ETFdb Realtime Rating & Analyst Report for VCLT
VCLT is a passive ETF that seeks to replicate the Barclays Capital U.S. Long Corporate Index. This index includes U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable securities issued by industrial, utility, and financial companies, with maturities greater than 10 years.
| ETFdb Category | Expense Ratio | Inception Date | Issuer | Structure | YTD Return * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Bonds | 0.15% | 2009-11-23 | Vanguard | ETF | +1.17% |
* As of 05-24-2012
VCLT Realtime Rating: By Metric
| Metric | Metric Realtime Rating | A+ Metric Rated ETF |
|---|---|---|
| Liquidity | A- | LQD |
| Expenses | A | SCPB |
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The first adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for VCLT on several different metrics, including liquidity, expenses, performance, volatility, dividend, and concentration of holdings. The "A+ Metric Rated ETF" field, available to ETFdb Pro members, shows the ETF in the Corporate Bonds ETFdb Category with the highest Metric Realtime Rating for each individual field.
VCLT Realtime Rating: Overall
The second table shows the overall Realtime Rating for VCLT, as well as the A+ Overall Rated ETF in VCLT's Category. To view information on how the ETFdb Realtime Ratings work, click here.
ETFdb Analyst Report for VCLT
VCLT offers exposure to investment grade corporate bonds that fall towards the long end of the maturity spectrum, thereby delivering a moderate amount of credit risk and ample interest rate risk. Like most Vanguard ETFs, VCLT is among the most cost-efficient in its ETFdb Category. VCLT might be...
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