VTEBVanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund ETF Shares
Seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment-grade segment of the U.S. municipal bond market.
By Vanguard · Launched 2015
Annual Cost
0.03%
#190 of 5,562 · low cost
Fund Size
$47.6B
#68 of 5,562 · large
Dividend YieldGoal
3.35%
Track Record
10 years
#1,334 of 5,562 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,531+5.3%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
Fixed incomeRegion
North americaStrategy
Index tracking
Index tracked
S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 1.9% of fund✓ well diversified
Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Municipal Cash Management Fund
0.9%
City of New York NY
0.1%
University of California
0.1%
State of Maryland
0.1%
Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority
0.1%
South Carolina Association of Governmental Organizations
0.1%
State of California
0.1%
Colorado State Education Loan Program
0.1%
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue
0.1%
Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority
0.1%
Asset allocation
Bonds
97.9%
Cash
2.1%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
2.7%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-17.0%Moderate
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
-0.01Below average
Sortino (3Y)
-0.01Moderate downside risk
Bond profile
Avg maturity
10.3 years
Credit ratings
AAA
18.1%
AA
60.7%
A
17.8%
BBB
1.9%
BB
0.0%
Other
1.4%
Where to buy
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment-grade segment of the U.S. municipal bond market.
- Strategy
- Invests primarily in bonds that make up the S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index, which includes investment-grade municipal bonds exempt from federal income taxes. Uses sampling to approximate the full index in terms of key risk factors and characteristics.
- Inception date
- August 21, 2015
- Fund family
- Vanguard
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Data updated on 2026-06-19