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VANGUARD SHORT DURATION TAX-EXEMPT BOND ETF
VANGUARD MUNICIPAL BOND FUNDS
ETF
Expense ratio1
0.12%
Net assets2
$426.60M
Holdings2
1905
Category
Muni Bond
2025 return3
5.39%

Investment objective & strategy

As of Feb. 27, 2026 · prospectus

Objective. Vanguard Short Duration Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (the Fund) seeks to provide current income that is exempt from federal personal income taxes, with limited price volatility.

Strategy. The Fund employs an active management approach, investing in U.S. dollar-denominated municipal bonds from a variety of issuers. As a matter of fundamental policy, under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in debt securities that are primarily issued by U.S. states, local governments, or agencies and whose interest is exempt from federal income taxes and the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT). The Funds dollar-weighted average duration will normally range between 1.5 to 5 years. Duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of a bond or a bond fund to changes in interest rates. For example, if a bond has a duration of two years, … The Fund employs an active management approach, investing in U.S. dollar-denominated municipal bonds from a variety of issuers. As a matter of fundamental policy, under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in debt securities that are primarily issued by U.S. states, local governments, or agencies and whose interest is exempt from federal income taxes and the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT). The Funds dollar-weighted average duration will normally range between 1.5 to 5 years. Duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of a bond or a bond fund to changes in interest rates. For example, if a bond has a duration of two years, its price would fall by approximately 2% when interest rates rise by 1%. On the other hand, the bonds price would rise by approximately 2% when interest rates fall by 1%. The Fund expects to maintain, under normal market conditions, a dollar-weighted average maturity of 2 to 7 years, but has no limitations on the maturities of individual securities. Although the Fund may invest in municipal bonds of any quality, it typically invests a majority of its assets in municipal bonds rated investment-grade as determined by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (e.g., Baa3 or higher by Moodys) or, if unrated, determined to be of comparable quality by the Funds advisor. With no more than 20% of its assets, the Fund also may invest in municipal bonds rated below investment-grade (also referred to as high-yield securities or junk bonds). The Fund is considered nondiversified, as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which means that it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in the securities of particular issuers as compared with diversified funds.

Allocation by sector

As of January 31, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Oct 31, 2025 → Jan 31, 2026
Opened
486
Exited
44
Increased
144
Decreased
20
Unchanged
1255

How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.

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Advisers

As of October 31, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
The Vanguard Group, Inc. Adviser

Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of February 27, 2026, from the fund's prospectus.
  2. Net assets and holdings count as of January 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
  3. Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. As reported in the fund's prospectus performance bar chart.

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