Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
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
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| Date | VCSH close |
|---|---|
| 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 | $77.71 |
Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned -2.5% so far this year. At 0.040% a year it is not the cheapest way in — AGG has a reported fee of 0.03%.
COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH
Sector weights
- Cash & Others100%
- Corporate99.5%
- Financial Services58.33%
- Industrial48.25%
- Financial46.25%
- Other25%
- Basic Materials16.67%
- Utility4.33%
- Government Agency0.8%
- Mutual fund0.42%
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| Item | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| Cash & Others | 100% |
| Corporate | 99.5% |
| Financial Services | 58.33% |
| Industrial | 48.25% |
| Financial | 46.25% |
| Other | 25% |
| Basic Materials | 16.67% |
| Utility | 4.33% |
| Government Agency | 0.8% |
| Mutual fund | 0.42% |
Country weights
- United States78.72%
- Other21.28%
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| Item | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| United States | 78.72% |
| Other | 21.28% |
| 1 week | +0.3% |
| 1 month | -0.1% |
| 3 months | -1.0% |
| 6 months | -2.3% |
| YTD | -2.5% |
| 1 year | -3.0% |
| 3 years | — |
PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED
| 1 week | — |
| 1 month | — |
| 3 months | — |
| YTD | — |
| 1 year | — |
CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS
Monthly net flows
- Inflow / above zero
- Outflow / below zero
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| Label | Value ($) |
|---|---|
| Jul | $0 |
| Sep | $1B |
| Oct | $165.8M |
VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK
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 |