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Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

$79.62

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📎 Investment Objective

The Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted corporate bond index with a short-term dollar-weighted average maturity.

Overview

ETF tracking Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Category Fixed Income

Issuer Vanguard

Inception Date 2009-11-23

Market Cap $39.2B

Average Volume N/A

Dividend Yield 3.61%

52-Week Range $77.70 - $80.13

VWAP $79.65

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Investment Summary

📎 Investment Objective

The Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted corporate bond index with a short-term dollar-weighted average maturity.

🎯 Investment Strategy

The ETF invests in a diversified portfolio of investment-grade U.S. corporate bonds with maturities between 1 and 5 years. The fund seeks to provide current income while limiting interest rate risk through its short-term focus.

✨ Key Features

Invests in short-term investment-grade corporate bonds
Seeks to track the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index
Relatively low interest rate risk compared to longer-term bond funds
Potentially lower volatility than longer-term bond funds

⚠️ Primary Risks

Credit risk - the risk that a bond issuer will fail to pay interest and principal in a timely manner
Interest rate risk - the risk that bond prices will decline as interest rates rise
Market risk - the risk that bond prices will fluctuate due to changes in overall market conditions
Liquidity risk - the risk that the fund may have difficulty selling certain bonds at an advantageous time and price

👤 Best For

The Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF may be suitable for investors seeking current income and relatively low interest rate risk, such as those with a short-to-intermediate investment horizon or as a conservative fixed income allocation within a diversified portfolio.