Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETFVCSH

VanguardBonds & CashCorporate#314 of 785 by YTD

$77.73

+0.3% last session

+1.2% YTD

Data as of 11/4/20264:00 PM ET · End-of-day

Dividend-adjusted total return · S&P 500 uses VOO · Oct 27, 2021 – Nov 4, 2026VCSHS&P 500 · VOO

Returns	1D	1M	3M	YTD	1Y	3Y	5Y	MAX
Total return	+0.3%	+1.1%	+0.2%	+1.2%	+2.1%	+18.2%	+13.5%	+61.6%
Peer average	+0.4%	+1.3%	−0.1%	+0.5%	+1.4%	+20.5%	+5.7%	—
S&P 500 · VOO	+1.6%	−1.6%	0.0%	+13.4%	+13.5%	+91.7%	+81.2%	—

Key Statistics

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AUM: $43.9B
Expense ratio: 0.03%
Distribution yield: 4.5%
NAV: $77.59
Volume: 4.4M
Avg. volume 30D: 7.0M
High today: $77.75
Low today: $77.57
Previous close: $77.53
52-week high: $80.26
52-week low: $76.89
Our risk indicator: 2/5

VCSH in One Breath

VCSH Among Corporate ETFs

YTD

#1BCLOiShares+4.8%$113M

#2CLOCAAM+4.7%$60.8M

#3RAAAReckoner+4.6%$45.0M

#4PCMMBondBloxx+4.5%$268M

#5PSQAPalmer Square+4.4%$250M

#6NCLONuveen+4.4%$243M

#7ACLOTCW+4.3%$595M

#8RCLOReckoner+4.1%$44.6M

#52VCSHVanguard+1.2%$43.9B

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · 139 Corporate ETFs by YTD

$10,000 in VCSH

$10,000 in VCSH became

$11,354

In the S&P 500 (VOO)

$18,115

Total return, dividends in · Oct 27, 2021 – Nov 4, 2026 · S&P 500 uses VOO

VCSH’s Top Holdings

Today

US 2YR NOTE (CUS 2YR NOTE (CBT) Dec260.9%MKTLIQ 12/310.7%US Dollar0.6%Bank of Amer0.2%Space Explor0.2%CVS Health C0.2%AbbVie Inc 30.2%Amazon.com I0.2%Boeing Co/Th0.2%T-Mobile USA0.2%Wells Fargo 0.2%Pfizer Inves0.2%United State0.2%Amgen Inc 5.0.2%Bank of Amer0.2%Cigna Group/0.2%NVIDIA Corp 0.2%AerCap Irela0.2%Goldman Sach0.2%Citigroup In0.2%Bank of Amer0.2%Oracle Corp 0.1%

Vanguard VCSH · 3,065 holdings · top 22 shown · tile size = share of the fund · as of Nov 4, 2026

What VCSH Holds

Today

All holdings100.0%

US 2YR NOT · MKTLIQ 12/ · US Dollar · Bank of Am · Space Expl · CVS Health · AbbVie Inc

Vanguard VCSH · share of the fund · as of Nov 4, 2026

US’s Share of VCSH

Today

0.9%

$9 of every $1,000 in VCSH is US

US held by VCSH

$394M

Vanguard VCSH · each square = $10 of $1,000 · as of Nov 4, 2026

VCSH’s Share of Corporate ETFs

Today

11.1%

of the $396B in 169 Corporate ETFs

VCSH$43.9B11.1%

VCIT$66.6B16.8%

LQD$32.8B8.3%

166 others$253B63.8%

Corporate ETF AUM · Nov 5, 2026

VCSH Fee per $100 vs Peers

Today

$0.03a year
per $100

$3 a year on $10,000

VCSH$0.03

VCIT$0.03

IGSB$0.04

IGIB$0.04

LQD$0.14

JAAA$0.20

Expense ratio · Corporate peers · Nov 5, 2026

Inside VCSH

3,065 holdings · as of Nov 4, 2026

VCSH

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Today

All holdings100.0%3,062 more holdings97.8% of the fund

#	Ticker	Company	Weight ▼
1	—	US 2YR NOTE (CBT) Dec26	0.90%
2	—	Mktliq 12/31/2049	0.68%
3	—	US Dollar	0.59%
4	—	Bank of America 3.42% 12/20/2028	0.23%
5	—	Space Exploration Technologies 5.35% 07/15/2031	0.22%
6	—	CVS Health 4.30% 03/25/2028	0.20%
7	—	AbbVie 3.20% 11/21/2029	0.19%
8	—	Amazon. 4.25% 03/13/2031	0.19%
9	—	Boeing /The 5.15% 05/01/2030	0.19%
10	—	T-Mobile USA 3.88% 04/15/2030	0.19%

