Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF
About
Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (US9219358705) is a US-listed bond ETF tracking the S&P 0-7 Year National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Idx. With a expense ratio of 0.05%, it ranks among the lowest-cost options in its category, paying distributions. The fund holds 500 positions with 2.0B in assets.
Score Breakdown
Scores are scaled 1–10 on a logarithmic curve relative to all ETFs in the database.
| Component | Score | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Cost (30%) | 9.3 | Tracking Difference: 9.0 · TD Consistency: — · Expense Ratio: 10.0 |
| Liquidity (25%) | 8.8 | Assets Under Management |
Data sources: provider factsheets, exchange data, and NAV history. Information for educational purposes only — not investment advice.
Costs
9.3 This fund has low total costs, with competitive tracking and expense ratios.
Expense Ratio0.00%
Expense Ratio0.00%
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Expense Ratio | 0.05% |
Cumulative Returns
Performance across different time periods.
1 Month+0.00%
3 Months+0.00%
Year to Date+0.00%
1 Year+0.00%
3 Years+0.00%
5 Years+0.00%
Inception+0.00%
1 Month+0.00%
3 Months+0.00%
Year to Date+0.00%
1 Year+0.00%
3 Years+0.00%
5 Years+0.00%
Inception+0.00%
| Period | Cumulative Return |
|---|---|
| 1 Month | +0.00% |
| 3 Months | +0.00% |
| 6 Months | +0.00% |
| 1 Year | +0.00% |
| 3 Years | +0.01% |
| 5 Years | +0.00% |
| 10 Years | — |
| YTD | -0.01% |
| Since Inception | +0.00% |
Holdings
6.4 This fund holds 500 individual investments, offering moderate diversification compared to other ETFs.
View all holdings (50)
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30.00% | ||
| 2 | 27.00% | ||
| 3 | 25.00% | ||
| 4 | 25.00% | ||
| 5 | 25.00% | ||
| 6 | 24.00% | ||
| 7 | 24.00% | ||
| 8 | 22.00% | ||
| 9 | 22.00% | ||
| 10 | 20.00% | ||
| 11 | 20.00% | ||
| 12 | 19.00% | ||
| 13 | 19.00% | ||
| 14 | 19.00% | ||
| 15 | 18.00% | ||
| 16 | 18.00% | ||
| 17 | 17.00% | ||
| 18 | 17.00% | ||
| 19 | 17.00% | ||
| 20 | 17.00% | ||
| 21 | 17.00% | ||
| 22 | 17.00% | ||
| 23 | 17.00% | ||
| 24 | 16.00% | ||
| 25 | 16.00% | ||
| 26 | 16.00% | ||
| 27 | 15.00% | ||
| 28 | 15.00% | ||
| 29 | 15.00% | ||
| 30 | 15.00% | ||
| 31 | 15.00% | ||
| 32 | 15.00% | ||
| 33 | 15.00% | ||
| 34 | 15.00% | ||
| 35 | 15.00% | ||
| 36 | 14.00% | ||
| 37 | 14.00% | ||
| 38 | 14.00% | ||
| 39 | 14.00% | ||
| 40 | 14.00% | ||
| 41 | 14.00% | ||
| 42 | 14.00% | ||
| 43 | 14.00% | ||
| 44 | 13.00% | ||
| 45 | 13.00% | ||
| 46 | 13.00% | ||
| 47 | 13.00% | ||
| 48 | 13.00% | ||
| 49 | 13.00% | ||
| 50 | 13.00% |
Sectors
Allocation by industry sector.
| Sector | Weight |
|---|---|
| Unknown | 10000.00% |
Regions
Geographic allocation by country of risk.
| Country | Weight |
|---|---|
| UNKNOWN | 10000.00% |
Nerd Stuff
Advanced risk and return metrics (2023-06-30 — 2026-06-18).
9.3%
Volatility
-2.0%
Max Drawdown
0.20
Sharpe Ratio
0.29
Sortino Ratio
0.93
Calmar Ratio
0.21
Beta
-7.08%
Alpha (Jensen's)
0.181
R²
Benchmark-relative metrics (Beta, Alpha, R²) are calculated against the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IE00B5BMR087).
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