VCSH

VCSH Dividend Yield

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund ETF Shares · Short-Term Bond · Vanguard · ETF · monthly payer

$77.81

As of Nov 5, 2026, VCSH (Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund ETF Shares) yields 3.77%, paying $2.93 a share a year in monthly distributions at its $77.81 price. It costs 0.03% a year and manages $52.8B. Over the last 5 years it returned 2.5% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.

Dividend yield

3.77%

Paid a Year

$2.93

Expense Ratio

0.03%

Assets

$52.8B

5-Yr Return

2.5%/yr

Frequency

Monthly

Key facts about VCSH

Data as of Nov 5, 2026 · Source: SmarterDividends data

As of Nov 5, 2026, VCSH yields 3.77% and pays about $2.93 a share a year, monthly.
VCSH paid $2.9340 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 5, 2026, in 10 payments.
VCSH's expense ratio is 0.03% a year, or $3.00 on $10,000.
VCSH is an ETF from Vanguard with $52.8B in assets, started Nov 19, 2009.
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, VCSH returned 2.5% a year with distributions reinvested (-1.0% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
In the 10 years to Oct 2026, VCSH returned 2.7% a year with distributions reinvested (-0.3% a year from price alone), against 15.3% for the S&P 500.
Since Nov 2009, VCSH's share price is up 3%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 60%.

Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "VCSH Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/VCSH

What $10,000 in VCSH became

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From Nov 2009 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$16,044

Payouts taken as cash

$14,938

$4,647 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$92,852

Since Nov 2009, VCSH's share price is up 3%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 60%. Its payouts haven't come at the expense of the share price, so there is no NAV erosion over this period.

VCSH total return

A year, through Oct 2026. Total return counts every payout, reinvested; price return doesn't.

Period	Total return	Price return	S&P 500
1 year	+1.9%	−2.5%	+12.0%
3 years	+5.7%	+1.3%	+23.3%
5 years	+2.5%	−1.0%	+12.0%
10 years	+2.7%	−0.3%	+15.3%
Since Nov 2009	+2.8%	+0.2%	+14.1%

VCSH distributions

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Paid per share, by year

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Sep 1, 2026	—	$0.3030	+4.5%
Aug 3, 2026	—	$0.2990	+0.7%
Jul 1, 2026	—	$0.2880	−0.7%
Jun 1, 2026	—	$0.2970	same
May 1, 2026	—	$0.2910	+3.2%
Apr 1, 2026	—	$0.2970	+2.8%
Mar 2, 2026	—	$0.27	+4.2%
Feb 2, 2026	—	$0.2970	+5.7%
Dec 18, 2025	—	$0.3010	+7.5%
Dec 1, 2025	—	$0.2910	+6.6%
Nov 3, 2025	—	$0.2970	+8.4%
Oct 1, 2025	—	$0.29	+11.1%

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VCSH questions

What is VCSH's dividend yield?

As of Nov 5, 2026, VCSH yields 3.77%. Over the last 12 months it paid $2.9340 a share in 10 payments, against a $77.81 share price.

How often does VCSH pay dividends?

VCSH pays monthly, 12 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of VCSH pay?

At about $2.9340 a share a year, 100 shares of VCSH pay about $293.40 a year, $24.45 each month, before tax.

What is VCSH's expense ratio?

VCSH's expense ratio is 0.03% a year: $3.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.

What is VCSH's total return?

In the 5 years to Oct 2026, VCSH returned 2.5% a year with distributions reinvested, of which -1.0% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

Does VCSH have NAV erosion?

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: Vanguard
Category: Short-Term Bond
Started: Nov 19, 2009
Expense ratio: 0.03%
Assets: $52.8B
Dividend yield: 3.77%
Paid in the last year: $2.9340 (10 payments)
Last payment: $0.3030 · ex Sep 1, 2026
Beta (3 years): 0.43

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At $2.93 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (monthly)$24.45

Annual$293.40

Monthly avg$24.45

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VCSH total return calculatorAny start year, with or without reinvesting VCSH dividend calculator100 shares pay $293.40 a year, $24.45 each month

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Fund facts from the fund's own reports via Yahoo Finance; payments and returns from SmarterDividends records. For information only, not investment advice.