Seasonal Evaluation for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCIT)
The following tables show quarterly and semi-annual reports.
In the quarterly breakdown, the first through fourth quarters correspond to spring, summer, fall, and winter, respectively.
Detailed definitions for the semi-annual periods are provided in the table headers.
| Overview | 1st Quarter Jan. - Mar. |
2nd Quarter Apr. - Jun. |
3rd Quarter Jul. - Sep. |
4th Quarter Oct. - Dec. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Success Rate | 68.75% | 68.75% | 75.00% | 68.75% |
| Median Return | 1.85% | 2.63% | 1.32% | 0.90% |
| Average Return | 2.30% | 2.75% | 1.96% | 1.47% |
| Maximum Gain | 5.42% | 10.09% | 5.93% | 8.47% |
| Gain Year | 2019 | 2020 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Maximum Loss | -6.90% | -6.37% | -4.73% | -3.27% |
| Loss Year | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2016 |
| Based on the past 16 years (2010-2025) | ||||
| Overview | Winter Season Oct. - Mar. |
Summer Season Apr. - Sep. |
First HY Jan. - Jun. |
Second HY Jul. - Dec. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Success Rate | 68.75% | 71.88% | 68.75% | 71.88% |
| Median Return | 1.23% | 1.63% | 2.45% | 1.18% |
| Average Return | 1.84% | 2.30% | 2.52% | 1.70% |
| Maximum Gain | 8.47% | 10.09% | 10.09% | 8.47% |
| Gain Year | 2023 | 2020 | 2020 | 2023 |
| Maximum Loss | -6.90% | -6.37% | -6.90% | -4.73% |
| Loss Year | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 |
| Based on the past 16 years (2010-2025) | ||||