Vanguard High-Yield Tax-Exempt Fund Admiral Shares (VWALX)
NASDAQ · Mutual Fund
· Delayed Price · Currency is USD
10.51
-0.02 (-0.19%)
Jan 14, 2025, 8:02 PM EST
-1.87% (1Y)
| Fund Assets | 16.15B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.09% |
| Min. Investment | $50,000 |
| Turnover | n/a |
| Dividend (ttm) | 0.41 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.86% |
| Dividend Growth | 5.99% |
| Payout Frequency | Monthly |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Dec 31, 2024 |
| Previous Close | 10.53 |
| YTD Return | -1.22% |
| 1-Year Return | 2.78% |
| 5-Year Return | 6.26% |
| 52-Week Low | 10.50 |
| 52-Week High | 10.94 |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.19 |
| Holdings | 3346 |
| Inception Date | Nov 12, 2001 |
About VWALX
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 VWALX
Index Bloomberg Municipal Bond TR
Performance
VWALX had a total return of 2.78% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 4.11%, including dividends.
Other Share Classes
These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.
| Symbol | Share Class | Expense Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| VWAHX | Investor Shares | 0.17% |
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% |
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2024 | $0.03445 | Jan 2, 2025 |
| Nov 29, 2024 | $0.03457 | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | $0.03445 | Nov 1, 2024 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | $0.03427 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | $0.03412 | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | $0.03397 | Aug 1, 2024 |