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Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund ETF Shares (VCSH) ETF Analysis

VCSH

Expense ratio 0.03% Yield 4.56% Assets $50.87B Since November 19, 2009 Family Vanguard

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

$77.39

−$0.01 (−0.01%)

October 21, 2026 · Market close

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VCSH Annualized Returns

With dividends reinvested · as of October 21, 2026

Period	Total return	Annualized	$100 becomes	$300 becomes
1 year	+1.05%	+1.05%	$101.05	$303.14
3 years	+17.48%	+5.52%	$117.48	$352.45
5 years	+12.55%	+2.39%	$112.55	$337.66
10 years	+28.83%	+2.57%	$128.83	$386.48

Returns are total returns computed from daily closes, with dividends reinvested. As of October 21, 2026.

VCSH Return by Calendar Year

2016 and 2026 are partial years

+7.02%−5.62%+0.36%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

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Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	+0.36%
2025	+6.77%
2024	+4.92%
2023	+6.20%
2022	−5.62%
2021	−0.63%
2020	+5.13%
2019	+7.02%
2018	+0.92%
2017	+2.17%
2016 (partial year)	−0.98%

VCSH Monthly Returns

−4%+3%

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2026	+0.4	+0.6	−0.8	+0.4	+0.3	+0.2	−0.2	+0.3	−1.2	+0.6	—	—
2025	+0.6	+0.9	+0.4	+0.7	+0.2	+0.9	+0.1	+1.1	+0.4	+0.3	+0.6	+0.3
2024	+0.3	−0.5	+0.7	−0.6	+1.1	+0.5	+1.6	+1.2	+1.0	−0.9	+0.6	−0.1
2023	+1.7	−1.3	+1.5	+0.5	−0.4	−0.1	+0.6	+0.1	−0.6	−0.1	+2.4	+1.8
2022	−1.2	−0.7	−1.8	−1.5	+0.9	−1.3	+1.6	−1.6	−2.2	−0.2	+2.2	+0.0
2021	−0.2	−0.3	−0.2	+0.4	+0.3	−0.0	+0.3	−0.1	−0.2	−0.5	−0.3	+0.1
2020	+0.9	+0.6	−3.5	+2.8	+1.5	+0.9	+0.7	+0.2	−0.1	+0.1	+0.6	+0.4
2019	+1.3	+0.3	+1.2	+0.2	+0.7	+1.0	+0.1	+1.1	−0.0	+0.5	+0.0	+0.4
2018	−0.3	−0.5	+0.1	−0.1	+0.4	−0.0	+0.3	+0.5	−0.1	−0.1	−0.1	+0.8
2017	+0.3	+0.4	+0.1	+0.4	+0.5	+0.0	+0.4	+0.4	−0.1	+0.1	−0.3	−0.0

Monthly total returns with dividends reinvested; each cell prints its signed value.

VCSH Volatility & Risk

Volatility: 10 yrs · Beta: 3 yrs

Annualized volatility: 3.36%
Beta (3y): 0.43
Best year: +7.02%
Worst year: −5.62%

Volatility is the annualized standard deviation of daily returns. As of October 21, 2026.

Analysis

Data-derived

Fund Overview

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund ETF Shares trades as VCSH and is categorised as Short-Term Bond. Total net assets stand at $50.87B. Annual costs run at an expense ratio of 0.03%. On a $10,000 position that is $3.00 a year. Vanguard is the fund family on file. It has been trading since November 19, 2009.

Performance Analysis

The most recent close on file for VCSH is $77.39, dated October 21, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months the total return is +1.05%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +2.57%. The fund distributes at a trailing yield of 4.56%.

2026 is still running; the total return is +0.36% year to date. Across the complete calendar years on file, 2019 returned +7.02% and 2022 returned −5.62%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher.

Price & Risk Profile

The 52-week range on file runs from $76.89 to $80.26. The latest close sits 0.65% above that 52-week low. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 3.36%. The reported beta is 0.43. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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