Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH) Dividend History

NASDAQ: VCSHDistributions, yield, payment dates and growth.

VCSH latest distribution

$0.2953per share · −2.6% vs previous
Ex-dividend dateOct 1Thursday, 2026
Payment dateOct 5Monday, 2026

Paid. Next monthly distribution expected around November 1 (not yet announced).

  • 4.54%trailing 12-month yield
  • $3.53paid in the last 12 months
  • Monthly12 payments a year
  • 2009paying since
  • +12.9%5-year growth a year

VCSH dividend income calculator

Income a year
$353
Each payment
$29
Value of the shares
$7,763
Yield
4.54%

At the latest close; trailing 12-month distributions of $3.53 per share, before tax.

VCSH distributions per share by year

Distributions per shareYield at year-end (right axis)

Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's distributions divided by the year-end price.

VCSH distribution payments

Distribution

Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 36 payments).

VCSH distributions by year

VCSH distributions by year
YearPer shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2026to date$2.64——9
2025$3.47+12.1%4.35%12
2024$3.09+29.1%3.96%12
2023$2.39+58.1%3.09%12
2022$1.51+2.8%2.01%12
2021$1.47−22.0%1.81%12
2020$1.89−18.9%2.27%12

Full history in the distribution table below.

VCSH yield on cost

VCSH yield on cost
BoughtPaidYield on costPaid out since% of price
1 year ago$80.034.41%$3.534.4%
3 years ago$74.834.71%$9.8713.2%
5 years ago$81.834.31%$13.5816.6%
10 years ago$80.484.38%$23.0828.7%

Trailing 12-month distributions as a yield on the price paid then, and the distributions one share has paid since (before tax).

VCSH yield vs similar ETFs

VCSH dividend yield compared with similar ETFs
ETFFundYieldExpense ratio
VCSHVanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF4.66%0.04%
AGGiShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF4.30%0.03%
BNDVanguard Total Bond Market ETF4.17%0.03%
SCHZSchwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF4.44%0.02%
IUSBiShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF4.44%0.05%
GOVTiShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF3.67%0.05%
VGITVanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF4.06%0.04%
IEFiShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF4.18%0.14%
SHYiShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF3.64%0.15%

Trailing 12-month distribution yield as reported by EODHD.

