About this ETF
The Vanguard Target Maturity 2036 Corporate Bond ETF (the Fund) aims to replicate the performance of a market-capitalization-weighted benchmark, which is composed of high-quality corporate debt securities, denominated in U.S. dollars, that are set to mature in 2036.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Oct 10, 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 | -2.78% | -4.88% | -6.56% | — | — | — | — | — | -4.90% |
| Total return | -2.78% | -4.44% | -4.93% | — | — | — | — | — | -3.23% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Oct 09, 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 Oct 10, 2026 · portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 303 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon.com Inc 4.88% 03/13/2036 | — | 1.73% | 3.18K | $302.4K |
| 2 | Meta Platforms Inc 5.25% 05/15/2036 | — | 1.71% | 3.10K | $297.9K |
| 3 | Space Exploration Technologies Corp 5.88%… | — | 1.68% | 3.12K | $293.6K |
| 4 | Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 5.07% 01/21/2037 | — | 1.45% | 2.66K | $252.6K |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley 5.07% 01/30/2037 | — | 1.44% | 2.63K | $250.7K |
| 6 | Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev… | — | 1.41% | 2.59K | $245.3K |
| 7 | Alphabet Inc 5.45% 08/15/2036 | — | 1.34% | 2.35K | $233.2K |
| 8 | Salesforce Inc 5.55% 03/15/2036 | — | 1.31% | 2.32K | $227.8K |
| 9 | Oracle Corp 5.70% 02/04/2036 | — | 1.27% | 2.39K | $221.0K |
| 10 | Amazon.com Inc 5.30% 07/09/2036 | — | 1.24% | 2.21K | $216.4K |
| 11 | Alphabet Inc 4.80% 02/15/2036 | — | 1.20% | 2.19K | $208.6K |
| 12 | Morgan Stanley 5.30% 04/10/2037 | — | 1.14% | 2.06K | $199.5K |
| 13 | NVIDIA Corp 4.95% 06/15/2036 | — | 1.13% | 2.07K | $197.0K |
| 14 | Abbott Laboratories 4.65% 03/15/2036 | — | 1.09% | 2.01K | $190.5K |
| 15 | JPMorgan Chase & Co 4.90% 01/22/2037 | — | 1.05% | 1.93K | $183.5K |
| 16 | Bank of America Corp 5.04% 02/06/2037 | — | 1.05% | 1.91K | $183.4K |
| 17 | JPMorgan Chase & Co 5.15% 04/23/2037 | — | 1.00% | 1.80K | $174.2K |
| 18 | HSBC Holdings PLC 5.28% 03/10/2037 | — | 0.95% | 1.73K | $166.4K |
| 19 | Honeywell Aerospace Inc 4.95% 03/16/2036 | — | 0.92% | 1.68K | $161.3K |
| 20 | Wells Fargo & Co 4.96% 01/23/2037 | — | 0.91% | 1.67K | $159.0K |
| 21 | Bank of America Corp 5.49% 04/23/2037 | — | 0.90% | 1.62K | $157.2K |
| 22 | HSBC Holdings PLC 5.73% 08/14/2037 | — | 0.79% | 1.40K | $138.7K |
| 23 | Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 5.42% 06/03/2037 | — | 0.79% | 1.42K | $138.3K |
| 24 | JPMorgan Chase & Co 5.19% 02/05/2037 | — | 0.76% | 1.39K | $133.2K |
| 25 | Novartis Capital Corp 4.90% 03/18/2036 | — | 0.64% | 1.16K | $112.4K |
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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) | 2.64% | Paid (last 12 months) | $1.8736 |
| Frequency | Monthly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source; see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Oct 01, 2026 | Last payment | $0.2711 (Oct 05, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | — | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | — / — |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 01, 2026 | Oct 01, 2026 | Oct 05, 2026 | $0.2711 |
| Sep 01, 2026 | Sep 01, 2026 | Sep 03, 2026 | $0.2958 |
| Aug 03, 2026 | Aug 03, 2026 | Aug 05, 2026 | $0.3322 |
| Jul 01, 2026 | Jul 01, 2026 | Jul 06, 2026 | $0.2961 |
| Jun 01, 2026 | Jun 01, 2026 | Jun 03, 2026 | $0.3163 |
| May 01, 2026 | May 01, 2026 | May 05, 2026 | $0.3621 |
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 | 4.79K | Average volume | 5.78K |
| AUM | $17.7M | Premium/Discount | +0.08% |
| 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% | $17.7M → $17.7M |
| 1 Month | $6.1M | +51.92% | $11.8M → $17.7M |
| 1 Week | -$90.2K | -0.51% | $17.7M → $17.7M |
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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