Seasonal Evaluation for Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH)
The following tables show quarterly and semi-annual reports.
In the quarterly breakdown, the first through fourth quarters correspond to spring, summer, fall, and winter, respectively.
Detailed definitions for the semi-annual periods are provided in the table headers.
| Overview | 1st Quarter Jan. - Mar. |
2nd Quarter Apr. - Jun. |
3rd Quarter Jul. - Sep. |
4th Quarter Oct. - Dec. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Success Rate | 75.00% | 81.25% | 81.25% | 62.50% |
| Median Return | 0.70% | 0.94% | 0.71% | 0.66% |
| Average Return | 1.12% | 1.15% | 0.66% | 1.08% |
| Maximum Gain | 2.78% | 5.21% | 3.82% | 4.17% |
| Gain Year | 2019 | 2020 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Maximum Loss | -3.67% | -1.93% | -2.11% | -0.75% |
| Loss Year | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2016 |
| Based on the past 16 years (2010-2025) | ||||
| Overview | Winter Season Oct. - Mar. |
Summer Season Apr. - Sep. |
First HY Jan. - Jun. |
Second HY Jul. - Dec. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Success Rate | 68.75% | 81.25% | 78.13% | 71.88% |
| Median Return | 0.66% | 0.78% | 0.94% | 0.68% |
| Average Return | 1.10% | 0.86% | 1.13% | 0.82% |
| Maximum Gain | 4.17% | 5.21% | 5.21% | 4.17% |
| Gain Year | 2023 | 2020 | 2020 | 2023 |
| Maximum Loss | -3.67% | -2.11% | -3.67% | -2.11% |
| Loss Year | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 |
| Based on the past 16 years (2010-2025) | ||||