Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH)

NASDAQ: VCSH · Real-Time Price · USD
78.96
+0.03 (0.04%)
At close: May 5, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
79.02
+0.06 (0.08%)
After-hours: May 5, 2026, 7:54 PM EDT
Assets$42.36B
Expense Ratio0.03%
PE Ration/a
Shares Out536.44M
Dividend (ttm)$3.51
Dividend Yield4.44%
Ex-Dividend DateMay 1, 2026
Payout FrequencyMonthly
Payout Ration/a
Volume5,180,109
Open78.99
Previous Close78.93
Day's Range78.95 - 79.02
52-Week Low78.46
52-Week High80.26
Beta0.13
Holdings2924
Inception DateNov 19, 2009

About VCSH

Fund Home Page

The Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg US Corporate (1-5 Y) index. The fund tracks a market value-weighted index of US investment grade, fixed-rate corporate bonds with maturities between 1 and 5 years. VCSH was launched on Nov 19, 2009 and is issued by Vanguard.

Asset Class Fixed Income
Category Short-Term Bond
Region North America
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol VCSH
ETF Provider Vanguard
Index Tracked Bloomberg US Corporate (1-5 Y)

Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
May 1, 2026$0.2906May 5, 2026
Apr 1, 2026$0.297Apr 6, 2026
Mar 2, 2026$0.2703Mar 4, 2026
Feb 2, 2026$0.2972Feb 4, 2026
Dec 18, 2025$0.3005Dec 22, 2025
Dec 1, 2025$0.2911Dec 3, 2025
Full Dividend History

Performance

VCSH had a total return of 4.96% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 2.92%.

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