Vanguard Short-Term Tax Exempt Bond ETF (VTES)

NYSEARCA: VTES · Real-Time Price · USD
102.26
-0.03 (-0.03%)
Sep 17, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed
-0.03%
Assets$1.36B
Expense Ratio0.06%
PE Ration/a
Shares Out13.23M
Dividend (ttm)$2.87
Dividend Yield2.81%
Ex-Dividend DateSep 2, 2025
Payout FrequencyMonthly
Payout Ration/a
Volume98,839
Open102.30
Previous Close102.29
Day's Range102.24 - 102.39
52-Week Low98.50
52-Week High102.39
Beta0.14
Holdings3013
Inception DateFeb 22, 2023

About VTES

Fund Home Page

The Vanguard Short-Term Tax Exempt Bond ETF (VTES) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a market value-weighted index of tax-exempt investment grade debt issued by US state and local governments or agencies. The fund includes muni bonds with an effective maturity below seven years. VTES was launched on Feb 22, 2023 and is issued by Vanguard.

Asset Class Fixed Income
Category Muni National Short
Region North America
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol VTES
ETF Provider Vanguard
Index Tracked S&P 0-7 Year National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index

Dividends

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Sep 2, 2025$0.2383Sep 4, 2025
Aug 1, 2025$0.2264Aug 5, 2025
Jul 1, 2025$0.2435Jul 3, 2025
Jun 2, 2025$0.2335Jun 4, 2025
May 1, 2025$0.2256May 5, 2025
Apr 1, 2025$0.2331Apr 3, 2025
Full Dividend History

Performance

VTES had a total return of 3.83% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 3.60%.

News

VTES: I Don't Think This Works

Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF is designed to provide low-risk, tax-exempt income for higher-rate taxpayers, but its yield is uncompetitive versus alternatives. Despite low fees and solid div...

4 months ago - Seeking Alpha

VTES: A Good New Fund For Conservative Investors

Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF offers investors a steady income stream and tax benefits. VTES tracks the performance of the S&P 0-7 Year National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index, providing broa...

2 years ago - Seeking Alpha

VTES: New Muni Fund From Vanguard Hits The Right Notes

Municipal bonds are extremely popular due to their tax advantages. While yields are low today, they are higher than what we saw in 2020 and 2021.

2 years ago - Seeking Alpha