VCSH distribution history

202 payments
VCSH distribution history
Ex-dividend dateRecord datePayment dateAmountChange
2026-10-012026-10-012026-10-05$0.2953−2.6%
2026-09-012026-09-012026-09-03$0.3033+1.4%
2026-08-032026-08-032026-08-05$0.2990+4.0%
2026-07-012026-07-012026-07-06$0.2876−3.0%
2026-06-012026-06-012026-06-03$0.2965+2.0%
2026-05-012026-05-012026-05-05$0.2906−2.2%
2026-04-012026-04-012026-04-06$0.2970+9.9%
2026-03-022026-03-022026-03-04$0.2703−9.1%
2026-02-022026-02-022026-02-04$0.2972−1.1%
2025-12-182025-12-182025-12-22$0.3005+3.2%
2025-12-012025-12-012025-12-03$0.2911−2.1%
2025-11-032025-11-032025-11-05$0.2974+2.4%
Show all 202 distributions
Ex-dividend dateRecord datePayment dateAmountChange
2025-10-012025-10-012025-10-03$0.2904+0.1%
2025-09-022025-09-022025-09-04$0.2901−2.4%
2025-08-012025-08-012025-08-05$0.2972+2.4%
2025-07-012025-07-012025-07-03$0.2903−2.3%
2025-06-022025-06-022025-06-04$0.2970+5.2%
2025-05-012025-05-012025-05-05$0.2824−2.3%
2025-04-012025-04-012025-04-03$0.2890+11.7%
2025-03-032025-03-032025-03-05$0.2588−8.0%
2025-02-032025-02-032025-02-05$0.2813+0.5%
2024-12-242024-12-242024-12-27$0.2798+2.5%
2024-12-022024-12-022024-12-04$0.2729−0.4%
2024-11-012024-11-012024-11-05$0.2741+5.2%
2024-10-012024-10-012024-10-03$0.2605−0.8%
2024-09-032024-09-032024-09-05$0.2627−1.6%
2024-08-012024-08-012024-08-05$0.2669+4.3%
2024-07-012024-07-012024-07-03$0.2559−0.8%
2024-06-032024-06-032024-06-05$0.2580+3.5%
2024-05-012024-05-022024-05-06$0.2492+0.5%
2024-04-012024-04-022024-04-04$0.2479+8.3%
2024-03-012024-03-042024-03-06$0.2290−2.1%
2024-02-012024-02-022024-02-06$0.2340+1.2%
2023-12-222023-12-262023-12-28$0.2312+6.8%
2023-12-012023-12-042023-12-06$0.2164−4.5%
2023-11-012023-11-022023-11-06$0.2267+5.6%
2023-10-022023-10-032023-10-05$0.2147+2.5%
2023-09-012023-09-052023-09-07$0.2095+5.6%
2023-08-012023-08-022023-08-04$0.1983+3.1%
2023-07-032023-07-052023-07-07$0.1923−1.5%
2023-06-012023-06-022023-06-06$0.1952+6.9%
2023-05-012023-05-022023-05-04$0.1826−4.3%
2023-04-032023-04-042023-04-06$0.1908+16.4%
2023-03-012023-03-022023-03-06$0.1639−4.9%
2023-02-012023-02-022023-02-06$0.1723+1.8%
2022-12-232022-12-272022-12-29$0.1693+13.2%
2022-12-012022-12-022022-12-06$0.1496+1.0%
2022-11-012022-11-022022-11-04$0.1481+2.6%
2022-10-032022-10-042022-10-06$0.1443+5.9%
2022-09-012022-09-022022-09-07$0.1362+7.1%
2022-08-012022-08-022022-08-04$0.1272+7.9%
2022-07-012022-07-052022-07-07$0.1179+1.7%
2022-06-012022-06-022022-06-06$0.1159+7.5%
2022-05-022022-05-032022-05-05$0.1078+1.3%
2022-04-012022-04-042022-04-06$0.1064+15.3%
2022-03-012022-03-022022-03-04$0.0923−6.8%
2022-02-012022-02-022022-02-04$0.0990−64.8%
2021-12-232021-12-272021-12-29$0.2816+185.0%
2021-12-012021-12-022021-12-06$0.0988−2.1%
2021-11-012021-11-022021-11-04$0.1009−6.4%
2021-10-012021-10-042021-10-06$0.1078+1.9%
2021-09-012021-09-022021-09-07$0.1058−2.2%
2021-08-022021-08-032021-08-05$0.1082+4.9%
2021-07-012021-07-022021-07-07$0.1031−6.1%
2021-06-012021-06-022021-06-04$0.1098+2.3%
2021-05-032021-05-042021-05-06$0.1073−7.7%
2021-04-012021-04-052021-04-07$0.1162+7.1%
2021-03-012021-03-022021-03-04$0.1085−12.9%
2021-02-012021-02-022021-02-04$0.1245−4.9%
2020-12-232020-12-242020-12-29$0.1309+1.5%
2020-12-012020-12-022020-12-04$0.1290−7.7%
2020-11-022020-11-032020-11-05$0.1398−0.9%
2020-10-012020-10-022020-10-06$0.1410−2.3%
2020-09-012020-09-022020-09-04$0.1443−8.6%
2020-08-032020-08-042020-08-06$0.1578+4.1%
2020-07-012020-07-022020-07-07$0.1516−12.8%
2020-06-012020-06-022020-06-04$0.1738+2.8%
2020-05-012020-05-042020-05-06$0.1691−16.3%
2020-04-012020-04-022020-04-06$0.2020+24.5%
2020-03-022020-03-032020-03-05$0.1623−12.5%
2020-02-032020-02-042020-02-06$0.1855−8.4%
2019-12-232019-12-242019-12-27$0.2025+10.5%
2019-12-022019-12-032019-12-05$0.1832−8.4%
2019-11-012019-11-042019-11-06$0.2000+6.0%
2019-10-012019-10-022019-10-04$0.1887−3.7%
2019-09-032019-09-042019-09-06$0.1959−5.4%
2019-08-012019-08-022019-08-06$0.2071+7.7%
2019-07-012019-07-022019-07-05$0.1923−7.3%
2019-06-032019-06-042019-06-06$0.2074+8.7%
2019-05-012019-05-022019-05-06$0.1908−11.1%
2019-04-012019-04-022019-04-04$0.2146+23.1%
2019-03-012019-03-042019-03-06$0.1743+3.1%
2019-02-012019-02-042019-02-06$0.1691−17.5%
2018-12-242018-12-262018-12-28$0.2049+14.9%
2018-12-032018-12-042018-12-06$0.1784−6.3%
2018-11-012018-11-022018-11-06$0.1904+9.3%
2018-10-012018-10-022018-10-04$0.1742+0.3%
2018-09-042018-09-052018-09-07$0.1737−3.4%
2018-08-012018-08-022018-08-06$0.1799+9.4%
