Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admiral Shares (VSCSX)
Fund Assets | 40.19B |
Expense Ratio | 0.07% |
Min. Investment | $3,000 |
Turnover | 63.00% |
Dividend (ttm) | 0.71 |
Dividend Yield | 3.40% |
Dividend Growth | 45.92% |
Payout Frequency | Monthly |
Ex-Dividend Date | Apr 30, 2024 |
Previous Close | 20.99 |
YTD Return | 0.96% |
1-Year Return | 4.91% |
5-Year Return | 9.38% |
52-Week Low | 20.29 |
52-Week High | 21.12 |
Beta (5Y) | 0.47 |
Holdings | 2554 |
Inception Date | Nov 19, 2009 |
About VSCSX
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.
Performance
VSCSX had a total return of 4.91% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 0.33%, including dividends.
Equivalent ETF
VSCSX has an equivalent ETF with the ticker symbol VCSH, the Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF. This is an ETF from the same fund company that follows the same index. It has an expense ratio of 0.04% compared to 0.07% for VSCSX.
Symbol | Name | Expense Ratio |
---|---|---|
VCSH | Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF | 0.04% |
Other Share Classes
These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.
Symbol | Share Class | Expense Ratio |
---|---|---|
VSTBX | Institutional Shares | 0.05% |
Top 10 Holdings
4.54% of assetsName | Symbol | Weight |
---|---|---|
Mktliq 12/31/2049 | n/a | 1.51% |
Us Dollar | n/a | 0.88% |
United States Treasury Notes | T 4.125 03.31.29 | 0.65% |
The Boeing Company | BA 2.196 02.04.26 | 0.24% |
Bank of America Corp. | BAC V3.419 12.20.28 | 0.22% |
Bank of America Corp. | BAC V1.734 07.22.27 | 0.22% |
CVS Health Corp | CVS 4.3 03.25.28 | 0.22% |
Amgen Inc. | AMGN 5.15 03.02.28 | 0.20% |
Bank of America Corp. | BAC V4.948 07.22.28 MTN | 0.20% |
Aercap Ireland Capital DAC | AER 2.45 10.29.26 | 0.19% |
Dividend History
Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
---|---|---|
Apr 30, 2024 | $0.0673 | May 1, 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 | $0.067 | Apr 1, 2024 |
Feb 29, 2024 | $0.0619 | Mar 1, 2024 |
Jan 31, 2024 | $0.063 | Feb 1, 2024 |
Dec 21, 2023 | $0.0626 | Dec 22, 2023 |
Nov 30, 2023 | $0.0584 | Dec 1, 2023 |