Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

VCSH tracks a market-weighted index of investment-grade, fixed-rate corporate bonds with maturities between 1 and 5 years.

The fund tracks a market value-weighted index of US investment grade, fixed-rate corporate bonds with maturities between 1 and 5 years.

Fixed income instruments of varying maturities have yielded next to nothing for the past 10 years. A perusal of the charts below illustrates the dearth of meaningful bond yields that have been available for income-oriented investors who were forced to purchase equities and bond surrogates to meet their investment objectives.

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All eyes in the capital markets continue to be on the U.S. Federal Reserve and how their interest policy strategy will play out for the rest of the year. In the meantime, short-term corporate bonds are an attractive option to mitigate rate risk in the near term and get yield over the long term.

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A hawkish Federal Reserve is forcing companies to issue more bonds ahead of rising interest rates in the current inflationary environment. As such, a deluge of corporate bonds is expected to hit the debt market.

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Source: J.J. Gouin / Shutterstock.com Investors who are frustrated by the topsy-turvy nature of the stock market might want to consider moving money into bond funds that offer both yield and stability during these volatile times.

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In the month of August, bond ETFs gained maximum assets.

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Last week, ETFs pulled in $8.4 billion in capital, pushing year-to-date inflows to $350.7 billion.

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Fresh off another 75 basis point rate hike, the U.S. Federal Reserve looks intent on stamping out red-hot inflation through the rest of 2022, putting short-duration bonds in focus for fixed income investors.

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In a bond market environment where rates are on the move higher, short duration has been the default move. Morningstar highlighted top short-term bond funds that investors should consider as inverted yield curves sound the alarm on a potential recession.

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VCSH is an investment-grade corporate bond ETF with a 3.81% SEC yield. With a 2.8 years duration, the fund is down more than -5.7% year to date due to rising rates versus only -2% for MINT.

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Signs of life are appearing in the corporate bond markets, which have followed stocks downward amid inflation fears. Corporate bonds churned out a positive month, giving potential investors reasons to dive back into riskier assets again.

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The current bond market rout has left investors scurrying for alternative investment options that offer good yields.

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The Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund is a diversified fund offering investors exposure to short term, high quality corporate bonds. The fund's emphasis on investment grade bonds means investors are exposed to little credit risk.

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Various economic forces are dampening consumer sentiment regarding the U.S. economy. With factors like rampant inflation ahead, bond investors may want to shorten duration exposure.

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The equities markets appear to be sloughing off fears of inflation as prospective rate increases don't seem to be fazing investors. As such, it's been risk-on, which has been pushing bond prices down.

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In addition to fund flows, volume is also an indicator of heightened activity for some exchange traded funds (ETFs) to gauge where investors are allocating their capital. That's evident in certain bond ETFs from Vanguard.

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February was pretty volatile for Wall Street. Though the start of the month was rocky due to rising rate worries and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, investors digested those threats somewhat at the end of the month.

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With the Federal Reserve winding down its bond purchases, big Wall Street banks are salivating at the opportunity to scoop up corporate bonds. With inflation running hot, the Fed is also looking to push interest rates higher this year as the economy continues to recover from the pandemic.

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A MSCI Liquidity Risk Monitor Report shows that near the tail end of 2021, a sizeable rise in costs was observed in corporate bonds. This was the case when it came to high-yield and investment-grade bonds.

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The Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund is a diversified ETF offering exposure to U.S. Short Term Corporate Bonds.

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The Omicron variant and rising inflation are adding a heavy dose of uncertainty in the markets, making it necessary to shorten duration in bonds. With the Federal Reserve eyeing rate hikes in 2022, getting extended duration could mean fixed income investors could miss out on higher yields in the future.

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With less than four weeks left to the trading year, TIPS are on track to capture the lead for US bond-market performance in 2021, based on a set of ETFs through Dec. 6's close. Short-term Treasury Inflation Protected Securities are currently in first place via iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond.

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VCSH is a short-term corporate bond index ETF. The fund yields 1.7%, has little interest rate exposure, and could see higher yields as interest rates increase.

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