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VSCA Vanguard USD Corporate 1-3 Year Bond UCITS ETF
ISIN IE00BGYWSV06London Stock Exchange: VSCAThe Vanguard Group, Inc.
- Corporate & other bonds
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£46.48
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.09% a year
- Fund size
- £1.7bn
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 30/09/2026, VSCA (Vanguard USD Corporate 1-3 Year Bond UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00BGYWSV06) closed at £46.48 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.09% a year (about £9 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +16.3%, or −9.1% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 30/09/2026
- +3.7%
- +0.5% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 30/09/2026
- +7.0%
- −3.4% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 30/09/2026
- +16.3%
- −9.1% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,163 on 30/09/2026 — about £909 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Volatility and the largest fall need a longer record of this fund’s prices than we hold so far. They appear on this page once we do.
Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.09%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £9
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £45
- of £10,000, before growth
- 4 charge less
- 7 the same
- 372 charge more
Ongoing charge of Vanguard USD Corporate 1-3 Year Bond UCITS ETF 0.09% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 372 of the 383 other corporate and other bond funds charge more, 7 the same and 4 less (share classes counted once).
Source: Fund ongoing charges via TradingView, as of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more. Charges are the fund’s own published ongoing charges figure.
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
Vanguard USD Corporate 1-3 Year Bond UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Vanguard, launched in 2019.
It tracks the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Corporate (1-3 Y) (USD).
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.09% a year — about £9 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.
Income from its investments is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
Corporate & other bonds: Loans to companies and other borrowers, which usually pay more interest than government bonds in exchange for more risk.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- VSCA
- ISIN
- IE00BGYWSV06
- Provider
- Vanguard
- Tracks
- Bloomberg Global Aggregate Corporate (1-3 Y) (USD)
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Accumulating
- Income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.09% a year · about £9 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £1.7bn
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Corporate & other bonds
Price chart
Since 18/09/2026, the closing price went from £46.24 on 18/09/2026 to £46.48 on 30/09/2026 (+0.5%). The lowest close shown was £46.24 on 18/09/2026 and the highest £46.61 on 25/09/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 18/09/2026.
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
3 weekly closes, from 18/09/2026 to 30/09/2026. The same history in September 2026 pounds, adjusted with ONS CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
What it holds
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JPMorgan Chase | 2.08% |
| 2 | Bank of AmericaBAC | 1.96% |
| 3 | Morgan StanleyMS | 1.94% |
| 4 | Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The | 1.23% |
| 5 | Wells FargoWFC | 1.06% |
| 6 | HSBCHSBA | 1.01% |
| 7 | BNP ParibasBNP | 0.93% |
| 8 | United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.92% |
| 9 | BarclaysBARC | 0.91% |
| 10 | Hyundai Capital America | 0.88% |
Source: Vanguard, holdings as published, as of , company pages by TradingView
Where it invests
The portfolio by sector, country and type of asset, as a share of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions the source does not classify are shown as they come, not guessed.
By sector
- Financials31.4%
- Information Technology5.2%
- Health Care4.8%
- Industrials4.6%
- Consumer Discretionary4.0%
- Utilities3.3%
- Consumer Staples2.8%
- Communication Services2.3%
- Other sectors5.2%
- Not classified36.3%
By country
- United States72.5%
- United Kingdom4.5%
- Canada3.3%
- Japan3.1%
- France2.4%
- Cayman Islands1.9%
- Australia1.7%
- Netherlands1.3%
- Other countries8.3%
- Not classified0.7%
By type of asset
- Bonds99.2%
- Cash and money market0.7%
897 holdings are listed for this fund. All 897 holdings of VSCA, with the full split by sector, country and type of asset.
All holdings
The fund publishes 897 holdings; the ten largest make up 12.9% of it.
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Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured
Funds tracking the same index
3 funds track Bloomberg Global Aggregate Corporate (1-3 Y) (USD), this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.09% to 0.14% a year (30/09/2026).
| Fund | 1 year | 5 years |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard USD Corporate 1-3 Year Bond UCITS ETFDistributing · 0.09% a year | +2.3% | −1.3% |
| Vanguard USD Corporate 1-3 Year Bond UCITS ETFThis fundAccumulating · 0.09% a year | +3.7% | +16.3% |
| Vanguard USD Corporate 1-3 year Bond UCITS ETF Hedged GBPDistributing · Currency hedged · 0.14% a year | +1.4% | Not reported |
Source: TradingView reported returns and fund ongoing charges, as of
Read more:Index fundsTracking differenceHow funds are compared
Other versions of this fund
Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of VSCA?
The ongoing charge of VSCA is 0.09% a year — about £9 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of Vanguard USD Corporate 1-3 Year Bond UCITS ETF 0.09% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 372 of the 383 other corporate and other bond funds charge more, 7 the same and 4 less (share classes counted once).
What does VSCA track?
VSCA tracks the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Corporate (1-3 Y) (USD).
Is VSCA accumulating or distributing?
VSCA is accumulating: income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
What is the ISIN of VSCA?
The ISIN of VSCA is IE00BGYWSV06. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; VSCA is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
How has VSCA done after inflation?
Over the five years to 30/09/2026 VSCA’s total return was +16.3%, or −9.1% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Sources and dates
- Prices
- London Stock Exchange closes via TradingView, at least 15 minutes delayed, latest
- Returns
- TradingView reported returns (net asset value with income reinvested where available)
- Inflation
- ONS CPIH, latest month published
- Charges
- The fund’s ongoing charges figure, via TradingView
- Holdings
- Vanguard, as published,
- Identity
- FCA Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FIRDS) and the issuer
- Fund size
- TradingView, converted to pounds at the latest ECB reference rate
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