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VTEBVanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund ETF Shares

Get income10y track recordRanked #27 of 1,650 in this goal

Tracks the performance of the S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index.

By Vanguard · Launched 2015

Annual Cost

0.03%

#40 of 5,861 · low cost

Fund Size

$48.8B

#65 of 5,861 · large

Dividend YieldGoal

3.34%

Track Record

10 years

#1,313 of 5,861 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,389+3.9%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Fixed income

Strategy

Index tracking

Index tracked

S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 2.0% of fundwell diversified

Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Municipal Cash Management Fund
1.2%
University of California
0.1%
Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority
0.1%
Colorado State Education Loan Program
0.1%
State of California
0.1%
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue
0.1%
Dallas Independent School District
0.1%
Ohio Water Development Authority Water Pollution Control Loan Fund
0.1%
New York State Dormitory Authority
0.1%
New York State Dormitory Authority
0.1%

Asset allocation

Bonds
98.4%
Cash
1.6%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
2.8%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-16.3%Moderate

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
-0.23Below average
Sortino (3Y)
-0.30Moderate downside risk

Bond profile

Avg maturity

10.4 years

Credit ratings

AAA
18.6%
AA
61.3%
A
17.1%
BBB
1.9%
BB
0.1%
Other
1.1%

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Tracks the performance of the S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index.
Strategy
Employs an indexing investment approach to track the S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index, which includes investment-grade municipal bonds exempt from U.S. federal income taxes. Invests at least 80% of net assets in bonds that make up the Target Index, using sampling to approximate its characteristics.
Inception date
August 21, 2015
Fund family
Vanguard

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Data updated on 2026-08-04