Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH)
| Assets | $40.76B |
| NAV | $76.57 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.04% |
| PE Ratio | n/a |
| Shares Out | 532.30M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $1.43 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.86% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Jul 1, 2022 |
| 1-Year Return | -7.25% |
| Volume | 2,971,013 |
| Open | 76.45 |
| Previous Close | 76.14 |
| Day's Range | 76.39 - 76.64 |
| 52-Week Low | 75.18 |
| 52-Week High | 82.92 |
| Beta | 0.08 |
| Holdings | 2345 |
| Inception Date | Nov 19, 2009 |
About VCSH
The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index. This index includes U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. industrial, utility, and financial companies, with maturities between 1 and 5 years. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's assets will be invested in bonds included in the index.
Top 10 Holdings
2.21% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Mktliq 12/31/2049 | n/a | 0.35% |
| The Boeing Company | BA 2.196 02.04.26 | 0.23% |
| Charter Communications Operating, LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capi | CHTR 4.908 07.23.25 | 0.23% |
| Microsoft Corporation | MSFT 3.3 02.06.27 | 0.22% |
| Dell International L.L.C. and EMC Corporation | DELL 6.02 06.15.26 | 0.21% |
| Bank of America Corporation | BAC V1.734 07.22.27 | 0.20% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | JPM V2.083 04.22.26 | 0.20% |
| Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | GS 3.5 04.01.25 | 0.20% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | JPM V1.578 04.22.27 | 0.19% |
| Wells Fargo & Company | WFC 3 10.23.26 | 0.19% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2022 | $0.1159 | Jun 6, 2022 |
| May 2, 2022 | $0.1078 | May 5, 2022 |
| Apr 1, 2022 | $0.1064 | Apr 6, 2022 |
| Mar 1, 2022 | $0.0923 | Mar 4, 2022 |
| Feb 1, 2022 | $0.099 | Feb 4, 2022 |
| Dec 23, 2021 | $0.2816 | Dec 29, 2021 |
News
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