Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund (VCSH)

Key Metrics

TER 0.03% per year

Distribution policy Distributing

Fund size USD 51,737 M

Inception date November 19, 2009

Holdings 3,068

Fund currency USD

Fund domicile US

Provider Vanguard

For full official fund details, factsheets, and holdings, visit investor.vanguard.com (opens in new tab).

Historical Return

Last updated: Nov 01, 2026

1 Year -2.1% +4.6% Div

3 Years (avg.) +1.3% +4.6% Div

5 Years (avg.) -1.0% +4.6% Div

Risk & Analysis Metrics

Last updated: Nov 01, 2026

Volatility

2.26% 1 Year

2.46% 3 Years

3.00% 5 Years

3.42% 10 Years

Max Drawdown

-3.97% 1 Year

-3.97% 3 Years

-10.66% 5 Years

-12.86% 10 Years

Sharpe Ratio

-2.75 1 Year

-1.25 3 Years

-1.73 5 Years

-1.32 10 Years

Return Triangle (Heatmap)

Last updated: Nov 01, 2026

	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
2011	0.6%	1.9%	1.1%	0.8%	0.5%	0.5%	0.4%	0.2%	0.6%	0.8%	0.5%	-0.2%	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
2012		3.3%	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%	0.6%	0.8%	0.5%	-0.2%	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
2013			-0.5%	-0.3%	-0.4%	-0.2%	-0.1%	-0.4%	0.2%	0.5%	0.2%	-0.6%	-0.3%	-0.2%	0.0%
2014				-0.1%	-0.4%	-0.1%	-0.1%	-0.4%	0.3%	0.7%	0.3%	-0.6%	-0.3%	-0.1%	0.0%
2015					-0.7%	-0.1%	0.0%	-0.5%	0.4%	0.8%	0.3%	-0.7%	-0.3%	-0.1%	0.1%
2016						0.5%	0.3%	-0.4%	0.7%	1.1%	0.5%	-0.7%	-0.2%	-0.1%	0.1%
2017							0.0%	-0.8%	0.7%	1.2%	0.5%	-0.9%	-0.3%	-0.2%	0.1%
2018								-1.7%	1.1%	1.6%	0.6%	-1.0%	-0.4%	-0.2%	0.1%
2019									3.9%	3.3%	1.4%	-0.9%	-0.1%	0.1%	0.4%
2020										2.7%	0.1%	-2.4%	-1.1%	-0.7%	-0.2%
2021											-2.4%	-4.9%	-2.4%	-1.5%	-0.8%
2022												-7.3%	-2.4%	-1.3%	-0.4%
2023													2.8%	1.9%	2.0%
2024														1.1%	1.6%
2025															2.2%

Distributions

*by ETF Portfolio Weight Last updated: Nov 01, 2026

Profit Margin Distribution

< 0%

1y 3y N/A N/A

0 - 5%

10%

1y 3y N/A N/A

5 - 10%

13%

1y 3y N/A N/A

10 - 15%

18%

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 20%

24%

1y 3y N/A N/A

20 - 30%

24%

1y 3y N/A N/A

30 - 40%

1y 3y N/A N/A

> 40%

1y 3y N/A N/A

P/E Ratio Distribution

< 0

1y 3y N/A N/A

0 - 10

10%

1y 3y N/A N/A

10 - 15

35%

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 20

16%

1y 3y N/A N/A

20 - 25

13%

1y 3y N/A N/A

25 - 35

11%

1y 3y N/A N/A

35 - 50

1y 3y N/A N/A

> 50

1y 3y N/A N/A

Discounted Cash Flow

Weighted Average Undervaluation

N/A

Undervalued

> 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

45 - 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

30 - 45%

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 30%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Fair (±15%)

1y 3y N/A N/A

Overvalued

15 - 30%

1y 3y N/A N/A

30 - 45%

1y 3y N/A N/A

45 - 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

> 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Market Cap Size Distribution

