Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

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Market cap $44.6B

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF focus on investment-grade corporate debt provides a higher trailing-12-month dividend yield than the broad-market iShares fund iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF offers significantly greater diversification with over 7,000 holdings compared to 3,000 for the Vanguard fund Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF is the more cost-efficient option with an expense ratio of 0.03% and significantly larger assets under management

The Fed has indicated that rate cuts are unlikely in 2026. That means investors should be careful about investing in longer-term bonds.

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Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF offers a lower expense ratio and a significantly higher dividend yield than Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF. Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF provides income that is generally exempt from federal taxes, while Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF focuses on taxable corporate debt.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF offers a lower expense ratio and higher trailing distribution yield than VanEck Short Muni ETF VanEck Short Muni ETF focuses on tax-exempt municipal bonds while Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF holds investment-grade corporate debt Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has delivered higher 5-year total returns but has also experienced a deeper historical maximum drawdown

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF provides a higher dividend yield and stronger 1-year total return compared to Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF exhibits significantly lower price volatility and a shallower maximum drawdown due to its focus on U.S. government debt.

Tony Dong is the founder of ETF Portfolio Blueprint.

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