Best Fit Corporate Debt Funds

These ETFs invest in the bonds of U.S. companies. Typically, the debt is issued by some of the largest U.S. corporations. Each corporate bond is assigned a rating from an agency like Standard & Poor's to determine its risk profile. Funds can hold in a mix of short-, intermediate-, and long-term debt, as well as a wide range of credit quality.

All ranked ETFs meet our Best Fit criteria.

#1 Guggenheim BulletShares 2012 Corporate Bond ETF (BSCC)

Asset Class: Fixed Income

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Performance (YTD): 0.19% Avg. Volume: 19,743
Fees: 0.24% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: BulletShares USD Corporate Bond 2012 Index

#2 Guggenheim BulletShares 2014 Corporate Bond ETF (BSCE)

Asset Class: Fixed Income

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Performance (YTD): 1.68% Avg. Volume: 31,218
Fees: 0.24% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: BulletShares USD Corporate Bond 2014 Index

#3 SPDR Barclays Capital Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF (ITR)

Asset Class: Fixed Income

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Performance (YTD): 3.91% Avg. Volume: 41,605
Fees: 0.15% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Barclays Capital Intermediate U.S. Corporate Index

#4 Guggenheim BulletShares 2013 Corporate Bond ETF (BSCD)

Asset Class: Fixed Income

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Performance (YTD): 1.14% Avg. Volume: 19,452
Fees: 0.24% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: BulletShares USD Corporate Bond 2013 Index

#5 SPDR Barclays Capital Short Term Corporate Bond ETF (SCPB)

Asset Class: Fixed Income

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Performance (YTD): 1.90% Avg. Volume: 264,258
Fees: 0.12% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Barclays Capital 1-3 Year U.S. Corporate Bond Index

#6 Guggenheim BulletShares 2015 Corporate Bond ETF (BSCF)

Asset Class: Fixed Income

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Performance (YTD): 3.13% Avg. Volume: 25,073
Fees: 0.24% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: BulletShares USD Corporate Bond 2015 Index

#7 Guggenheim BulletShares 2016 Corporate Bond ETF (BSCG)

Asset Class: Fixed Income

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Performance (YTD): 3.40% Avg. Volume: 37,834
Fees: 0.24% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: BulletShares USD Corporate Bond 2016 Index

#8 iShares Barclays Government/Credit Bond Fund (GBF)

Asset Class: Fixed Income

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Performance (YTD): 1.67% Avg. Volume: 4,349
Fees: 0.20% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Barclays Capital U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index

#9 iShares 10+ Year Credit Bond Fund (CLY)

Asset Class: Fixed Income

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Performance (YTD): 2.52% Avg. Volume: 36,537
Fees: 0.20% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: BofA Merrill Lynch 10+ Year U.S. Corporate & Yankees Index

#10 Guggenheim BulletShares 2017 Corporate Bond ETF (BSCH)

Asset Class: Fixed Income

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Performance (YTD): 4.76% Avg. Volume: 41,447
Fees: 0.24% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: BulletShares USD Corporate Bond 2017 Index

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Top Performing CORPORATE DEBT FUNDS as of 04.04.2012

Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index Fund (BLV)

Total Return: 19.67%

iShares 10+ Year Credit Bond Fund (CLY)

Total Return: 16.35%

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCLT)

Total Return: 16.34%

* annualized