Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH)

NASDAQ: VCSH · Real-Time Price · USD
79.41
+0.09 (0.11%)
Apr 14, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed
Assets$42.24B
Expense Ratio0.03%
PE Ration/a
Shares Out534.53M
Dividend (ttm)$3.50
Dividend Yield4.41%
Ex-Dividend DateApr 1, 2026
Payout FrequencyMonthly
Payout Ration/a
Volume3,176,462
Open79.30
Previous Close79.32
Day's Range79.30 - 79.43
52-Week Low77.94
52-Week High80.26
Beta0.14
Holdings2893
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
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
Nov 3, 2025$0.2974Nov 5, 2025
Full Dividend History

Performance

VCSH had a total return of 6.47% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 2.94%.

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