VICBX Performance — Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund, Institutional Shares

Data updated: 2026-07-29

VICBX returned +0.52% year to date and +6.42% over one year to May 2026. Annualised returns are +6.13% over 3 years and +1.33% over 5 years. The fund beat its Intermediate Corporate Bond category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $120, against $119 for the category, and to $106 over one year, against $106. Volatility over the past three years was 6.03% a year. In the 12 months to May 2026 the fund took in a net $13.0B, and assets reached $68.69B.

VICBX Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Intermediate Corporate Bond category average over the same months.

PeriodVICBXCategory average
1 year (Jun 2025 – May 2026)$106$106
3 years (Jun 2023 – May 2026)$120$119
5 years (Jun 2021 – May 2026)$107$107
Since data start (Sep 2019 – May 2026)$115$116

VICBX Trailing Returns

Total returns to May 2026, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
YTD+0.52%
1 year+6.42%
3 years (annualised)+6.13%
5 years (annualised)+1.33%

VICBX Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2026 (Jan–May)+0.52%
2025+9.37%
2024+3.29%
2023+8.87%
2022−14.06%
2021−1.47%
2020+9.57%
2019 (Sep–Dec)+0.51%

VICBX Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+0.2%+1.4%−2.1%+0.5%+0.5%———————
2025+0.7%+1.9%+0.1%+0.4%+0.2%+1.9%+0.2%+1.3%+1.1%+0.4%+0.9%−0.1%
20240.0%−1.5%+1.3%−2.3%+2.0%+0.8%+2.6%+1.5%+1.7%−2.4%+1.3%−1.6%
2023+4.1%−3.1%+3.0%+0.9%−1.3%−0.1%+0.5%−0.6%−2.6%−1.7%+5.8%+4.1%
2022−2.6%−1.5%−3.0%−4.7%+1.0%−2.8%+3.6%−3.1%−5.0%−0.6%+4.7%−0.6%
2021−0.6%−1.5%−1.8%+1.3%+0.8%+1.0%+1.3%−0.3%−0.9%−0.5%−0.1%+0.1%
2020+2.4%+1.1%−7.2%+4.8%+2.2%+2.3%+2.3%−0.4%−0.1%−0.2%+1.8%+0.6%
2019————————−0.6%+0.7%0.0%+0.3%

VICBX Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Jun 2023 – May 2026.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 6.03%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 0.27 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +5.81% (Nov 2023)
  • Worst month: −2.62% (Sep 2023)

VICBX Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $13.0B
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $47.8B
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 1.37×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
May 2026$3.2B$2.6B$554.3M
Apr 2026$5.1B$3.1B$2.0B
Mar 2026$4.3B$4.9B−$585.4M
Feb 2026$4.0B$1.9B$2.2B
Jan 2026$6.3B$2.8B$3.6B
Dec 2025$3.3B$2.0B$1.3B
Nov 2025$3.4B$1.9B$1.5B
Oct 2025$3.8B$2.7B$1.1B
Sep 2025$3.2B$4.7B−$1.5B
Aug 2025$6.5B$3.6B$2.9B
Jul 2025$2.2B$3.2B−$946.2M
Jun 2025$2.4B$1.5B$886.1M

VICBX Assets Under Management

Net assets of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2026-05-31$68.69B
2026-02-28$68.26B
2025-11-30$61.05B
2025-08-31$59.35B
2025-05-31$55.25B
2025-02-28$51.77B
2024-11-30$50.76B
2024-08-31$52.23B
2024-05-31$46.86B
2024-02-29$47.32B
2023-11-30$40.47B
2023-08-31$41.76B

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.