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VUCP Vanguard USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF
ISIN IE00BZ163K21London Stock Exchange: VUCPThe Vanguard Group, Inc.
- Corporate & other bonds
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Distributing
Latest close
LSE£33.82
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.09% a year
- Fund size
- £528m
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 30/09/2026, VUCP (Vanguard USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00BZ163K21) closed at £33.82 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.09% a year (about £9 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was −15.6%, or −34.0% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 30/09/2026
- −1.1%
- −4.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 30/09/2026
- −3.8%
- −13.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 30/09/2026
- −15.6%
- −34.0% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £844 on 30/09/2026 — about £660 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Volatility and the largest fall need a longer record of this fund’s prices than we hold so far. They appear on this page once we do.
Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.09%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £9
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £45
- of £10,000, before growth
- 4 charge less
- 7 the same
- 372 charge more
Ongoing charge of Vanguard USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF 0.09% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 372 of the 383 other corporate and other bond funds charge more, 7 the same and 4 less (share classes counted once).
Source: Fund ongoing charges via TradingView, as of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more. Charges are the fund’s own published ongoing charges figure.
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
Vanguard USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Vanguard, launched in 2016.
It tracks the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Corporate - United States Dollar.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.09% a year — about £9 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.
Income from its investments is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
Corporate & other bonds: Loans to companies and other borrowers, which usually pay more interest than government bonds in exchange for more risk.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- VUCP
- ISIN
- IE00BZ163K21
- Provider
- Vanguard
- Tracks
- Bloomberg Global Aggregate Corporate - United States Dollar
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Distributing, paid monthly
- Income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.09% a year · about £9 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £528m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Corporate & other bonds
Price chart
Since 18/09/2026, the closing price went from £34.15 on 18/09/2026 to £33.82 on 30/09/2026 (−1.0%). The lowest close shown was £33.82 on 30/09/2026 and the highest £34.15 on 18/09/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 18/09/2026. Price only — income paid out is not included, so the line can end below the total return above.
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
3 weekly closes, from 18/09/2026 to 30/09/2026. The same history in September 2026 pounds, adjusted with ONS CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
What it holds
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JPMorgan Chase | 1.84% |
| 2 | Morgan StanleyMS | 1.73% |
| 3 | Bank of AmericaBAC | 1.71% |
| 4 | Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The | 1.41% |
| 5 | OracleORCL | 1.11% |
| 6 | Wells FargoWFC | 1.09% |
| 7 | AmazonAMZN | 1.07% |
| 8 | HSBCHSBA | 0.94% |
| 9 | AT&TT | 0.91% |
| 10 | CitigroupC | 0.87% |
Source: Vanguard, holdings as published, as of , company pages by TradingView
Where it invests
The portfolio by sector, country and type of asset, as a share of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions the source does not classify are shown as they come, not guessed.
By sector
- Financials24.7%
- Health Care6.7%
- Information Technology6.1%
- Communication Services5.6%
- Industrials5.1%
- Utilities4.5%
- Consumer Discretionary4.3%
- Energy4.2%
- Other sectors6.5%
- Not classified33.1%
By country
- United States79.2%
- United Kingdom3.5%
- Canada2.7%
- Japan2.5%
- France1.7%
- Netherlands1.4%
- Cayman Islands1.3%
- Australia1.1%
- Other countries7.0%
- Not classified0.2%
By type of asset
- Bonds100.5%
- Cash and money market0.2%
1,445 holdings are listed for this fund. All 1,445 holdings of VUCP, with the full split by sector, country and type of asset.
All holdings
The fund publishes 1,445 holdings; the ten largest make up 12.7% of it.
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Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured
Funds tracking the same index
3 funds track Bloomberg Global Aggregate Corporate - United States Dollar, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.09% to 0.14% a year (30/09/2026).
| Fund | 1 year | 5 years |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETFThis fundDistributing · 0.09% a year | −1.1% | −15.6% |
| Vanguard USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF Accum Unhedged USDAccumulating · Currency hedged · 0.09% a year | −0.5% | +1.1% |
| Vanguard USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF AccumHedged GBPAccumulating · Currency hedged · 0.14% a year | −2.1% | +4.6% |
Source: TradingView reported returns and fund ongoing charges, as of
Read more:Index fundsTracking differenceHow funds are compared
Other versions of this fund
Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of VUCP?
The ongoing charge of VUCP is 0.09% a year — about £9 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of Vanguard USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF 0.09% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 372 of the 383 other corporate and other bond funds charge more, 7 the same and 4 less (share classes counted once).
What does VUCP track?
VUCP tracks the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Corporate - United States Dollar.
Is VUCP accumulating or distributing?
VUCP is distributing: income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. It pays out monthly.
What is the ISIN of VUCP?
The ISIN of VUCP is IE00BZ163K21. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; VUCP is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
How has VUCP done after inflation?
Over the five years to 30/09/2026 VUCP’s total return was −15.6%, or −34.0% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Sources and dates
- Prices
- London Stock Exchange closes via TradingView, at least 15 minutes delayed, latest
- Returns
- TradingView reported returns (net asset value with income reinvested where available)
- Inflation
- ONS CPIH, latest month published
- Charges
- The fund’s ongoing charges figure, via TradingView
- Holdings
- Vanguard, as published,
- Identity
- FCA Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FIRDS) and the issuer
- Fund size
- TradingView, converted to pounds at the latest ECB reference rate
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