Vanguard EUR Corporate Bond UCITS ETF (EUR) Distributing

IE00BZ163G84Traded as VECPETFEURDistributingFigures as of September 30, 2026

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EUR Investment-Grade Bond, Moderate Duration

RiskLowConcentrationDiversifiedRegionGlobalCreditMediumRate sensitivityModerate

Vanguard EUR Corporate Bond UCITS ETF (EUR) Distributing is a eur investment-grade bond, moderate duration ETF from Vanguard with a total expense ratio of 0.07% and a risk indicator of 2 on the 1–7 scale. Its ten largest positions weigh 1.0% of the portfolio, which FundFacts classifies as diversified. Regional focus: Global.

Key facts

TER0.07%

Fund sizeEUR 6.0bn

InceptionFebruary 24, 2016

Holdings3625

Asset classFixed income

BenchmarkBloomberg Euro Corporate Index

Risk indicator (SRRI)

Lower risk · lower rewardHigher risk · higher reward

Volatility 3y3.44%

Sharpe 3y0.38

Max drawdown-2.5%

Investment objective

The Fund employs a passive management – or indexing – investment approach, through physical acquisition of securities, and seeks to track the performance of the Bloomberg Euro Corporate Index (the “Index“).

Fund details

ISIN	IE00BZ163G84
Fund house	Vanguard
Structure	ETF
Share class currency	EUR
Distribution policy	Distributing
Domicile	Ireland
Launch date	February 24, 2016
Benchmark	Bloomberg Euro Corporate Index
Replication	Physical
Asset class	Fixed income
Fund size	EUR 6.0bn
Number of holdings	3625
Equity / bond split	0 / 100
Yield to maturity	4.3%
Effective duration	4.4
Average credit rating	A-

Fees and costs

Total expense ratio (TER)	0.07%
Ongoing charges	0.07%
Transaction costs	0.01%
Entry charge	0.00%
Exit charge	0.00%
Performance fee	0.00%
Reduction in yield, 1 year	0.10%
Reduction in yield, holding period	0.10%
Recommended holding period	3 years

Costs over time

Example investment	10,000 EUR
Total costs if you exit after 1 year	EUR 10
Total costs if you exit after 3 years (recommended holding period)	EUR 30

Computed from the KID's annual cost impact (0.10% if you exit after 1 year, 0.10% per year over 3 years) on an investment of 10,000 EUR: the annual figure multiplied by the years held, an approximation that ignores compounding and the growth the KID assumes. Calculate for another amount or period

Exchange listings

Exchange	MIC	Ticker	Trading currency
London Stock Exchange	`XLON`	VECP	GBP
Xetra	`XETR`	VECP	EUR
Euronext Amsterdam	`XAMS`	VECP	EUR
Euronext Paris	`XPAR`	VECP	EUR
SIX Swiss Exchange	`XSWX`	VECP	CHF

From the instrument lists of the London Stock Exchange, SIX Swiss Exchange, Xetra (shared with Börse Frankfurt) and Euronext, reloaded weekly; other venues from the OpenFIGI tickers of loaded funds, without a trading currency. One share class has one ticker per venue and trading currency.

Growth of 100 since inception

Fund112

2016-02 → 2026-09 · rebased to 100

Computed from the NAV history the issuer publishes, monthly observations, rebased to 100 at the first point.

Calendar-year returns

Fund Bloomberg Euro Corporate Index

Annualised returns

Period	Fund	Index	Diff
1 Year	−1.01%	−0.94%	−0.07%
3 Years p.a.	+3.91%	+4.00%	−0.09%
5 Years p.a.	−0.32%	−0.21%	−0.11%
10 Years p.a.	+0.64%	+0.74%	−0.10%
Since Inception	+1.09%	+1.18%	−0.09%

Largest countries

United States22.8%
France18.4%
Germany12.5%
United Kingdom8.9%
Italy5.5%
Spain5.4%
Netherlands4.9%
Sweden2.7%
Belgium2.2%
Denmark2.1%

Concentration

Top 10 weight 1.0% — diversified

01Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV0.14%
02JPMorgan Chase & Co0.11%
03ING Groep NV0.11%
04Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA0.11%
05Enel SpA0.10%
06Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV0.10%
07BNP Paribas SA0.10%
08LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE0.10%
09BPCE SA0.10%
10AXA SA0.09%

Full holdings (3625) in the API payload.

Frequently asked questions

What is the TER of Vanguard EUR Corporate Bond UCITS ETF (EUR) Distributing?

The total expense ratio (TER) of Vanguard EUR Corporate Bond UCITS ETF (EUR) Distributing (IE00BZ163G84) is 0.07% per year.

How risky is Vanguard EUR Corporate Bond UCITS ETF (EUR) Distributing?

Vanguard EUR Corporate Bond UCITS ETF (EUR) Distributing has a risk indicator (SRRI) of 2 on a scale from 1 (lower risk) to 7 (higher risk), which FundFacts places in the low risk band. Its 3-year volatility is 3.44%. Its maximum drawdown is -2.5%.

What are the top holdings of Vanguard EUR Corporate Bond UCITS ETF (EUR) Distributing?

The largest positions of Vanguard EUR Corporate Bond UCITS ETF (EUR) Distributing as of September 30, 2026 are Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (0.14%), JPMorgan Chase & Co (0.11%), ING Groep NV (0.11%), Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (0.11%) and Enel SpA (0.10%). Its ten largest holdings make up 1.0% of the portfolio, out of 3625 holdings in total.

What does Vanguard EUR Corporate Bond UCITS ETF (EUR) Distributing invest in?

Vanguard EUR Corporate Bond UCITS ETF (EUR) Distributing is a eur investment-grade bond, moderate duration ETF. Its largest exposures as of September 30, 2026 are by country, United States 22.8%, France 18.4% and Germany 12.5%.

How has Vanguard EUR Corporate Bond UCITS ETF (EUR) Distributing performed?

Vanguard EUR Corporate Bond UCITS ETF (EUR) Distributing returned −1.01% over one year, −0.32% a year over five years and +3.0% in calendar year 2025 as of September 30, 2026, according to the NAV history Vanguard publishes. Past performance does not predict future returns.

Is Vanguard EUR Corporate Bond UCITS ETF (EUR) Distributing accumulating or distributing?

Vanguard EUR Corporate Bond UCITS ETF (EUR) Distributing is a distributing share class: it pays out the income from its holdings to investors.

Which index does Vanguard EUR Corporate Bond UCITS ETF (EUR) Distributing track?

Vanguard EUR Corporate Bond UCITS ETF (EUR) Distributing's benchmark is the Bloomberg Euro Corporate Index, which it tracks using physical replication.

Where is Vanguard EUR Corporate Bond UCITS ETF (EUR) Distributing domiciled and what is its SFDR classification?

Vanguard EUR Corporate Bond UCITS ETF (EUR) Distributing is domiciled in Ireland (ISIN IE00BZ163G84).

Where does this data about Vanguard EUR Corporate Bond UCITS ETF (EUR) Distributing come from?

FundFacts reads it from the documents Vanguard publishes for this share class — product page, factsheet, key information document and, where available, holdings and NAV files — and refreshes it every 24 hours. The same factsheet is available as JSON from the FundFacts API.

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