2018-07-022018-07-032018-07-06$0.1645−5.5%
2018-06-012018-06-042018-06-06$0.1741+10.1%
2018-05-012018-05-022018-05-04$0.1581−13.7%
2018-04-022018-04-032018-04-05$0.1832+28.8%
2018-03-012018-03-022018-03-06$0.1422−0.5%
2018-02-012018-02-022018-02-06$0.1429−17.5%
2017-12-262017-12-272017-12-29$0.1733+13.3%
2017-12-012017-12-042017-12-06$0.15300.0%
2017-11-012017-11-022017-11-06$0.1530+0.7%
2017-10-022017-10-032017-10-05$0.1520+0.7%
2017-09-012017-09-062017-09-08$0.15100.0%
2017-08-012017-08-032017-08-07$0.1510+1.3%
2017-07-032017-07-062017-07-10$0.1490−0.7%
2017-06-012017-06-052017-06-07$0.1500+2.0%
2017-05-012017-05-032017-05-05$0.1470−2.0%
2017-04-032017-04-052017-04-07$0.1500+7.1%
2017-03-012017-03-032017-03-07$0.1400+17.6%
2017-02-012017-02-032017-02-07$0.1190−26.5%
2016-12-222016-12-272016-12-29$0.1620+19.1%
2016-12-012016-12-052016-12-07$0.1360−0.7%
2016-11-012016-11-032016-11-07$0.1370−2.1%
2016-10-032016-10-052016-10-07$0.14000.0%
2016-09-012016-09-062016-09-08$0.1400−2.1%
2016-08-012016-08-032016-08-05$0.1430−0.7%
2016-07-012016-07-062016-07-08$0.14400.0%
2016-06-012016-06-032016-06-07$0.1440+5.1%
2016-05-022016-05-042016-05-06$0.1370−2.1%
2016-04-012016-04-052016-04-07$0.1400+3.7%
2016-03-012016-03-032016-03-07$0.1350+21.6%
2016-02-012016-02-032016-02-05$0.1110−51.7%
2015-12-232015-12-282015-12-30$0.2300+72.9%
2015-12-012015-12-032015-12-07$0.1330−0.7%
2015-11-022015-11-042015-11-06$0.1340+1.5%
2015-10-012015-10-052015-10-07$0.1320+3.1%
2015-09-012015-09-032015-09-08$0.1280−2.3%
2015-08-032015-08-052015-08-07$0.1310+2.3%
2015-07-012015-07-062015-07-08$0.12800.0%
2015-06-012015-06-032015-06-05$0.1280+3.2%
2015-05-012015-05-052015-05-07$0.1240−7.5%
2015-04-012015-04-062015-04-08$0.1340+8.1%
2015-03-022015-03-042015-03-06$0.1240+6.9%
2015-02-022015-02-042015-02-06$0.1160−58.1%
2014-12-232014-12-262014-12-30$0.2770+134.7%
2014-12-012014-12-032014-12-05$0.1180−5.6%
2014-11-032014-11-052014-11-07$0.1250+2.5%
2014-10-012014-10-032014-10-07$0.1220+7.0%
2014-09-022014-09-042014-09-08$0.1140−5.8%
2014-08-012014-08-052014-08-07$0.1210+1.7%
2014-07-012014-07-032014-07-08$0.1190−2.5%
2014-06-022014-06-042014-06-06$0.1220+3.4%
2014-05-012014-05-052014-05-07$0.1180−7.8%
2014-04-012014-04-032014-04-07$0.1280+7.6%
2014-03-032014-03-052014-03-07$0.1190+3.5%
2014-02-032014-02-052014-02-07$0.1150−61.4%
2013-12-242013-12-272013-12-31$0.2980+150.4%
2013-11-292013-12-032013-12-05$0.1190−2.5%
2013-10-312013-11-042013-11-06$0.1220+1.7%
2013-09-302013-10-022013-10-04$0.1200+4.3%
2013-08-302013-09-042013-09-06$0.1150−5.7%
2013-07-312013-08-022013-08-06$0.1220+2.5%
2013-06-282013-07-022013-07-05$0.1190−2.5%
2013-05-312013-06-042013-06-06$0.1220+6.1%
2013-04-302013-05-022013-05-06$0.1150−15.4%
2013-03-282013-04-022013-04-04$0.1360+12.4%
2013-02-282013-03-042013-03-06$0.1210−5.5%
2013-01-312013-02-042013-02-06$0.1280−48.6%
2012-12-242012-12-272012-12-31$0.2490+88.6%
2012-11-302012-12-042012-12-06$0.1320−2.9%
2012-11-022012-11-062012-11-08$0.1360−2.2%
2012-09-282012-10-022012-10-04$0.1390−4.1%
2012-08-312012-09-052012-09-07$0.1450−4.0%
2012-07-312012-08-022012-08-06$0.1510+2.0%
2012-06-292012-07-032012-07-06$0.1480−2.6%
2012-05-312012-06-042012-06-06$0.1520+5.6%
2012-04-302012-05-022012-05-04$0.1440−5.9%
2012-03-302012-04-032012-04-05$0.1530+7.0%
2012-02-292012-03-022012-03-06$0.1430−2.1%
2012-01-312012-02-022012-02-06$0.1460−41.1%
2011-12-232011-12-282011-12-30$0.2480+66.4%
2011-11-302011-12-022011-12-06$0.1490−2.6%
2011-10-312011-11-022011-11-04$0.1530+2.7%
2011-09-302011-10-042011-10-06$0.1490+1.4%
2011-08-312011-09-022011-09-07$0.1470−6.4%
2011-07-292011-08-022011-08-04$0.1570+5.4%
2011-06-302011-07-052011-07-07$0.1490−3.2%
2011-05-312011-06-022011-06-06$0.1540+9.2%
2011-04-292011-05-032011-05-05$0.1410−15.6%
2011-03-312011-04-042011-04-06$0.1670+23.7%
2011-02-282011-03-022011-03-04$0.1350−6.2%
2011-01-312011-02-022011-02-04$0.1440−36.3%
2010-12-272010-12-292010-12-31$0.2260+52.7%
2010-11-302010-12-022010-12-06$0.1480−5.1%
2010-10-292010-11-022010-11-04$0.1560+1.3%
2010-09-302010-10-042010-10-06$0.1540+1.3%
2010-08-312010-09-022010-09-07$0.1520−5.6%
2010-07-302010-08-032010-08-05$0.1610+13.4%
2010-06-302010-07-022010-07-07$0.1420−10.7%
2010-05-282010-06-022010-06-04$0.1590+20.5%
2010-04-302010-05-042010-05-06$0.1320−22.8%
2010-03-312010-04-052010-04-09$0.1710+34.6%
2010-02-262010-03-022010-03-04$0.12700.0%
2010-01-292010-02-022010-02-04$0.1270−24.9%
2009-12-242009-12-292009-12-31$0.1690—

