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.

Both treasuries and corporate bonds had disappointing results in 2022, but the latter provides attractive opportunities to investors now. An investment-grade corporate bond is essential in everyone's portfolio in current turbulent times.

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October saw ETF flows brighten for previously beleaguered U.S. equities and fixed income ETFs with stronger inflows, while commodities and inverse ETFs saw significant outflows. While this week's 75 basis point rate hike from the Fed has dented the October rally's momentum, the S&P 500 and Dow Jones are still up 4.2% and 11.

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We had written about this fund when it yielded almost next to nothing. Times have changed, making us revisit this one.

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The bond market in the U.S. has been heading downward for most of the year, but the situation is more dire in other parts of the globe. In South Korea, for example, risk of corporate debt default is causing the government to intervene with purchases of corporate bonds.

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Another injection of volatility is making its way into the stock market, forcing investors to seek safe havens to minimize risk and smooth out market fluctuations. One way to accomplish this is via short-term bonds, which can help mitigate rate risk from a tightening Federal Reserve.

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The overall bond market has been feeling the downward pressure of rising interest rates, but corporate bonds might be feeling an extra pinch. Nonetheless, investors seeking yield still offer an attractive option despite the dreary environment for bonds.

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Recession fears amid rampant inflation and rising rates are pushing yields higher on bonds. For bullish bond investors, this doesn't sound like welcome news, but for fixed income investors seeking yield, it's music to their ears.

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The month of September stuck to its ill-repute as key indexes incurred heavy losses.

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Rising interest rates and fears of a recession keep pushing yields higher in the short term. Thus, this is making short duration an attractive option, particularly for investors seeking yield in the current fixed income environment.

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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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