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VanEck Short High Yield Muni ETF (SHYD)

High Yield Muni | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
22.68 USD -0.03 (-0.132%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 22.68

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:02 a.m. EDT

The VanEck Short High Yield Muni ETF presents a classic case of income stability masking capital erosion. While the trailing twelve-month yield of 3.63% offers a compelling buffer against inflation and provides a steady stream of tax-exempt cash, the underlying asset class is under severe pressure. The price history reveals a brutal decade-long decline, dropping nearly 11% over nine years, driven by a massive -10.83% crash in 2022 that has never been fully recovered. Although the most recent annual return was positive (+1.25%), the asset remains trapped near its multi-year lows, trading just above the 52-week low of $22.53. This suggests the market views the high-yield municipal sector as a liability in a rising-rate environment, regardless of the attractive coupon. For investors seeking pure capital appreciation, the structural headwinds are too heavy; however, for those prioritizing tax-free income over price growth, the yield is robust enough to justify holding, provided one accepts the risk of further duration-related dislocations.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.002643
MSTL0.002684
AutoARIMA0.002977
AutoTheta0.002993

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 76%
H-stat 5.84
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.314
Excess Kurtosis -0.16

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.31% 3.60% 3.39% 3.09%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-03 0.071 0.313743
2026-07-01 0.086 0.377856
2026-06-01 0.050 0.219877
2026-05-01 0.072 0.317320
2026-04-01 0.076 0.336134
2026-03-02 0.060 0.261438
2026-02-02 0.071 0.308964
2025-12-29 0.068 0.296943
2025-11-28 0.066 0.288714
2025-11-03 0.071 0.311814
2025-10-01 0.063 0.275711
2025-09-02 0.066 0.291005
2025-08-01 0.071 0.314159
2025-07-01 0.064 0.284571
2025-06-02 0.071 0.317673
2025-05-01 0.064 0.287382
2025-04-01 0.072 0.319008
2025-03-03 0.052 0.228270
2025-02-03 0.075 0.331272
2024-12-27 0.065 0.289920
2024-12-02 0.059 0.259569
2024-11-01 0.062 0.274579
2024-10-01 0.058 0.255507
2024-09-03 0.059 0.261757
2024-08-01 0.062 0.275311
2024-07-01 0.062 0.278276
2024-06-03 0.059 0.266486
2024-05-01 0.049 0.220027
2024-04-01 0.066 0.295699
2024-03-01 0.054 0.243243
2024-02-01 0.056 0.252252
2023-12-27 0.060 0.270758
2023-12-01 0.054 0.247479
2023-11-01 0.065 0.303738
2023-10-02 0.055 0.255933
2023-09-01 0.055 0.249773
2023-08-01 0.058 0.262681
2023-07-03 0.053 0.238095
2023-06-01 0.056 0.252366
2023-05-01 0.050 0.224014
2023-04-03 0.064 0.286610
2023-03-01 0.045 0.202156
2023-02-01 0.047 0.208426
2022-12-28 0.052 0.234763
2022-12-01 0.051 0.227070
2022-11-01 0.053 0.245143
2022-10-03 0.050 0.229148
2022-09-01 0.048 0.213144
2022-08-01 0.051 0.220588
2022-07-01 0.051 0.226868
2022-06-01 0.051 0.220684
2022-05-02 0.050 0.222123
2022-04-01 0.049 0.210210
2022-03-01 0.043 0.177906
2022-02-01 0.045 0.184049
2021-12-29 0.048 0.190401
2021-12-01 0.048 0.191159
2021-11-01 0.050 0.200723
2021-10-01 0.049 0.195765
2021-09-01 0.052 0.204724
2021-08-02 0.053 0.207599
2021-07-01 0.048 0.188902
2021-06-01 0.056 0.222134
2021-05-03 0.056 0.222930
2021-04-01 0.059 0.236284
2021-03-01 0.064 0.257235
2021-02-01 0.063 0.249901
2020-12-29 0.065 0.262520
2020-12-01 0.062 0.252546
2020-11-02 0.065 0.270158
2020-10-01 0.064 0.263483
2020-09-01 0.065 0.266612
2020-08-03 0.062 0.254620
2020-07-01 0.056 0.235591
2020-06-01 0.070 0.301334
2020-05-01 0.056 0.254661
2020-04-01 0.066 0.307836
2020-03-02 0.063 0.245710
2020-02-03 0.065 0.254403
2019-12-30 0.072 0.285601
2019-12-02 0.065 0.258552
2019-11-01 0.067 0.266614
2019-10-01 0.069 0.274791
2019-09-03 0.072 0.284585
2019-08-01 0.071 0.283320
2019-07-01 0.068 0.272218
2019-06-03 0.066 0.264211
2019-05-01 0.065 0.263906
2019-04-01 0.068 0.275638
2019-03-01 0.060 0.245700
2019-02-01 0.064 0.262834
2018-12-27 0.069 0.285124
2018-12-03 0.067 0.277663
2018-11-01 0.068 0.283688
2018-10-01 0.066 0.272840
2018-09-04 0.067 0.274365
2018-08-01 0.062 0.253682
2018-07-02 0.061 0.250103
2018-06-01 0.056 0.229791
2018-05-01 0.063 0.260654
2018-04-02 0.066 0.273405
2018-03-01 0.060 0.247831
2018-02-01 0.066 0.273405
2017-12-27 0.065 0.268595
2017-12-01 0.062 0.255459
2017-11-01 0.065 0.266612
2017-10-02 0.063 0.257458
2017-09-01 0.058 0.236831
2017-08-01 0.059 0.242300
2017-07-03 0.067 0.275947
2017-06-01 0.065 0.268262
2017-05-01 0.062 0.257903
2017-04-03 0.064 0.267559
2017-03-01 0.062 0.260504
2017-02-01 0.061 0.256195
2016-12-28 0.059 0.247899
2016-12-01 0.056 0.241379
2016-11-01 0.059 0.236758
2016-10-03 0.056 0.222046
2016-09-01 0.055 0.216877
2016-08-01 0.052 0.204886
2016-07-01 0.047 0.184821
2016-06-01 0.067 0.266402
2016-05-02 0.048 0.190703
2016-02-01 0.068 0.275527
2015-12-29 0.064 0.261224
2015-12-01 0.068 0.274970
2015-11-02 0.070 0.281464
2015-10-01 0.068 0.274637
2015-09-01 0.070 0.282486
2015-08-03 0.070 0.281012
2015-07-01 0.065 0.260730
2015-06-01 0.065 0.256917
2015-05-01 0.063 0.248325
2015-04-01 0.067 0.262334
2015-03-02 0.060 0.235479
2015-02-02 0.070 0.271318
2014-12-29 0.067 0.264091
2014-12-01 0.062 0.243998
2014-11-03 0.069 0.271761
2014-10-01 0.068 0.268139
2014-09-02 0.066 0.261283
2014-08-01 0.072 0.286967
2014-07-01 0.058 0.232093
2014-06-02 0.060 0.235849
2014-05-01 0.065 0.257426
2014-04-01 0.065 0.257528
2014-03-03 0.090 0.353774
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 3.63

