VCEB ETF Analysis: ESG U.S. Corporate Bond | BATS

Corporate Bond | BATS, USA | Market Cap: 1.153m USD | 12M Return: 2.4% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

Corporate Bonds, ESG-Screened, Investment-Grade, U.S. Debt
Total Rating 39
Safety 63
Buy Signal -0.30
Corporate Bond
Category Rotation: -3.7
TER: 0.12%
AUM: 1.15B
Avg Turnover: 4.03M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility4.70%
VaR 5th Pctl0.86%
VaR vs Median2.06%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio-0.48
Rel. Str. IBD27.1
Rel. Str. Peer Group10
Character TTM
Beta0.126
Beta Downside0.103
Hurst Exponent0.518
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD5.73%
CAGR/Max DD0.77
CAGR/Mean DD3.32

Warnings

Below Sma 200d

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Seasonality 5.7 years of data

Jan -0.2% 10
Feb -1.4% 15
Mar -1.3% 12
Apr -1.0% 12
May +0.2% 10
Jun +0.5% 31
Jul +1.3% 23
Aug +0.1% 0
Sep -1.4% 12
Oct -0.2% 10
Nov +0.4% 29
Dec +0.0% 9

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: VCEB ESG U.S. Corporate Bond

VCEB tracks an ESG-screened index of U.S. corporate bonds, with the index provider applying environmental, social, and governance criteria independently of Vanguard. The underlying index excludes bonds with maturities under one year and those with less than $750 million outstanding, focusing on more liquid, investment-grade-style issues. The fund uses a sampling strategy, ensuring at least 80% of its assets are invested in bonds represented in the index.

ESG-focused corporate bond ETFs like VCEB have grown as part of the broader sustainable investing trend in fixed income, allowing investors to align bond holdings with ESG principles without directly selecting individual issuers. Bond ETFs commonly use sampling rather than full replication because corporate bond markets are less liquid and have larger minimum trade sizes than equity markets, making full index replication costlier and harder to execute.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Fed rate cuts pressure corporate bond ETF prices
  • Corporate credit spreads widen on economic slowdown fears
  • ESG fund inflows boost VCEB assets under management
What is the price of VCEB shares?

As of July 28, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 61.60 with a total of 28,240 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.48%, over one month by -2.03%, over three months by -1.09% and over the past year by +2.36%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 61.30 (which is 0.5% or 1.5 ATR below the current price).

Is VCEB a buy, sell or hold?

ESG U.S. Corporate Bond has no consensus analysts rating.