Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH)
Market Price (8/8/2026): $78.605
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH)
Market Price (8/8/2026): $78.605
Key Takeaways
- VCSH has returned +1.2% YTD vs +13.7% for SPY, -0.3% for AGG; +3.4% over the past 12 months (SPY +23.3%, AGG +2.1%). details →
- Priced in gold, VCSH has returned -48.5% over the past 3 years, vs +17.3% in dollars — its dollar gains have lagged gold. details →
- Over the past month, VCSH has seen net inflows of +$25M (+0.1% of assets). details →
- VCSH yields 4.46% based on its trailing 12-month distributions.
- VCSH is trading at an all-time high. details →
Asset Allocation with VCSH
Top 20 Holdings for VCSH
Total Weights Top 5: 2.7% | Top 10: 3.7% | Top 20: 5.3%
| Holding | ETF Weight | |
|---|---|---|
| MKTLIQ 12/31/2049 | 1.06% | |
| US Dollar | 0.94% | |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.13% 06/30/2028 | 0.26% | |
| Bank of America Corp 3.42% 12/20/2028 | 0.23% | |
| AbbVie Inc 3.20% 11/21/2029 | 0.20% | |
| Morgan Stanley 4.81% 04/16/2032 | 0.20% | |
| CVS Health Corp 4.30% 03/25/2028 | 0.20% | |
| T-Mobile USA Inc 3.88% 04/15/2030 | 0.19% | |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.25% 03/13/2031 | 0.19% | |
| Boeing Co/The 5.15% 05/01/2030 | 0.18% | |
| Wells Fargo & Co 5.57% 07/25/2029 | 0.18% | |
| Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 4.45% 05/19/2028 | 0.17% | |
| Amgen Inc 5.15% 03/02/2028 | 0.17% | |
| Bank of America Corp 2.69% 04/22/2032 | 0.16% | |
| Cigna Group/The 4.38% 10/15/2028 | 0.16% | |
| AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust 3.00% 10/29/2028 | 0.16% | |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 4.62% 04/23/2032 | 0.16% | |
| HSBC Holdings PLC 7.39% 11/03/2028 | 0.16% | |
| Citigroup Inc 4.41% 03/31/2031 | 0.15% | |
| Oracle Corp 4.95% 02/04/2031 | 0.15% |
Price Returns Compared
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Total [1] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Returns | |||||||
| VCSH Return | -1% | -6% | 6% | 5% | 7% | 1% | 13% |
| Peers Return | -0% | -5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 1% | 13% |
| S&P 500 Return | 27% | -19% | 24% | 23% | 16% | 13% | 105% |
Monthly Win Rates [3] | |||||||
| VCSH Win Rate | 33% | 33% | 58% | 67% | 100% | 75% | |
| Peers Win Rate | 42% | 33% | 69% | 69% | 100% | 71% | |
| S&P 500 Win Rate | 75% | 42% | 67% | 75% | 67% | 50% | |
Max Drawdowns [4] | |||||||
| VCSH Max Drawdown | -1% | -8% | -2% | -1% | -1% | -1% | |
| Peers Max Drawdown | -1% | -7% | -2% | -1% | -1% | -1% | |
| S&P 500 Max Drawdown | -5% | -25% | -10% | -8% | -19% | -9% | |
[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2021
[2] Peers: IGSB, SPSB, DFSD.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2026 data is for the year up to 8/7/2026 (YTD)
Sharpe Ratios Compared
One measure of reward vs. risk is a Sharpe ratio. A higher ratio indicates better risk-adjusted returns. Most funds have Sharpe ratios < 1.0.
Results as of 7312026.How Low Can It Go
| Event | VCSH | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 COVID-19 Crash | ||
| % Loss | -11.8% | -33.7% |
| % Gain to Breakeven | 13.4% | 50.9% |
| Time to Breakeven | 54 days | 140 days |
In The Past
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF's stock fell 0.0% during the 2025 US Tariff Shock. Such a loss loss requires a 0.0% gain to breakeven.
Preserve Wealth
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Asset Allocation
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In The Past
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF's stock fell 0.0% during the 2025 US Tariff Shock. Such a loss loss requires a 0.0% gain to breakeven.
Preserve Wealth
Limiting losses and compounding gains is essential to preserving wealth.
Asset Allocation
Actively managed asset allocation strategies protect wealth. Learn more.
