# Vanguard USD Corporate 1-3 Year Bond UCITS ETF (VUSC) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/vusc · ISIN IE00BDD48R20 · Data: TradingView (LSE closes and returns, delayed), issuer documents, ONS CPIH, FCA FIRDS ## At a glance > Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise. As of 30/09/2026, VUSC (Vanguard USD Corporate 1-3 Year Bond UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00BDD48R20) closed at £36.69 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 −1.3%, or −22.8% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary Vanguard USD Corporate 1-3 Year Bond UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Vanguard, launched in 2018. It tracks the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Corporate (1-3 Y) (USD). 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. Latest close: **£36.69** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | VUSC | | ISIN | IE00BDD48R20 | | Category | Corporate & other bonds | | Type | ETF | | Provider | Vanguard | | Tracks | Bloomberg Global Aggregate Corporate (1-3 Y) (USD) | | Income | Distributing | | Ongoing charge | 0.09% a year (£9 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £152m | | Launched | 2018 | | Domicile | Ireland | ## Past returns (periods to 30/09/2026) After the fund's ongoing charges. "Income reinvested" is total return; "price only" leaves out income paid out. Real returns are after ONS CPIH inflation. | Window | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 1 year | +2.25% | -0.96% | income reinvested | | 3 years | -4.40% | -13.73% | income reinvested | | 5 years | -1.27% | -22.82% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of Vanguard USD Corporate 1-3 Year 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). ## Funds tracking the same index 3 funds track Bloomberg Global Aggregate Corporate (1-3 Y) (USD), this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.09% to 0.14% a year (30/09/2026). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | Vanguard USD Corporate 1-3 Year Bond UCITS ETF (this fund) | 0.09% | +2.3% | -4.4% | -1.3% | | Vanguard USD Corporate 1-3 Year Bond UCITS ETF | 0.09% | +3.7% | +7.0% | +16.3% | | Vanguard USD Corporate 1-3 year Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBP | 0.14% | +1.4% | — | — | Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.09%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes ## Top holdings Largest positions (as of 31/08/2026): | Holding | Weight | |---|---| | JPMorgan Chase | 2.08% | | Bank of America | 1.96% | | Morgan Stanley | 1.94% | | Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The | 1.23% | | Wells Fargo | 1.06% | | HSBC | 1.01% | | BNP Paribas | 0.93% | | United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.92% | | Barclays | 0.91% | | Hyundai Capital America | 0.88% | ## Where it invests Shares of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions the source does not classify are shown as they come, not guessed. ### By sector Added up from the holdings Vanguard publishes, as of 31/08/2026. | Sector | Weight | |---|---| | Financials | 31.4% | | Information Technology | 5.2% | | Health Care | 4.8% | | Industrials | 4.6% | | Consumer Discretionary | 4.0% | | Utilities | 3.3% | | Consumer Staples | 2.8% | | Communication Services | 2.3% | | Other sectors | 5.2% | | Not classified | 36.3% | ### By country Added up from the holdings Vanguard publishes, as of 31/08/2026. | Country | Weight | |---|---| | United States | 72.5% | | United Kingdom | 4.5% | | Canada | 3.3% | | Japan | 3.1% | | France | 2.4% | | Cayman Islands | 1.9% | | Australia | 1.7% | | Netherlands | 1.3% | | Other countries | 8.3% | | Not classified | 0.7% | ### By type of asset Added up from the holdings Vanguard publishes, as of 31/08/2026. | Type of asset | Weight | |---|---| | Bonds | 99.2% | | Cash and money market | 0.7% | All 897 holdings: https://fundology.uk/fund/vusc/holdings --- We show information. We are not financial advisers, not authorised by the FCA, and never recommend specific investments. Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise.