VCHYVanguard U.S. High-Yield Corporate Bond Index ETF
Tracks the performance of a U.S. dollar-denominated, below investment-grade corporate bond index.
By Vanguard · Launched 2026
Annual Cost
0.05%
#132 of 6,033 · low cost
Fund Size
$79M
#3,301 of 6,033 · mid-size
Return (1Y)
N/A
Track Record
3 months
#5,589 of 6,033 · young
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,029+0.3%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
Fixed incomeRegion
North americaStrategy
Index tracking
Index tracked
Bloomberg US High Yield 250MM 2% Issuer Capped Index
Holdings
By weightAsset allocation
Bonds
98.2%
Cash
1.8%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
N/A
Max drawdown
-1.2%Mild
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
Unavailable
Needs 3+ years of history
Sortino (3Y)
Not yet
Needs 3+ years of history
Bond profile
Avg maturity
9.8 years
Credit ratings
BBB
0.0%
BB
56.3%
B
34.6%
Below B
9.1%
Listing
- Exchange
- Cboe BZX
Full fund details
- Objective
- Tracks the performance of a U.S. dollar-denominated, below investment-grade corporate bond index.
- Strategy
- Employs an indexing investment approach to track the Bloomberg US High Yield 250MM 2% Issuer Capped Index, which includes U.S. dollar-denominated, high-yield corporate bonds with at least $250 million outstanding. Invests at least 80% of net assets in bonds that make up the Target Index, using sampling to approximate its key risk factors and characteristics.
- Inception date
- June 2, 2026
- Fund family
- Vanguard
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Data updated on 2026-09-16