VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

*Unless otherwise stated, data provided by FactSet.

What is VCSH?

VCSH tracks a market-weighted index of investment-grade, fixed-rate corporate bonds with maturities between 1 and 5 years.

VCSH Factset Analytics Insight

VCSH defines "short-term" bonds as bonds that mature within the next 1 to 5 years. This definition extends beyond our benchmark’s 1- to 3-year coverage, but is still a reasonable take on the short-term space. Not surprisingly, VCSH has a weighted average maturity that’s typically about 1 year longer than our benchmark’s. It usually has a higher effective duration too, meaning it’s more sensitive to changes in interest rates. For those willing to bear added interest-rate risk in search of higher yield, VCSH gets it done with very low holding and trading costs.

PERFORMANCE [as of 03/22/23] 1 MONTH 3 MONTHS YTD 1 YEAR 3 YEARS 5 YEARS 10 YEARS
VCSH 1.24% 1.27% 1.63% -0.36% 3.48% 1.80% 1.68%
VCSH (NAV) 1.12% 0.15% 1.62% -2.59% -0.84% 1.48% 1.58%
Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index 1.15% 1.31% 1.57% -0.36% 2.03% 1.87% 1.80%
ICE BofA 1-5 Year AAA US Corporate Index 2.14% 1.77% 2.01% -0.78% 0.64% 1.46% 1.31%
All returns over 1 year are annualized. All returns are total returns unless otherwise stated.

VCSH Summary Data

Vanguard
11/19/09
Open-Ended Fund
0.04%
$37.33B
$469.46M
0.01%

VCSH Portfolio Data

2.63
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5.24%
N/A
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VCSH Index Data

Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index
Market Value
Market Value
ICE BofA 1-5 Year AAA US Corporate Index

VCSH Portfolio Management

0.04%
-0.00%
0.11%
-0.08%

VCSH Tax Exposures

20.00% / 39.60%
0.07%
Ordinary income
No

VCSH Fund Structure

Open-Ended Fund
No
No
-- / --
N/A
N/A
Low
Monthly

VCSH Factset Analytics Block Liquidity

As of 03/23/23
5
4
3
2
1

This measurement shows how easy it is to trade a $1 million USD block of VCSH. VCSH is rated a 5 out of 5.

VCSH Tradability

6,204,389
$469.46M
4,922,592
$375.35M
0.01%
$0.01
0.05%
0.35% / -0.22%
None
100.00%
100,000
49.23
0.00%
--
459
$75.99
5

VCSH Sector/Industry Breakdown


VCSH
Segment Benchmark
53.34%
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6.37%
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4.72%
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4.69%
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3.96%
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3.89%
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3.41%
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2.49%
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2.31%
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2.21%
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VCSH Top 10 Holdings[View All]

0.49%
0.32%
0.22%
0.21%
0.21%
0.21%
0.20%
0.20%
0.20%
0.20%
2.46%

VCSH Top 5 Countries


VCSH
Segment Benchmark
82.19%
--
5.50%
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4.90%
--
3.01%
--
0.94%
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VCSH Top 5 Currencies


VCSH
Segment Benchmark
82.19%
--
5.50%
--
4.90%
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3.01%
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0.94%
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VCSH Performance Statistics

0.89
0.88
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VCSH Holdings Statistics


VCSH
Segment Benchmark
--
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2.63
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5.24%
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2.76
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N/A

VCSH Maturity Distribution


VCSH
Segment Benchmark
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VCSH Credit Breakdown


VCSH
Segment Benchmark
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