(VCSH) Vanguard Short-Term - Ratings and Ratios
Exchange: NASDAQ • Country: USA • Currency: USD • Type: Etf • ISIN: US92206C4096 • Short-Term Bond
VCSH: Corporate Bonds, Investment Grade, Fixed Rate, Taxable Securities
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund ETF Shares (NASDAQ: VCSH) is a low-cost ETF designed to provide exposure to short-term investment-grade corporate bonds. It tracks the Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index, which includes high-quality, fixed-rate bonds from U.S. and non-U.S. issuers across industrial, utility, and financial sectors. The fund typically invests at least 80% of its assets in securities included in the index, ensuring tight tracking of its benchmark. With an AUM of over $34 billion, VCSH is one of the largest and most liquid short-term corporate bond ETFs available, making it a popular choice for investors seeking stability and lower interest rate sensitivity compared to longer-duration bonds. The fund is domiciled in the United States and managed by Vanguard, known for its cost-efficient investment products.
Additional Sources for VCSH ETF
Tweets: X Stocktwits
Fund Manager Positions: Dataroma Stockcircle
VCSH ETF Overview
| Market Cap in USD | 34,791m |
| Category | Short-Term Bond |
| TER | 0.04% |
| IPO / Inception | 2009-11-19 |
VCSH ETF Ratings
| Growth 5y | 44.5% |
| Fundamental | - |
| Dividend | 67.9% |
| Rel. Strength Industry | 6.05 |
| Analysts | - |
| Fair Price Momentum | 76.65 USD |
| Fair Price DCF | - |
VCSH Dividends
| Dividend Yield 12m | 3.74% |
| Yield on Cost 5y | 4.35% |
| Annual Growth 5y | 10.37% |
| Payout Consistency | 89.5% |
VCSH Growth Ratios
| Growth Correlation 3m | 88.8% |
| Growth Correlation 12m | 92.3% |
| Growth Correlation 5y | 28.7% |
| CAGR 5y | 3.23% |
| CAGR/Max DD 5y | 0.34 |
| Sharpe Ratio 12m | 0.28 |
| Alpha | 1.61 |
| Beta | 0.06 |
| Volatility | 2.22% |
| Current Volume | 6688.1k |
| Average Volume 20d | 4553.6k |
As of March 14, 2025, the stock is trading at USD 78.52 with a total of 6,688,135 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.11%, over one month by +0.71%, over three months by +1.26% and over the past year by +6.04%.
Partly, yes. Based on ValueRay Analyses, Vanguard Short-Term (NASDAQ:VCSH) is currently (March 2025) ok to buy, but has to be watched. It has a Growth Technical Rating of 44.46 and therefor an somewhat technical positive rating according to historical growth.
Based on ValueRays Analyses, Dividends and Discounted-Cash-Flow, the Fair Value of VCSH as of March 2025 is 76.65. This means that VCSH is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of -2.38%.
Vanguard Short-Term has no consensus analysts rating.
According to ValueRays Forecast Model, VCSH Vanguard Short-Term will be worth about 82.8 in March 2026. The stock is currently trading at 78.52. This means that the stock has a potential upside of +5.44%.
| Issuer | Forecast | Upside |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | - | - |
| Analysts Target Price | - | - |
| ValueRay Target Price | 82.8 | 5.4% |