VCSHVanguardINDEX
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
$77.71+0.41% vs prior close
778052-WK
Price through Oct 22, 2026 · Flows through Oct 31, 2024. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 22, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 22, 2026.
The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index. This index includes U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. 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.
VCSH price
Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
| Date | VCSH close |
|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2025 | $80.10 |
| Oct 23, 2025 | $80.03 |
| Oct 24, 2025 | $80.13 |
| Oct 27, 2025 | $80.12 |
| Oct 28, 2025 | $80.13 |
| Oct 29, 2025 | $79.95 |
| Oct 30, 2025 | $79.90 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | $79.90 |
| Nov 3, 2025 | $79.58 |
| Nov 4, 2025 | $79.61 |
| Nov 5, 2025 | $79.52 |
| Nov 6, 2025 | $79.65 |
| Nov 7, 2025 | $79.70 |
| Nov 10, 2025 | $79.65 |
| Nov 11, 2025 | $79.79 |
| Nov 12, 2025 | $79.75 |
| Nov 13, 2025 | $79.65 |
| Nov 14, 2025 | $79.62 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | $79.64 |
| Nov 18, 2025 | $79.68 |
| Nov 19, 2025 | $79.70 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | $79.74 |
| Nov 21, 2025 | $79.89 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | $79.92 |
| Nov 25, 2025 | $80.04 |
| Nov 26, 2025 | $80.08 |
| Nov 28, 2025 | $80.06 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | $79.67 |
| Dec 2, 2025 | $79.72 |
| Dec 3, 2025 | $79.79 |
| Dec 4, 2025 | $79.72 |
| Dec 5, 2025 | $79.70 |
| Dec 8, 2025 | $79.65 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | $79.58 |
| Dec 10, 2025 | $79.75 |
| Dec 11, 2025 | $79.77 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | $79.70 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | $79.76 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | $79.83 |
| Dec 17, 2025 | $79.83 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | $79.63 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | $79.58 |
| Dec 22, 2025 | $79.57 |
| Dec 23, 2025 | $79.55 |
| Dec 24, 2025 | $79.64 |
| Dec 26, 2025 | $79.73 |
| Dec 29, 2025 | $79.79 |
| Dec 30, 2025 | $79.81 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | $79.73 |
| Jan 2, 2026 | $79.76 |
| Jan 5, 2026 | $79.84 |
| Jan 6, 2026 | $79.84 |
| Jan 7, 2026 | $79.81 |
| Jan 8, 2026 | $79.78 |
| Jan 9, 2026 | $79.76 |
| Jan 12, 2026 | $79.74 |
| Jan 13, 2026 | $79.82 |
| Jan 14, 2026 | $79.85 |
| Jan 15, 2026 | $79.80 |
| Jan 16, 2026 | $79.76 |
| Jan 20, 2026 | $79.75 |
| Jan 21, 2026 | $79.82 |
| Jan 22, 2026 | $79.81 |
| Jan 23, 2026 | $79.85 |
| Jan 26, 2026 | $79.88 |
| Jan 27, 2026 | $79.92 |
| Jan 28, 2026 | $79.92 |
| Jan 29, 2026 | $79.98 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | $80.05 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | $79.69 |
| Feb 3, 2026 | $79.68 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | $79.71 |
| Feb 5, 2026 | $79.88 |
| Feb 6, 2026 | $79.87 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | $79.88 |
| Feb 10, 2026 | $79.94 |
| Feb 11, 2026 | $79.88 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | $79.97 |
| Feb 13, 2026 | $80.10 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | $80.09 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | $80.06 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | $80.09 |
| Feb 20, 2026 | $80.09 |
| Feb 23, 2026 | $80.19 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | $80.15 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | $80.13 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | $80.17 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | $80.20 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | $79.79 |
| Mar 3, 2026 | $79.75 |
| Mar 4, 2026 | $79.75 |
| Mar 5, 2026 | $79.66 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | $79.60 |
| Mar 9, 2026 | $79.69 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | $79.61 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | $79.45 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | $79.16 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | $79.08 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | $79.19 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | $79.34 |
| Mar 18, 2026 | $79.14 |
| Mar 19, 2026 | $79.23 |
| Mar 20, 2026 | $78.91 |
| Mar 23, 2026 | $79.11 |
| Mar 24, 2026 | $78.99 |
| Mar 25, 2026 | $79.08 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | $78.81 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | $78.89 |
| Mar 30, 2026 | $79.04 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | $79.27 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | $79.04 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | $79.10 |
| Apr 6, 2026 | $79.03 |
| Apr 7, 2026 | $79.13 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | $79.24 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | $79.28 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | $79.20 |
| Apr 13, 2026 | $79.32 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | $79.41 |
| Apr 15, 2026 | $79.40 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | $79.32 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | $79.52 |
| Apr 20, 2026 | $79.50 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | $79.37 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | $79.42 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | $79.34 |
| Apr 24, 2026 | $79.46 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | $79.38 |
| Apr 28, 2026 | $79.36 |
| Apr 29, 2026 | $79.17 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | $79.27 |
| May 1, 2026 | $78.98 |
| May 4, 2026 | $78.93 |
| May 5, 2026 | $78.96 |
| May 6, 2026 | $79.11 |
| May 7, 2026 | $79.03 |
| May 8, 2026 | $79.13 |
| May 11, 2026 | $79.08 |
| May 12, 2026 | $78.97 |
| May 13, 2026 | $79.02 |
| May 14, 2026 | $78.97 |
| May 15, 2026 | $78.79 |
| May 18, 2026 | $78.77 |
| May 19, 2026 | $78.66 |
| May 20, 2026 | $78.88 |
| May 21, 2026 | $78.90 |
| May 22, 2026 | $78.87 |
| May 26, 2026 | $79.04 |
| May 27, 2026 | $79.07 |
| May 28, 2026 | $79.13 |
| May 29, 2026 | $79.19 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | $78.86 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | $78.85 |
| Jun 3, 2026 | $78.79 |
| Jun 4, 2026 | $78.84 |
| Jun 5, 2026 | $78.61 |
| Jun 8, 2026 | $78.63 |
| Jun 9, 2026 | $78.72 |
| Jun 10, 2026 | $78.70 |
| Jun 11, 2026 | $78.93 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | $78.91 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | $78.96 |
| Jun 16, 2026 | $79.00 |
| Jun 17, 2026 | $78.71 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | $78.85 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | $78.77 |
| Jun 23, 2026 | $78.85 |
| Jun 24, 2026 | $78.98 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | $79.03 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | $79.12 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | $79.14 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | $79.03 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | $78.69 |
| Jul 2, 2026 | $78.79 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | $78.85 |
| Jul 7, 2026 | $78.67 |
| Jul 8, 2026 | $78.61 |
| Jul 9, 2026 | $78.69 |
| Jul 10, 2026 | $78.61 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | $78.45 |
