(VCSH) Vanguard Short-Term - Ratings and Ratios
Bonds, Index, Investment-Grade, Short-Term
Dividends
| Dividend Yield | 4.71% |
| Yield on Cost 5y | 5.26% |
| Yield CAGR 5y | 13.13% |
| Payout Consistency | 95.1% |
| Payout Ratio | - |
| Risk via 5d forecast | |
|---|---|
| Volatility | 1.72% |
| Value at Risk 5%th | 2.69% |
| Relative Tail Risk | -5.19% |
| Reward TTM | |
|---|---|
| Sharpe Ratio | 1.16 |
| Alpha | 2.01 |
| CAGR/Max DD | 2.71 |
| Character TTM | |
|---|---|
| Hurst Exponent | 0.453 |
| Beta | 0.031 |
| Beta Downside | 0.017 |
| Drawdowns 3y | |
|---|---|
| Max DD | 2.15% |
| Mean DD | 0.37% |
| Median DD | 0.23% |
Description: VCSH Vanguard Short-Term December 04, 2025
The Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund ETF (VCSH) follows a passive indexing strategy that seeks to replicate the Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index. The index is composed of U.S.-dollar-denominated, investment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable bonds issued by industrial, utility, and financial firms (both U.S. and non-U.S.), with remaining maturities between one and five years. By design, at least 80 % of VCSH’s assets are invested in securities that are constituents of this index.
Key metrics as of the latest reporting period: the fund carries a low expense ratio of 0.05 %, holds roughly $15 billion in assets under management, and reports a 30-day SEC yield of about 4.6 %. Its weighted-average maturity is approximately 2.8 years, giving it a modest interest-rate sensitivity (effective duration ≈ 2.1). Sector exposure is tilted toward industrials (~35 %), financials (~30 %), and utilities (~15 %), reflecting the composition of the underlying index and the current supply of short-term investment-grade corporate debt.
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What is the price of VCSH shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.15%, over one month by +0.35%, over three months by +1.04% and over the past year by +6.89%.
Is VCSH a buy, sell or hold?
What are the forecasts/targets for the VCSH price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | - | - |
| Analysts Target Price | - | - |
| ValueRay Target Price | 87.1 | 9.4% |
VCSH Fundamental Data Overview December 18, 2025
Beta = 0.43
Revenue TTM = 0.0 USD
EBIT TTM = 0.0 USD
EBITDA TTM = 0.0 USD
Long Term Debt = unknown (none)
Short Term Debt = unknown (none)
Debt = unknown
Net Debt = unknown
Enterprise Value = 40.24b USD (40.24b + (null Debt) - (null CCE))
Interest Coverage Ratio = unknown (Ebit TTM 0.0 / Interest Expense TTM 0.0)
FCF Yield = 0.0% (FCF TTM 0.0 / Enterprise Value 40.24b)
FCF Margin = unknown (Revenue TTM is 0 or missing)
Net Margin = unknown
Gross Margin = unknown ((Revenue TTM 0.0 - Cost of Revenue TTM 0.0) / Revenue TTM)
Tobins Q-Ratio = unknown (Enterprise Value 40.24b / Total Assets none)
Interest Expense / Debt = unknown (Interest Expense 0.0 / Debt none)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US default 21%)
NOPAT = 0.0 (EBIT 0.0 * (1 - 21.00%))
Current Ratio = unknown (Total Current Assets none / Total Current Liabilities none)
Debt / Equity = unknown (Debt none)
Debt / EBITDA = unknown (Net Debt none / EBITDA 0.0)
Debt / FCF = unknown (Net Debt none / FCF TTM 0.0)
Total Stockholder Equity = 0.0 (from calculated bookValueOfEquity)
RoA = unknown (Net Income 0.0 / Total Assets none)
RoE = unknown (Net Income TTM 0.0 / Total Stockholder Equity 0.0)
RoCE = unknown (EBIT 0.0 / Capital Employed )
RoIC = unknown (NOPAT 0.0, Invested Capital 0.0, EBIT 0.0)
WACC = 6.13% (E(40.24b)/V(40.24b) * Re(6.13%) + (debt-free company))
Discount Rate = 6.13% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> floored to rf + 0.7*ERP = 8.05%
Fair Price DCF = unknown (Cash Flow 0.0)
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