Current Dip Buy Opportunities Across ETFs
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| Ticker | Name | Dip % | Mkt Price | Price Date | Peak Price | Peak Date | # Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IEMG | iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | -7.0% | 79.99 | 8072026 | 86.00 | 6222026 | 46 |
| EEM | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | -7.8% | 65.64 | 8072026 | 71.21 | 6222026 | 46 |
| ASHR | Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF | -5.8% | 35.12 | 8072026 | 37.30 | 6222026 | 46 |
| EWY | iShares MSCI South Korea ETF | -24.2% | 166.09 | 8072026 | 219.20 | 6212026 | 47 |
| EWZ | iShares MSCI Brazil ETF | -15.3% | 35.34 | 8072026 | 41.73 | 4142026 | 115 |
| FXI | iShares China Large-Cap ETF | -8.5% | 36.17 | 8072026 | 39.53 | 2102026 | 178 |
| ILF | iShares Latin America 40 ETF | -9.1% | 34.62 | 8072026 | 38.10 | 4142026 | 115 |
| KWEB | KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF | -16.5% | 28.66 | 8072026 | 34.34 | 2092026 | 179 |
| MTUM | iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF | -10.4% | 309.32 | 8072026 | 345.22 | 6222026 | 46 |
| SPMO | Invesco S&P 500 Momentum ETF | -7.4% | 149.69 | 8072026 | 161.66 | 6222026 | 46 |
| URA | Global X Uranium ETF | -22.9% | 44.91 | 8072026 | 58.26 | 5062026 | 93 |
| BOTZ | Global X Funds Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF | -9.7% | 37.61 | 8072026 | 41.63 | 5132026 | 86 |
| ROBO | ROBO Global Robotics & Automation Index ETF | -6.5% | 84.44 | 8072026 | 90.34 | 6022026 | 66 |
| LIT | Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF | -19.2% | 74.01 | 8072026 | 91.62 | 5112026 | 88 |
| ICLN | iShares Global Clean Energy ETF | -22.9% | 18.30 | 8072026 | 23.75 | 6022026 | 66 |
| ARKQ | ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF | -11.1% | 127.85 | 8072026 | 143.82 | 5282026 | 71 |
| ARKX | ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF | -9.2% | 34.27 | 8072026 | 37.74 | 5282026 | 71 |
| NASA | Tema Space Innovators ETF | -39.0% | 25.55 | 8072026 | 41.89 | 5272026 | 72 |
| XOVR | EntrepreneurShares Series Trust ERShares Private-Public Crossover ETF | -5.7% | 20.13 | 8072026 | 21.34 | 7062026 | 32 |
| AGIX | KraneShares Artificial Intelligence ETF | -8.2% | 45.34 | 8072026 | 49.40 | 6012026 | 67 |
| RAAX | VanEck Real Assets ETF | -5.1% | 40.54 | 8072026 | 42.70 | 5112026 | 88 |
| XLK | State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF | -5.2% | 187.97 | 8072026 | 198.21 | 6022026 | 66 |
| XLE | State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF | -8.1% | 57.50 | 8072026 | 62.56 | 3292026 | 131 |
| XLC | State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF | -6.6% | 111.25 | 8072026 | 119.10 | 4192026 | 110 |
| XLU | State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF | -8.0% | 43.61 | 8072026 | 47.40 | 3012026 | 159 |
| FXN | First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund | -7.5% | 21.44 | 8072026 | 23.18 | 3292026 | 131 |
| SMH | VanEck Semiconductor ETF | -12.9% | 582.70 | 8072026 | 668.91 | 6222026 | 46 |
| SOXX | iShares Semiconductor ETF | -17.1% | 543.27 | 8072026 | 655.01 | 6222026 | 46 |
| XOP | State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF | -11.6% | 166.40 | 8072026 | 188.18 | 3292026 | 131 |
| MISL | First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF | -6.8% | 47.22 | 8072026 | 50.66 | 3022026 | 158 |
| RING | iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF | -21.5% | 78.02 | 8072026 | 99.42 | 3012026 | 159 |
| SOXQ | Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF | -15.6% | 97.20 | 8072026 | 115.11 | 6222026 | 46 |
| TLT | iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF | -7.2% | 82.76 | 8072026 | 89.15 | 3012026 | 159 |
| VGLT | Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF | -6.1% | 53.08 | 8072026 | 56.53 | 3012026 | 159 |
| SPTL | State Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF | -6.5% | 25.25 | 8072026 | 26.99 | 3012026 | 159 |
| TLH | iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF | -5.8% | 97.05 | 8072026 | 103.08 | 3012026 | 159 |
| EDV | Vanguard World Funds Extended Duration ETF | -10.5% | 60.35 | 8072026 | 67.42 | 3012026 | 159 |
| PDBC | Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF | -8.8% | 17.25 | 8072026 | 18.91 | 5122026 | 87 |
| DBC | Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund | -8.8% | 28.91 | 8072026 | 31.69 | 5122026 | 87 |
| COMT | iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF | -10.9% | 32.55 | 8072026 | 36.53 | 5192026 | 80 |
| GSG | iShares GSCI Commodity | -5.8% | 30.01 | 8072026 | 31.85 | 3182026 | 142 |
| BCI | abrdn Bloomberg All Commodity Strategy K-1 Free ETF | -8.0% | 23.83 | 8072026 | 25.91 | 5122026 | 87 |
| FTGC | First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund | -5.3% | 28.91 | 8072026 | 30.53 | 5122026 | 87 |
| GLD | SPDR Gold Trust | -18.7% | 398.47 | 8072026 | 490.00 | 3022026 | 158 |
