Vanguard High-Yield Tax-Exempt Fund (VWAHX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
10.51
-0.02 (-0.19%)
Jan 14, 2025, 8:02 PM EST
-1.87%
Fund Assets 16.18B
Expense Ratio 0.17%
Min. Investment $3,000
Turnover n/a
Dividend (ttm) 0.40
Dividend Yield 3.78%
Dividend Growth 6.04%
Payout Frequency Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 31, 2024
Previous Close 10.53
YTD Return -1.22%
1-Year Return 2.69%
5-Year Return 5.86%
52-Week Low 10.50
52-Week High 10.94
Beta (5Y) 1.19
Holdings 3346
Inception Date Dec 27, 1978

About VWAHX

The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in investment-grade municipal bonds, as determined by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) (e.g., Baa or higher by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. (Moody's)) or, if unrated, determined to be of comparable quality by the advisor. It may invest up to 20% of its assets in less-than-investment-grade bonds, as determined by an NRSRO (e.g., Baa by Moody's) or by the advisor.

Fund Family Vanguard
Category Muni National Long
Performance Rating High
Risk Rating Above Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol VWAHX
Index Bloomberg Municipal Bond TR

Performance

VWAHX had a total return of 2.69% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 3.60%, including dividends.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

Symbol Provider Name Expense Ratio
FSAJX Fidelity Fidelity SAI Tax-Free Bond Fund 0.25%
FKISX Fidelity Fidelity Advisor Municipal Income Fund - Class C 1.50%
FIWEX Fidelity Fidelity Advisor Municipal Income Fund - Class Z 0.40%
SWHYX Schwab Schwab Opportunistic Municipal Bond 0.50%

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
VWALX Admiral Shares 0.09%

Top 10 Holdings

7.72% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Municipal Cash Management Fund - Vanguard Municipal Cash Management Fund n/a 4.51%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sales Tax Revenue - RESTRUCTURED-SER A-2 PR PRCGEN 4.33 07.01.2040 0.62%
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority - BUCKEYE OH TOBACCO-B2 OH BUCGEN 5 06.01.2055 0.41%
California Community Choice Financing Authority - CA CMNTY CHOICE-D CA CCEDEV 05.01.2054 0.40%
California Community Choice Financing Authority - CA CMNTY CHOICE-B CA CCEDEV 01.01.2055 0.32%
Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp IV - TEXAS ST MUNI GAS ACQ TX TMGUTL 01.01.2054 0.31%
New Mexico Municipal Energy Acquisition Authority - NEW MEXICO ST MUNI NM NMSPWR 11.01.2039 0.30%
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority - PA ECO DEV FIN-REMK PA PASDEV 07.01.2041 0.30%
New York Transportation Development Corp - NEW YORK ST TRANSPRTN NY NYTTRN 5.5 06.30.2060 0.29%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico - RESTRUCTURED-SER A1 PR PRC 4 07.01.2033 0.27%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Dec 31, 2024 $0.03372 Jan 2, 2025
Nov 29, 2024 $0.03386 Dec 2, 2024
Oct 31, 2024 $0.03372 Nov 1, 2024
Sep 30, 2024 $0.03356 Sep 30, 2024
Aug 30, 2024 $0.03339 Sep 3, 2024
Jul 31, 2024 $0.03323 Aug 1, 2024
Full Dividend History