VCSH - Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund

NasdaqGM - NasdaqGM Real Time Price. Currency in USD
78.08
-0.10 (-0.13%)
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Previous Close78.18
Open78.15
Bid77.09 x 1000
Ask78.17 x 200
Day's Range78.07 - 78.17
52 Week Range78.07 - 80.41
Volume1,127,088
Avg. Volume1,836,550
Net Assets25.93B
NAV78.38
PE Ratio (TTM)N/A
Yield2.31%
YTD Return-0.74%
Beta (3y)0.46
Expense Ratio (net)0.07%
Inception Date2009-11-19
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  • PR Newswire5 months ago

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