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 26.05
All Time Low 17.05
Ask 22.69
Ask Size 1,700
Average Daily Volume10 Day 73,140
Average Daily Volume3 Month 93,359
Average Volume 93,359
Average Volume10Days 73,140
Beta3 Year 0.54
Bid 22.66
Bid Size 900
Category High Yield Muni
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 22.7
Day Low 22.64
Dividend Yield 3.63
Esg Populated 0
Exchange BTS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 22.7508
Fifty Day Average Change -0.070798874
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0031119292
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 0.13227463
Fifty Two Week High 24.03
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.3500004
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.056179788
Fifty Two Week Low 22.53
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.14999962
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.0066577727
Fifty Two Week Range 22.53 - 24.03
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,389,709,800,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0080998
Full Exchange Name Cboe US
Fullday Change -0.0299988
Fullday Change Percent -0.132095
Fullday Price 22.68
Fund Family VanEck
Fund Inception Date 1,389,571,200
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities that comprise the benchmark index. The index is composed of publicly traded municipal bonds that cover the U.S. dollar denominated high yield short-term tax-exempt bond market.
Long Name VanEck Short High Yield Muni ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_236367234
Nav Price 22.62
Net Assets 450,413,568.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.32
Open 22.72
Phone 888-658-8287
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 22.68
Post Market Time 1,787,959,806
Previous Close 22.71
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0299988
Regular Market Change Percent -0.132095
Regular Market Day High 22.7
Regular Market Day Low 22.64
Regular Market Day Range 22.64 - 22.7
Regular Market Open 22.72
Regular Market Previous Close 22.71
Regular Market Price 22.68
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 58,173
Short Name VanEck Short High Yield Muni ET
Source Interval 15
Symbol SHYD
Three Year Average Return 0.0459147
Total Assets 450,413,568
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 0.42858
Trailing Three Month Returns 0.42858
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 22.8125
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.1324997
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.005808206
Type Disp ETF
Volume 58,173
Yield 0.0363
Ytd Return 1.16948