VCSH - Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF
| Assets | $41.01B |
| NAV | $82.85 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.05% |
| PE Ratio | n/a |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.08 |
| Dividend (ttm) | $1.51 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.82% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Jul 1, 2021 |
| 1-Year Return | - |
| Trading Day | July 29 |
| Last Price | $82.84 |
| Previous Close | $82.86 |
| Change ($) | -0.02 |
| Change (%) | -0.02% |
| Day's Open | 82.82 |
| Day's Range | 82.80 - 82.84 |
| Day's Volume | 2,150,970 |
| 52-Week Range | 81.56 - 82.91 |
Fund Description
The investment seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted corporate bond index with a short-term dollar-weighted average maturity. The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index. This index includes U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable securities issued by 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.
| Asset Class Fixed Income | Sector Taxable Bonds |
| Region Global | Inception Date Nov 19, 2009 |
| Exchange NASDAQ | Ticker Symbol VCSH |
| Index Tracked Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Index | |
Top 10 Holdings
2.24% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of America Corporation | n/a | 0.30% |
| Apple Inc. | n/a | 0.24% |
| Charter Communications Operating, LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capi | n/a | 0.24% |
| The Boeing Company | n/a | 0.23% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | n/a | 0.22% |
| Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | n/a | 0.21% |
| The Boeing Company | n/a | 0.20% |
| Wells Fargo & Company | n/a | 0.20% |
| Dell International L.L.C. and EMC Corporation | n/a | 0.20% |
| Citigroup Inc. | n/a | 0.20% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2021 | $0.103 | Jul 7, 2021 |
| Jun 1, 2021 | $0.1098 | Jun 4, 2021 |
| May 3, 2021 | $0.1073 | May 6, 2021 |
| Apr 1, 2021 | $0.116 | Apr 7, 2021 |
| Mar 1, 2021 | $0.108 | Mar 4, 2021 |
| Feb 1, 2021 | $0.1245 | Feb 4, 2021 |
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