Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH)
Description
The investment seeks to track the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index. The VCSH ETF contains 2313 constituents. It is focused on holdings in the region.
Price $73.35 as of 2022-10-20Cost/Risk/Yield
| Dividend yield | 2.08% |
| Expense ratio | 0.05% |
| Average spread | 0.014% |
| 1Y roundtrip cost | 0.064% |
Historic prices
Total Returns (including dividends)
Monthly returns heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -1.2% | -0.7% | -1.8% | -1.5% | 0.9% | -1.3% | 1.6% | -1.6% | -2.2% | -1.1% | -8.8% | ||
| 2021 | -0.2% | -0.3% | -0.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% | -0.0% | 0.3% | -0.1% | -0.2% | -0.5% | -0.3% | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | 0.6% | -3.5% | 2.8% | 1.5% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.2% | -0.1% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 5.1% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.1% | 1.1% | -0.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 6.8% |
| 2018 | -0.3% | -0.5% | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.4% | -0.0% | 0.3% | 0.5% | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 0.8% | 0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.4% | -0.1% | 0.1% | -0.3% | -0.0% | 2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.2% | 0.4% | -0.1% | 1.2% | 0.3% | -0.1% | -0.0% | -0.1% | -1.0% | 0.3% | 2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | -0.5% | 0.4% | -0.3% | 0.6% | 0.1% | -0.2% | -0.2% | 1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | 0.4% | -0.3% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.0% | -0.2% | 0.3% | -0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | -0.2% | 1.8% |
| 2013 | -0.0% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | -0.6% | -0.9% | 0.7% | -0.3% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.3% | -0.1% | 1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | 0.9% | -0.1% | 0.4% | -0.1% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.5% | -0.0% | 0.2% | 5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | 0.2% | -0.1% | 1.2% | 0.7% | -0.1% | 0.7% | -0.1% | -1.0% | 0.8% | -0.8% | 1.1% | 3.0% |
| 4.3% | 1.5% | -2.9% | 5.1% | 4.7% | 0.7% | 6.4% | 0.7% | -2.3% | 1.5% | -1.5% | 2.8% |
Historical Dividends
Monthly dividend heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 1.05 | |||
| 2021 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 1.19 | |
| 2020 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 1.76 | |
| 2019 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 2.12 | |
| 2018 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 1.86 | |
| 2017 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 1.61 | |
| 2016 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 1.51 | |
| 2015 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 1.28 | ||
| 2014 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 1.32 | |
| 2013 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.30 | 1.64 |
| 2012 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.25 | 1.71 | |
| 2011 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 1.89 |
| 0.42 | 1.58 | 1.65 | 1.77 | 1.69 | 1.74 | 1.70 | 1.73 | 1.70 | 1.58 | 1.45 | 1.92 |
Sectors and Top Holdings
| Security | % Assets |
|---|---|
| U.S. Dollar | 0.37% |
| Apple Inc. 2.4% 03-MAY-2023 | 0.24% |
| AT&T Inc. 0.9% 25-MAR-2024 | 0.23% |
| Boeing Company 2.196% 04-FEB-2026 | 0.23% |
| Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp. 4.908% 23-JUL-2025 | 0.23% |
| Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 3.5% 01-APR-2025 | 0.21% |
| Citigroup Inc. 3.106% 08-APR-2026 | 0.20% |
| Boeing Company 4.875% 01-MAY-2025 | 0.20% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.083% 22-APR-2026 | 0.19% |
| Morgan Stanley 3.125% 27-JUL-2026 | 0.19% |
| Bank of America Corporation 3.5% 19-APR-2026 | 0.19% |
| Wells Fargo & Company 3.196% 17-JUN-2027 | 0.19% |
| Top 12 Weights | 2.67% |
Compare with similar ETFs
| VCSH | FLTB | IBD | IBDS | SCHJ | SUSB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product name | Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF | FIDELITY LIMITED TERM BOND ETF | Inspire Corporate Bond Impact ETF | iShares iBonds December 2027 Term Corporate ETF | Schwab 1-5 Year Corporate Bond ETF | iShares ESG 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Fidelity | Inspire | iShares | Schwab | iShares |
| Price | $73.35 | $47.1809 | $22.26 | $22.55 | $45.76 | $23.19 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.05% |  0.36% | 0.49% | 0.1% | 0.05% | 0.12% |
| Average Spread | 0.014% | 0.127% | 0.225% | 0.133% | 0.022% | 0.043% |
| AUM | $38,389,200,000 | $261,642,000 | $200,297,000 | $440,696,000 | $572,925,000 | $947,000,000 |
| Shares | 523,369,618 | 5,545,507 | 8,998,073 | 19,543,071 | 12,520,213 | 40,836,561 |
| Average Daily Volume | 7,035,350 | 23,033 | 116,460 | 281,075 | 57,087 | 307,953 |
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| Inception Date | 2009-11-19 | 2014-10-06 | 2017-07-10 | 2017-09-12 | 2019-10-10 | 2017-07-11 |
| Index Tracked | Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index | No Underlying Index | Inspire Corporate Bond Impact Equal Weight Index | Bloomberg December 2027 Maturity Corporate Index | Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index | Bloomberg MSCI US Corporate 1-5 Year ESG Focus Index |
| Category | Corporate Bonds | Corporate Bonds | Corporate Bonds | Corporate Bonds | Corporate Bonds | Corporate Bonds |
| Asset Class | Bond | Bond | Bond | Bond | Bond | Bond |
| Asset Class Size | ||||||
| Value or Growth | ||||||
| Region | ||||||
| Countries | Broad | Broad | U.S. | U.S. | U.S. | Broad |
| Annual Dividend Rate | $1.528 | $0.525 | $0.352 | $0.612 | $0.659 | $0.392 |
| Annual Dividend Yield | 0.021% | 0.011% | 0.016% | 0.027% | 0.014% | 0.017% |
| Number of Holdings | 2313 | 0 | 124 | 402 | 2073 | 1274 |
| YTD Return | -8.50% | -8.14% | -12.71% | -13.43% | -8.45% | -8.54% |
| Beta | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.16 | 0.01 | 0.07 |
| Upside Beta | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.11 | -0.08 | 0.04 |
| Downside Beta | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.11 | -0.25 | 0.02 |
| Volatility 1Y | 3.71% | 3.27% | 6.09% | 6.28% | 3.82% | 3.78% |
| Sharpe Ratio 3Y | -0.93 | -1.24 | -0.98 | -0.76 | -0.88 | -0.95 |
| Treynor Ratio 3Y | -0.04 | -0.05 | -0.06 | -0.02 | -0.26 | -0.04 |