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VTELVanguard Long-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF Shares

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Tracks the performance of the S&P 10+ Year National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index.

By Vanguard · Launched 2025

Annual Cost

0.09%

#343 of 5,854 · low cost

Fund Size

$288M

#2,036 of 5,854 · mid-size

Dividend YieldGoal

3.78%

Track Record

1 year

#4,312 of 5,854 · young

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,725+7.3%

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 10+ Year National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 1.6% of fundwell diversified

Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Municipal Cash Management Fund
0.3%
State of California
0.2%
New York State Dormitory Authority
0.2%
State of California
0.2%
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
0.1%
California Educational Facilities Authority
0.1%
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority
0.1%
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
0.1%
New York State Dormitory Authority
0.1%
Battery Park City Authority
0.1%

Asset allocation

Bonds
100.5%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
3.8%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-3.2%Mild

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
Unavailable

Needs 3+ years of history

Sortino (3Y)
Not yet

Needs 3+ years of history

Bond profile

Avg maturity

10.2 years

Credit ratings

AAA
17.7%
AA
61.5%
A
18.2%
BBB
2.6%
BB
0.1%
Other
0.1%

Listing

Exchange
Cboe BZX

Full fund details

Objective
Tracks the performance of the S&P 10+ Year National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index.
Strategy
Invests primarily in investment-grade U.S. municipal bonds with maturities greater than 10 years, using an indexing approach to sample the Target Index. Maintains a dollar-weighted average maturity consistent with the Target Index, which is expected to be greater than 10 years.
Inception date
May 20, 2025
Fund family
Vanguard

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Data updated on 2026-08-03