Vanguard High-Yield Tax-Exempt Fund Admiral Shares (VWALX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
10.20
+0.02 (0.20%)
Jul 29, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
0.20%
Fund Assets15.75B
Expense Ratio0.09%
Min. Investment$50,000
Turnover29.00%
Dividend (ttm)0.42
Dividend Yield4.10%
Dividend Growth4.70%
Payout FrequencyMonthly
Ex-Dividend DateJun 30, 2025
Previous Close10.18
YTD Return-3.57%
1-Year Return-1.83%
5-Year Return2.62%
52-Week Low10.06
52-Week High10.94
Beta (5Y)0.31
Holdings3363
Inception DateNov 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
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol VWALX
Share Class Admiral Shares
Index Bloomberg Municipal Bond TR

Performance

VWALX had a total return of -1.83% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 3.91%.

Other Share Classes

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

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
VWAHXInvestor Shares0.17%

Top 10 Holdings

7.17% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Municipal Low Dur Fundn/a3.42%
BUCKEYE OHIO TOB SETTLEMENT FING AUTHOH.BUCGEN 5 06.01.20550.67%
PUERTO RICO SALES TAX FING CORP SALES TAX REVPR.PRCGEN 4.33 07.01.20400.65%
CALIFORNIA CMNTY CHOICE FING AUTH CLEAN ENERGY PROJ REVCA.CCEDEV 05.01.20540.41%
TEXAS MUN GAS ACQUISITION & SUPPLY CORP IV GAS SUPPLY REVTX.TMGUTL 01.01.20540.38%
CALIFORNIA CMNTY CHOICE FING AUTH CLEAN ENERGY PROJ REVCA.CCEDEV 01.01.20550.36%
NEW YORK TRANSN DEV CORP SPL FAC REVNY.NYTTRN 5.5 06.30.20600.35%
JEFFERSON CNTY ALA SWR REVAL.JEFUTL 5.5 10.01.20530.34%
LOUISIANA PUB FACS AUTH REVLA.LASFAC 5.5 09.01.20590.30%
KENTUCKY INC KY PUB ENERGY AUTH GAS SUPLLY REVKY.KYSPWR 06.01.20550.29%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Jun 30, 2025$0.03604Jul 1, 2025
May 30, 2025$0.03535Jun 2, 2025
Apr 30, 2025$0.03548May 1, 2025
Mar 31, 2025$0.0348Apr 1, 2025
Feb 28, 2025$0.03478Mar 3, 2025
Jan 31, 2025$0.03469Feb 3, 2025
Full Dividend History