Vanguard Short-Term Tax Exempt Bond ETF (VTES)

Assets	$4.08B
Expense Ratio	0.05%
PE Ratio	n/a
Forward PE	n/a
Shares Out	41.03M
Dividend	$2.69 (2.70%)
Ex-Dividend Date	Oct 1, 2026
Payout Frequency	Monthly
Payout Ratio	n/a

Volume	428,072
Open	99.61
Previous Close	99.51
Day's Range	99.53 - 99.65
52-Week Low	98.02
52-Week High	102.71
Beta	0.12
Holdings	3913
Inception Date	Feb 22, 2023

About VTES

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The Vanguard Short-Term Tax Exempt Bond ETF (VTES) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment-grade bonds. 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: NYSE Arca
• Ticker Symbol: VTES
• ETF Provider: Vanguard
• Index Tracked: S&P 0-7 Year National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Oct 1, 2026	$0.1941	Oct 5, 2026
Sep 1, 2026	$0.2141	Sep 3, 2026
Aug 3, 2026	$0.2191	Aug 5, 2026
Jul 1, 2026	$0.2263	Jul 6, 2026
Jun 1, 2026	$0.2187	Jun 3, 2026
May 1, 2026	$0.2295	May 5, 2026

Performance

VTES had a total return of 0.52% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 2.58%.

Data Sources: S&P Global Market Intelligence, CBOE, and more

Historical data is provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Real-time stock price data is provided by CBOE and 15-minute delayed consolidated tape pricing data is provided by Nasdaq UTP. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Oct 20, 2026

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