Vanguard Short Term Corporate Bond ETF vs Vanguard Sht-Term Inflation-Protected Sec Idx ETF — how do they compare? Vanguard Short Term Corporate Bond ETF trades at $78.58, while Vanguard Sht-Term Inflation-Protected Sec Idx ETF trades at $49.65. The key difference: Vanguard Sht-Term Inflation-Protected Sec Idx ETF 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 | VTIP | |
|---|---|---|
Sector | Fixed Income | — |
52-Week High | $80.20 | $50.75 |
52-Week Low | $78.45 | $49.39 |
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 →The index is a market-capitalization-weighted index that includes all inflation-protected public obligations issued by the US Treasury with remaining maturities of less than 5 years. The advisor attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the securities that make up the index, holding each security in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index.
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