| IAU | iShares Gold Trust | -18.6% | 81.68 | 8072026 | 100.38 | 3022026 | 158 |
| GLDM | SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust | -18.6% | 85.95 | 8072026 | 105.54 | 3022026 | 158 |
| SGOL | ETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares | -12.1% | 44.66 | 8072026 | 50.81 | 3022026 | 158 |
| BAR | Direxion Daily Gold Bull 3X Shares | -15.6% | 44.34 | 8072026 | 52.53 | 3022026 | 158 |
| SLV | iShares Silver Trust | -32.3% | 57.50 | 8072026 | 84.99 | 3012026 | 159 |
| SIVR | ETFS Physical Silver Shares Trust ETF | -6.6% | 83.39 | 8072026 | 89.26 | 3012026 | 159 |
| PPLT | ETFS Physical Platinum Shares | -26.2% | 15.85 | 8072026 | 21.47 | 3012026 | 159 |
| CPER | United States Copper Index Fund ETV | -9.6% | 33.33 | 8072026 | 36.88 | 3012026 | 159 |
| PALL | ETFS Physical Palladium Shares | -23.0% | 25.05 | 8072026 | 32.54 | 2242026 | 164 |
| USO | United States Oil Fund LP | -22.9% | 117.98 | 8072026 | 152.96 | 5192026 | 80 |
| UNG | United States Natural Gas Fund LP | -26.6% | 9.74 | 8072026 | 13.27 | 2082026 | 180 |
| BNO | United States Brent Oil Fund LP ETV | -7.1% | 55.85 | 8072026 | 60.13 | 5042026 | 95 |
| IBIT | iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF | -20.8% | 36.80 | 8072026 | 46.47 | 5112026 | 88 |
| FBTC | Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund | -20.8% | 56.53 | 8072026 | 71.35 | 5112026 | 88 |
| ETHA | iShares Ethereum Trust ETF | -21.3% | 14.47 | 8072026 | 18.38 | 4192026 | 110 |
ETF Fund Flows
Largest fund inflows and outflows across ETFs, with the asset-allocation rotation they imply.
Asset allocation rotation · Past month
- Equity ETFs drew the largest net inflows (+$42.5B), followed by Bond (+$16.0B), with every major asset class in net inflows.
- Within the mix, money rotated into Emerging Markets (+$9.8B) and out of US Small Cap Core (−$1.4B).
- Relative to fund size, BFLX drew the largest inflow (+56.0% of AUM) and FTXL the largest outflow (−39.5%).
| # | Ticker | Name | Net flow | % of AUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VOO | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | +$12.68B | +1.3% |
| 2 | EWY | iShares MSCI South Korea ETF | +$5.95B | +25.7% |
| 3 | SPYM | State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF | +$5.82B | +3.6% |
| 4 | DRAM | Roundhill Memory ETF | +$5.14B | +21.3% |
| 5 | SGOV | iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF | +$4.69B | +4.7% |
| 6 | VTI | Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF | +$4.1B | +0.6% |
| 7 | SCHD | Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF | +$3.4B | +3.4% |
| 8 | EFV | iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF | +$3.12B | +11.1% |
| 9 | QQQM | Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF | +$2.99B | +3.0% |
| 10 | XLF | State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF | +$2.59B | +4.6% |
| # | Ticker | Name | Net flow | % of AUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IVV | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | -$13.62B | -1.5% |
| 2 | IQMM | ProShares - GENIUS Money Market ETF | -$2.95B | -16.3% |
| 3 | IWM | iShares Russell 2000 ETF | -$2.18B | -2.7% |
| 4 | LQD | iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | -$1.79B | -5.2% |
| 5 | IWD | iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF | -$1.08B | -1.3% |
| 6 | SCZ | iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF | -$1.05B | -7.9% |
| 7 | SOXX | iShares Semiconductor ETF | -$1.01B | -2.2% |
| 8 | IWR | iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF | -$988M | -1.8% |
| 9 | MTUM | iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF | -$889M | -3.5% |
| 10 | IWF | iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF | -$874M | -0.7% |
Largest ETF fund flows across ~2605 funds (min AUM $100M). Net creations/redemptions; leveraged & inverse ETFs excluded. A ⚠ marks a day excluded as a suspected data error.
About VCSH
| Holdings Count: 12Expense Ratio: 0.03%Inception Date: 2009-11-19 | Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETFThis fund is designed to offer a consistent stream of income while exhibiting relatively low price volatility. It predominantly allocates its assets to high-quality corporate debt, specifically those deemed investment-grade. Its holdings consist of corporate bonds with a dollar-weighted average maturity typically falling between one and five years.Asset Class: Core Investment Grade Bond | ETF Website |
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Profile
| Median | |
|---|---|
| Name | |
| Asset Class | - |
| AUM ($ Bil) | 17.0 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.04% |
| 10-D Avg Volume (Mil) | 3.04 |
| Latest Day Volume (Mil) | 2.95 |
| Holdings Count | 1,435 |
| Inception Date | - |
Fundamentals
| Median | |
|---|---|
| Name | |
| Net Asset Value | - |
| Premium/Discount | 0.0% |
| Distribution Yield | 4.5% |
| Sales Yield | - |
| Earnings Yield | - |
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