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VCSHVanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund ETF Shares

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Seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted corporate bond index with a short-term dollar-weighted average maturity.

Vanguard · Since 2009 (16 years)

Annual Cost

0.03%

#44 out of 5,332 ETFs

Fund Size

$48.5B

#57 out of 5,332 ETFs

Dividend Yield

4.41%

Track Record

16 years

#739 out of 5,332 ETFs

Performance

1 Year

+4.6%

3 Years

+5.3%

5 Years

+2.4%

What's inside

Asset class
fixed income
Region
north america
Strategy
index tracking

Asset allocation

Bonds
98.7%
Cash
1.3%

Risk profile

Volatility (1Y)

1.9%

Moderate

Max drawdown

-12.9%

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)

0.68

Decent risk-adjusted returns

Sortino (3Y)

1.01

Good downside protection

Bond profile

Avg maturity

9.9 years

Credit ratings

US Government
0.8%
AAA
1.1%
AA
7.4%
A
45.8%
BBB
45.9%

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Data updated on 2026-05-05