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(VCSH) Vanguard Short-Term - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NASDAQ • Country: USA • Currency: USD • Type: Etf • ISIN: US92206C4096

VCSH: Corporate, Bonds, Fixed-Rate, Investment-Grade, Short-Term

The Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund ETF Shares (NASDAQ:VCSH) is designed to replicate the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index. This index comprises U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable bonds issued by U.S. and non-U.S. industrial, utility, and financial companies, with maturities ranging from 1 to 5 years. The fund typically invests at least 80% of its assets in bonds included in the index, ensuring a high level of adherence to its target benchmark. For more information, visit: http://www.vanguard.com.

Ticker Symbol: VCSH | Exchange: NASDAQ | Type: ETF | Country Origin: USA | ETF Category: Short-Term Bond.

3-Month Forecast: Based on the provided and , the outlook for VCSH is as follows:

- Price is currently trading above the SMA 20 (78.48) and SMA 50 (78.25), indicating short-term bullish momentum. - The SMA 200 (77.17) is below the current price, suggesting a positive longer-term trend. - ATR (0.25) is relatively low, indicating reduced volatility in recent trading sessions. - With an AUM of $34,296.88 million, the fund demonstrates significant investor confidence and liquidity. - Given the current interest rate environment and the funds focus on short-term corporate bonds, VCSH is expected to maintain its stability and deliver returns in line with its historical performance.

Additional Sources for VCSH ETF

News: Wall Street Journal | Benzinga | Yahoo Finance
Tweets: X | Stocktwits
Fund Manager Positions: Dataroma | Stockcircle

VCSH ETF Overview

Market Cap in USD 34,836m
Category Short-Term Bond
TER 0.04%
IPO / Inception 2009-11-19

VCSH ETF Ratings

Growth Rating 43.7
Fundamental -
Dividend Rating 72.1
Rel. Strength 9.05
Analysts -
Fair Price Momentum 77.84 USD
Fair Price DCF -

VCSH Dividends

Dividend Yield 12m 4.16%
Yield on Cost 5y 4.52%
Annual Growth 5y 10.37%
Payout Consistency 89.5%
Payout Ratio %

VCSH Growth Ratios

Growth Correlation 3m 79.3%
Growth Correlation 12m 92.5%
Growth Correlation 5y 34.1%
CAGR 5y 1.98%
CAGR/Max DD 5y 0.21
Sharpe Ratio 12m 0.91
Alpha 2.89
Beta -0.002
Volatility 2.94%
Current Volume 2932.4k
Average Volume 20d 3967.7k
What is the price of VCSH shares?
As of June 02, 2025, the stock is trading at USD 79.09 with a total of 2,932,371 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.23%, over one month by +0.43%, over three months by +1.23% and over the past year by +6.66%.
Is Vanguard Short-Term a good stock to buy?
Partly, yes. Based on ValueRay´s Analyses, Vanguard Short-Term (NASDAQ:VCSH) is currently (June 2025) ok to buy, but has to be watched. It has a Growth Technical Rating of 43.68 and therefor an somewhat technical positive rating according to historical growth.
Based on momentum, paid dividends and discounted-cash-flow analyses, the fair value of VCSH is around 77.84 USD . This means that VCSH is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of -1.58%.
Is VCSH a buy, sell or hold?
Vanguard Short-Term has no consensus analysts rating.
What are the forecasts for VCSH share price target?
According to our own proprietary Forecast Model, VCSH Vanguard Short-Term will be worth about 84.1 in June 2026. The stock is currently trading at 79.09. This means that the stock has a potential upside of +6.3%.
Issuer Target Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price - -
Analysts Target Price - -
ValueRay Target Price 84.1 6.3%