividends per share paid in each calendar month.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | $0.3456 | $0.3181 | $0.3561 | $0.3274 | $0.3551 | $0.3422 | $0.3502 | $0.3615 | $0.3498 | — | — | $3.11 |
| 2025 | — | $0.3447 | $0.3032 | $0.3544 | $0.3583 | $0.3697 | $0.3393 | $0.4247 | $0.3346 | $0.3292 | $0.3334 | $0.6894 | $4.18 |
| 2024 | — | $0.3398 | $0.2865 | $0.3181 | $0.323 | $0.3183 | $0.3243 | $0.3108 | $0.3255 | $0.3152 | $0.3375 | $0.683 | $3.88 |
Distribution dates are reported ex-dividend dates. Read the full disclosure.