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.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

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Despite a volatile first quarter, fixed income provided investment portfolios with stability and, as its name implies, income. But a recent analysis from Vanguard argues that, while the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index finished up in Q1, the time for investors to be fully risk-on isn't quite here yet.

Vanguard: We're Not Ready to Be Risk-On Just Yet

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Trading activity on the Tradeweb European ETF marketplace reached EUR 59.2 billion in March, while the proportion of transactions processed via Tradeweb's Automated Intelligent Execution (AiEX) tool was 82.7%. Fixed income and commodity-based ETFs saw net buying in March, with ‘buys' surpassing ‘sells' by 10 and six percentage points, respectively.

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For the better part of 15 years, bonds, also known as fixed income, didn't offer portfolios a great deal. With interest rates as low as they were, bonds provided no yields and were a poor source of income.

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The Federal Reserve's latest rate hike of 25 basis points shows that its fight against inflation isn't over, but we may be getting closer to the end of the rate hike cycle. But with inflation still high and the U.S.

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The banking crisis has shaken the global markets since Mar 9. These ETF areas amassed maximum cash during the peak of the crisis.

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Junk bond ETFs may fall into trouble due to the ongoing banking crisis.

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U.S. short-term U.S. treasuries and financial ETFs traded with an outsized volume yesterday.

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Layoffs are rising. Inflation is surging.

Easy Money For Hard Times

As yields rise in tandem with interest rates, corporate bonds are looking attractive to fixed income investors. A record number of them are piling into corporate bonds, particularly those of the highest quality.

Investors Are Piling into High-Quality Corporate Bonds at a Record Pace

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Choosing the right corporate bond ETF can be a challenge. After all, which funds are best suited to weather whatever comes our way in the new year?

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VCSH invests in short-term investment grade corporate bonds in the U.S. The fund faces more downside risks than U.S. treasuries.

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Rate hikes obviously decimated the bond market in 2022, warranting the need to get short-term or even intermediate-term bond exposure. Fast forward to 2023, and that's still a viable strategy in the current market environment.

Even as Rate Hikes Slow, Short and Intermediate Bonds Still Best Option

U.S. companies are taking advantage of easier financial conditions by issuing billions in debt. Citing data from Dealogic, the Financial Times is reporting that companies have issued $63.7 billion in U.S.-marketed debt in the first week of the new year — most of it investment-grade.

Buy Into All the Corporate Debt Being Issued With VCSH

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It's been a rough year for investors as both equities and bonds stumbled, but the ETF industry has had a strong year despite sticky inflation and tough markets. Evan Harp sat down with VettaFi head of research Todd Rosenbluth to discuss.

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Investment-grade corporate bonds haven't escaped broader fixed income market turbulence, but the asset class could be among the leaders of a potential 2023 bond rebound.

Short-Term Corporate Bonds Could Be Right Income Answer

VCSH is a diversified, short-term corporate bond ETF. The fund's holdings have low credit risk and interest rate risk, but yield very little.

VCSH: Reasonable Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF, But Better Choices Out There

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Bonds are back, and there is a huge opportunity at the front end of the curve, according to iShares. In the asset manager's Year Ahead Investor Guide released today, iShares noted that during the last decade, investors largely moved away from fixed income in search of yield amid a lower-rate environment.

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It's been a bad year for bonds, with 2022 being the worst period for the asset class in nearly a century. But of course, not all fixed income funds are the same, and abandoning this asset class entirely may not be the best move for long-term investors.

Consider VCSH for Short-Duration, Investment-Grade Corporate Bonds

Last week, ETFs pulled in $27.2 billion in capital, pushing year-to-date inflows to $558.7 billion.

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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.

VCSH: Close To A 5.5% Yield On The Horizon

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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