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Compare Vanguard Short Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH) vs Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU) Price & Performance

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Price performance (Past 24H)

Key statistics

Vanguard Short Term Corporate Bond ETF vs Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund — how do they compare? Vanguard Short Term Corporate Bond ETF trades at $78.58, while Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund trades at $44.86. The key difference: Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund 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.

VCSHXLU
Sector
Fixed Income
52-Week High
$80.20$47.73
52-Week Low
$78.45$41.31

Returns comparison

Trailing returns across standard periods

About Vanguard Short Term Corporate Bond ETF

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.

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About Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

In seeking to track the performance of the index, the fund employs a replication strategy. It generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index includes securities of companies from the following industries: electric utilities; water utilities; multi-utilities; independent power and renewable electricity producers; and gas utilities. The fund is non-diversified.

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