About this ETF
The Vanguard Target Maturity 2028 Corporate Bond ETF is designed to mirror the performance of a market-weighted benchmark. This benchmark comprises high-quality, U.S. dollar-denominated corporate bonds, all of which are scheduled to mature in 2028.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Aug 27, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | +0.34% | +0.03% | — | — | — | — | — | — | +0.87% |
| Total return | +0.65% | +0.96% | — | — | — | — | — | — | +1.90% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Aug 25, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.08% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $8.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Aug 22, 2026 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 652 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goldman Sachs Bank USA/New York NY 4.66%… | — | 0.76% | 5.12K | $510.7K |
| 2 | CVS Health Corp 4.30% 03/25/2028 | — | 0.76% | 5.12K | $508.9K |
| 3 | Morgan Stanley 5.12% 02/01/2029 | — | 0.61% | 4.09K | $410.8K |
| 4 | Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 4.45%… | — | 0.59% | 3.95K | $394.2K |
| 5 | Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 4.15% 10/21/2029 | — | 0.58% | 3.96K | $389.6K |
| 6 | Cigna Group/The 4.38% 10/15/2028 | — | 0.58% | 3.90K | $387.4K |
| 7 | MKTLIQ 12/31/2049 | — | 0.57% | 3.83K | $383.1K |
| 8 | Bank of America Corp 4.62% 05/09/2029 | — | 0.55% | 3.73K | $372.2K |
| 9 | Bank of America Corp 5.20% 04/25/2029 | — | 0.55% | 3.69K | $372.0K |
| 10 | Amgen Inc 5.15% 03/02/2028 | — | 0.54% | 3.58K | $360.8K |
| 11 | Wells Fargo & Co 4.15% 01/24/2029 | — | 0.54% | 3.65K | $360.4K |
| 12 | NVIDIA Corp 4.25% 06/15/2028 | — | 0.53% | 3.57K | $355.5K |
| 13 | AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global… | — | 0.51% | 3.58K | $344.0K |
| 14 | Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 4.15% 01/21/2029 | — | 0.49% | 3.32K | $328.9K |
| 15 | Bank of America Corp 3.97% 03/05/2029 | — | 0.48% | 3.29K | $325.1K |
| 16 | Wells Fargo & Co 4.08% 09/15/2029 | — | 0.48% | 3.29K | $324.1K |
| 17 | Wells Fargo & Co 5.57% 07/25/2029 | — | 0.47% | 3.09K | $313.7K |
| 18 | RTX Corp 4.13% 11/16/2028 | — | 0.46% | 3.12K | $308.7K |
| 19 | Bank of America Corp 5.82% 09/15/2029 | — | 0.45% | 3.00K | $306.1K |
| 20 | JPMorgan Chase & Co 6.09% 10/23/2029 | — | 0.45% | 2.93K | $300.9K |
| 21 | Morgan Stanley 3.77% 01/24/2029 | — | 0.44% | 3.01K | $296.8K |
| 22 | JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.07% 06/01/2029 | — | 0.42% | 3.00K | $286.0K |
| 23 | HSBC Holdings PLC 2.21% 08/17/2029 | — | 0.42% | 2.99K | $283.6K |
| 24 | JPMorgan Chase & Co 4.20% 07/23/2029 | — | 0.42% | 2.84K | $281.0K |
| 25 | Citibank NA 4.55% 06/18/2029 | — | 0.40% | 2.71K | $270.1K |
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Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 1.03% | Paid (last 12 months) | $0.7810 |
| Frequency | Monthly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Aug 03, 2026 | Last payment | $0.2430 (Aug 05, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | — | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | — / — |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 03, 2026 | Aug 03, 2026 | Aug 05, 2026 | $0.2430 |
| Jul 01, 2026 | Jul 01, 2026 | Jul 06, 2026 | $0.2243 |
| Jun 01, 2026 | Jun 01, 2026 | Jun 03, 2026 | $0.2416 |
| May 01, 2026 | May 01, 2026 | May 05, 2026 | $0.0721 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
Liquidity
| Volume today | 13.43K | Average volume | 21.37K |
| AUM | $67.9M | Premium/Discount | +0.09% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV — an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | $0.00 | 0.00% | $67.9M → $67.9M |
| 1 Week | -$40.4K | -0.06% | $67.9M → $67.9M |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
External links open the issuer's site or SEC EDGAR in a new tab. The prospectus and official documents are always the authoritative source — review them before investing.
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Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.
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