Micro Cap

0.2%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Small Cap

0.4%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Mid Cap

3.4%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Large Cap

49.6%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Mega Cap

46.4%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Micro: < $300M Small: $300M–$2B Mid: $2B–$10B Large: $10B–$200B Mega: > $200B

Sectors

Finance and Insurance	25.2%
Manufacturing	16.2%
Information	7.4%
Financial Services	5.9%
Utilities	4.3%
Retail Trade	3.6%
Finance	2.6%
Transportation and Warehousing	2.3%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	1.0%
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	1.0%
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction	0.8%
Wholesale Trade	0.7%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	0.5%
Industrials	0.5%
Accommodation and Food Services	0.3%
Construction	0.3%
Health Care and Social Assistance	0.2%
Energy	0.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0.1%
Health Technology	0.1%
Communications	0.1%
Healthcare	0.1%
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	0.0%
Basic Materials	0.0%
Technology	0.0%
Other	26.6%

Countries

United States	83.4%
United Kingdom	4.8%
Canada	3.4%
Japan	2.7%
Australia	1.1%
Germany	0.9%
Spain	0.8%
Netherlands	0.7%
Ireland	0.6%
France	0.3%
Switzerland	0.3%
China	0.3%
Brazil	0.2%
Belgium	0.2%
Mexico	0.1%
Macau	0.1%
Luxembourg	0.1%
Hong Kong	0.1%
Chile	0.1%
Israel	0.1%
Bermuda	0.0%
Taiwan	0.0%

Limit holdings to companies in a single sector.

$0B >$1T

Ratio between share price and earnings per share. A low ratio could indicate undervaluation.

<0 >50

Ratio of dividends in the last 12 months to current share price.

0% 3%

Revenue increase compared to the same quarter one year ago.

0% 30%

Net income increase compared to the same quarter one year ago.

0% 30%

Profitability of the last quarter.

<-30% >30%

A higher ratio indicates a higher risk. The ratio is difficult to compare between industries.

<0 >3

Discounted cash flow valuation vs. current price. Positive = undervalued, negative = overvalued.

<-50% >+100%

Market Cap

P/E Ratio

Total Investment

Weight

Bank Of America Corp.

BAC - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $317.03B

P/E Ratio 12.0

Dividends 2.3%

Total Investment $120.28M

Weight 0.23%

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Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

SPCX - Industrials

Market Cap $2.47T

P/E Ratio -140.5

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $112.24M

Weight 0.22%

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Abbvie Inc

ABBV - Manufacturing

Market Cap $72.15B

P/E Ratio 50.6

Dividends 2.3%

Total Investment $103.52M

Weight 0.20%

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T-Mobile USA Inc 5.5 % Notes 2025-01.06.70

TMUSI - Information

Market Cap $21.73B

P/E Ratio 16.4

Dividends 2.4%

Total Investment $100.56M

Weight 0.19%

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CVS Health Corp

CVS - Retail Trade

Market Cap $27.22B

P/E Ratio 10.3

Dividends 3.0%

Total Investment $100.54M

Weight 0.19%

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Amazon.com Inc.

AMZN - Retail Trade

Market Cap $3.82T

P/E Ratio 21.3

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $98.95M

Weight 0.19%

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Boeing Co.

BA - Manufacturing

Market Cap $132.35B

P/E Ratio 18.0

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $96.99M

Weight 0.19%

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Wells Fargo & Co.

WFC - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $178.18B

P/E Ratio 11.9

Dividends 2.2%

Total Investment $93.03M

Weight 0.18%

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPM - Financial Services

Market Cap $859.14B

P/E Ratio 14.5

Dividends 1.8%

Total Investment $89.37M

Weight 0.17%

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Morgan Stanley

MS - Financial Services

Market Cap $283.12B

P/E Ratio 15.0

Dividends 2.3%

Total Investment $85.42M

Weight 0.17%

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AMGEN Inc.

AMGN - Manufacturing

Market Cap $227.99B

P/E Ratio 26.8

Dividends 2.1%

Total Investment $84.9M

Weight 0.16%

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