| Jul 14, 2026 | $78.60 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | $78.73 |
| Jul 16, 2026 | $78.71 |
| Jul 17, 2026 | $78.72 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | $78.64 |
| Jul 21, 2026 | $78.59 |
| Jul 22, 2026 | $78.51 |
| Jul 23, 2026 | $78.41 |
| Jul 24, 2026 | $78.47 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | $78.50 |
| Jul 28, 2026 | $78.62 |
| Jul 29, 2026 | $78.61 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | $78.67 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | $78.62 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | $78.42 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | $78.59 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | $78.59 |
| Aug 6, 2026 | $78.48 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | $78.61 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | $78.49 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | $78.52 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | $78.58 |
| Aug 13, 2026 | $78.70 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | $78.64 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $78.60 |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $78.62 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $78.69 |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $78.61 |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $78.59 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $78.61 |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $78.77 |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $78.73 |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $78.72 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $78.51 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $78.53 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $78.08 |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $78.13 |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $78.21 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $78.18 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $78.14 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $78.08 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $77.78 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $77.72 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $77.69 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | $77.65 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | $77.62 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | $77.80 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | $77.67 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $77.75 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $77.77 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $77.42 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $77.29 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | $77.40 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $77.19 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $77.22 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $77.25 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $77.13 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $77.02 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $77.09 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $77.21 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $77.27 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $77.34 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $77.30 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $77.36 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $77.32 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $77.30 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $77.48 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $77.51 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $77.40 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $77.40 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $77.39 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $77.71 |
Weekly net flows, 1Y
Net inflow over the range: +$1.2B
- Inflow / above zero
- Outflow / below zero
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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| Label | Value ($) |
|---|---|
| Jul 29 | $0 |
| Sep 30 | $1B |
| Oct 28 | $165.8M |
The desk’s read
Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned -2.5% so far this year. At 0.040% a year it is not the cheapest way in — AGG has a reported fee of 0.03%.
COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH
$34.5Bassets under management
0.040%expense ratio · $4 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
7.4Mavg daily volume, 30 days
12holdings · US-domiciled
2009listed November 19, 2009 · beta 0.07
Sector weights
- Cash & Others100%
- Corporate99.5%
- Financial Services58.33%
- Industrial48.25%
- Financial46.25%
- Other25%
- Basic Materials16.67%
- Utility4.33%
- Government Agency0.8%
- Mutual fund0.42%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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| Item | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| Cash & Others | 100% |
| Corporate | 99.5% |
| Financial Services | 58.33% |
| Industrial | 48.25% |
| Financial | 46.25% |
| Other | 25% |
| Basic Materials | 16.67% |
| Utility | 4.33% |
| Government Agency | 0.8% |
| Mutual fund | 0.42% |
Country weights
- United States78.72%
- Other21.28%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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| Item | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| United States | 78.72% |
| Other | 21.28% |
Performance
| 1 week | +0.3% |
| 1 month | -0.1% |
| 3 months | -1.0% |
| 6 months | -2.3% |
| YTD | -2.5% |
| 1 year | -3.0% |
| 3 years | — |
PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED
Net flows
| 1 week | — |
| 1 month | — |
| 3 months | — |
| YTD | — |
| 1 year | — |
CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS
Monthly net flows
- Inflow / above zero
- Outflow / below zero
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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| Label | Value ($) |
|---|---|
| Jul | $0 |
| Sep | $1B |
| Oct | $165.8M |
The risk read
3%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
2%realized volatility, 1 year
-4.0%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-3.1%latest close versus that peak
VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK
Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
10puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
6.7Mshares traded
The case against VCSH
Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat VCSH on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.
| Fund | Fee | Assets | Flow, 1M | The case | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STIP iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF | 0.03% | $16.4B | +$489M | -1bp on fee · +$489M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF | 0.05% | $123.5B | +$2.3B | 4× the assets · +$2.3B in over the month | Head-to-head |
| SPTS State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF | 0.03% | $7.1B | +$1.4B | -1bp on fee · +$1.4B in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 0.04% | $18.6B | +$412M | +$412M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF | 0.05% | $48B | +$2B | +$2B in over the month | Head-to-head |