Amounts per share. Highlighted rows are declared but not yet paid.

VCSH dividend overview

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF pays monthly distributions made up of interest from the bonds it holds, less fund expenses. Over the past 12 months it paid $3.53 per share, a yield of 4.54% at the latest close of $77.63. In 2025 it paid $3.47 per share, up 12.1% from 2024. Over five years distributions changed +12.9% a year and over ten years +7.8%.

The distribution yield looks back at income already paid. The yield to maturity of the bonds the fund holds today is 5.65%, which indicates what the portfolio earns from here if rates stay where they are; see the VCSH bond profile.

Related: VCSH chart, VCSH performance, VCSH bond profile, VCSH overview.

VCSH dividends FAQ

Does VCSH pay a dividend?

Yes. VCSH pays monthly distributions and has paid them since 2009. The most recent was $0.2953 per share with an ex-dividend date of October 1, 2026, payable October 5, 2026.

What is the VCSH dividend yield?

VCSH paid $3.53 per share over the past 12 months, a trailing yield of 4.54% at the latest close of $77.63.

When is the next VCSH dividend?

The next monthly distribution has not been announced yet. Based on the usual schedule the next ex-dividend date should fall around November 1, 2026.

How often does VCSH pay dividends?

VCSH pays distributions monthly, 12 times a year.

How much did VCSH pay in dividends in 2025?

VCSH paid $3.47 per share in 12 distributions in 2025.

How much income does 100 shares of VCSH pay?

100 shares of VCSH would have paid about $353 over the past 12 months, before tax.