Vanguard VCSH · current holdings by weight · as of Nov 4, 2026 · each tile is one holding · top 20 = 5.2%

How It Compares

VCSH

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s Peers

YTD


VCIT	VanguardRead Desk	0.03%	−0.9%	+0.1%	$66.6B
VCSH	VanguardThis fundRead Desk	0.03%	+1.2%	+2.1%	$43.9B
LQD	iSharesRead Desk	0.14%	−1.4%	−0.9%	$32.8B
JAAA	Janus HendersonRead Desk	0.20%	+3.8%	+4.8%	$32.3B
IGSB	iSharesRead Desk	0.04%	+1.3%	+2.2%	$23.6B
IGIB	iSharesRead Desk	0.04%	−0.9%	+0.1%	$19.5B

Corporate peers · YTD and past-year returns · as of Nov 5, 2026 · sorted by AUM

Head to Head

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VCIT vs VCSH

YTD

VCITVanguard · CorporateVCSHVanguard · Corporate

Year to date

−0.9%

+1.2%

VCSH wins+2.1 pts

Past year

+0.1%

+2.1%

VCSH wins+2.0 pts

Fee

0.03%

Level

Yield

5.0%

4.5%

VCIT wins+0.5 pts

AUM

$66.6B

$43.9B

VCIT1.5× more

2–1VCSH wins

Vanguard VCIT and Vanguard VCSH · year-to-date · as of Nov 5, 2026 · AUM not scored

VCSH vs VOO

YTD

VCSH · Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond

+1.2%

VOO · S&P 500

+13.4%

Gap

12.2 pts

Vanguard VCSH and Vanguard VOO · YTD total return · as of Nov 5, 2026

VCSH vs Its Peer Average

YTD

VCSHAvsBPeer average

1D+0.3%+0.4%

1M+1.1%+1.3%

3M+0.2%−0.1%

YTD+1.2%+0.5%

1Y+2.1%+1.4%

3Y+18.2%+20.5%

5Y+13.5%+5.7%

4–3VCSH wins

168 Corporate peers · each row scaled to its leader

The Details

VCSH

Risk

2/5our risk indicator

CalmerBumpier

Volatility · 1Y2.08%

Deepest drop · 1Y−1.6%

Lowest point · 5Y−7.7%

52-week range

$77.73

$76.89−3.2% from the high$80.26

Vanguard VCSH · past-year price moves · as of Nov 5, 2026

VCSH

Fund Facts

Today

2009launched Nov 19

Tracks[…]

Exchange · CUSIPNASDAQ · 92206C409

StructureETF

Leverage1x

Cost on $10,000$3 a year

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Vanguard VCSH · fund facts · as of Nov 5, 2026

VCSH

Payouts by Year

$0.30per share, Nov 2026

Distribution yield4.5%

PaidEvery month

Latest ex-date · paidNov 2 · Nov 4, 2026

12 payouts added up$3.53 a share

Vanguard VCSH · distributions by ex-date · 2021–2026

All Fund FactsDocuments · trading · fees · every payout

Prospectus & Documents

Trading & Liquidity

Net asset value$77.59

Premium / discount[…]

Median spread · 30D[…]

Volume today4.4M

Average volume · 30D7.0M

Shares outstanding[…]

Options[…]

Fees & Costs

Net expense ratio0.03%

Gross expense ratio[…]

Management fee[…]

Cost on $10,000 a year$3.00

Our risk indicator2/5

Estimated yearly cost excludes trading costs and assumes constant assets.

Distributions

Ex-date	Paid	Per share
Nov 2, 2026	Nov 4, 2026	$0.30
Oct 1, 2026	Oct 5, 2026	$0.30
Sep 1, 2026	Sep 3, 2026	$0.30
Aug 3, 2026	Aug 5, 2026	$0.30
Jul 1, 2026	Jul 6, 2026	$0.29
Jun 1, 2026	Jun 3, 2026	$0.30
May 1, 2026	May 5, 2026	$0.29
Apr 1, 2026	Apr 6, 2026	$0.30
Mar 2, 2026	Mar 4, 2026	$0.27
Feb 2, 2026	Feb 4, 2026	$0.30
Dec 18, 2025	Dec 22, 2025	$0.30
Dec 1, 2025	Dec 3, 2025	$0.29

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