Vanguard Short Term Corporate Bond ETF vs Verisign, Inc. — how do they compare? Vanguard Short Term Corporate Bond ETF trades at $78.58, while Verisign, Inc. trades at $277.5 (market cap $25.26B). The key difference: Verisign, Inc. pays a 1.17% dividend while Vanguard Short Term Corporate Bond ETF pays none, and Verisign, Inc. is trading nearer its 52-week high, Vanguard Short Term Corporate Bond ETF nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| VCSH | VRSN | |
|---|---|---|
Sector | Fixed Income | Technology |
52-Week High | $80.20 | $310.00 |
52-Week Low | $78.45 | $211.49 |
Market Cap | — | $25.26B |
Enterprise Value | — | $26.50B |
Dividend Yield | — | 1.17% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
VCSH tracks the Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index, focusing on high-quality, investment-grade debt with short maturities. It is designed to offer higher income than Treasury bills with significantly lower interest rate sensitivity than intermediate or long-term bond funds.
Read more on VCSH →Verisign is the sole authorized registry for several generic top-level domains, including the widely utilized .com and .net top-level domains. The company operates critical Internet infrastructure to support the domain name system, including operating two of the world's 13 root servers that are used to route Internet traffic. In 2018, the firm sold off its Security Services business, signalling a renewed focus on the core registry business.
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