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VanEck Short Muni ETF (SMB)

Muni National Short | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
17.31 USD +0.01 (0.029%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 3:59 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 17.31
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:48 p.m. EDT

SMB, the VanEck Short Muni ETF, presents a balanced opportunity for both short-term and long-term investors. The recent price movements are relatively stable, with minor fluctuations around the 17.30 mark. The dividend yield of 2.68% is attractive, particularly given the consistent payouts over the past few years, which supports a 4-star rating for dividends. The short-term momentum is neutral, with no strong upward or downward trends, warranting a 3-star rating. For long-term investors, the ETF's exposure to municipal bonds and the recent dip could be an opportunity to buy and hold, earning a 4-star rating. Overall, SMB is a solid option for those looking for a mix of yield and moderate growth potential.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.002853
AutoARIMA0.003598
AutoETS0.003649
MSTL0.003659

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 49%
H-stat 4.27
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.234
Excess Kurtosis -0.62

As of April 11, 2026, 2:48 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. For calls expiring on 2026-05-15, there is a small amount of out-of-the-money (OTM) open interest (OI) with a high implied volatility (IV) of 26%, suggesting some speculation about potential upward movement. However, there is no activity in in-the-money (ITM) options. For puts expiring on 2026-04-17, there is no open interest or volume, indicating a lack of bearish sentiment. Overall, the options activity suggests a cautious outlook with a slight bias towards potential upward movement, but not strong enough to indicate a clear trend.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.27% 2.74% 2.48% 2.07%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-01 0.046000 0.266512
2026-03-02 0.036000 0.206735
2026-02-02 0.040000 0.230973
2025-12-29 0.041000 0.237839
2025-11-28 0.037000 0.215266
2025-11-03 0.041000 0.239877
2025-10-01 0.037000 0.215739
2025-09-02 0.039000 0.229203
2025-08-01 0.040000 0.235065
2025-07-01 0.037000 0.219077
2025-06-02 0.038000 0.226929
2025-05-01 0.036000 0.216600
2025-04-01 0.043000 0.257902
2025-03-03 0.033000 0.197615
2025-02-03 0.037000 0.222640
2024-12-27 0.037000 0.224166
2024-12-02 0.034000 0.204877
2024-11-01 0.037000 0.224308
2024-10-01 0.034000 0.205010
2024-09-03 0.035000 0.212070
2024-08-01 0.037000 0.225957
2024-07-01 0.033000 0.203752
2024-06-03 0.025000 0.155391
2024-05-01 0.030000 0.186084
2024-04-01 0.044000 0.272923
2024-03-01 0.029000 0.179291
2024-02-01 0.032000 0.197943
2023-12-27 0.031000 0.191668
2023-12-01 0.027000 0.168024
2023-11-01 0.030000 0.191482
2023-10-02 0.027000 0.172748
2023-09-01 0.025000 0.158686
2023-08-01 0.031000 0.197181
2023-07-03 0.024000 0.152755
2023-06-01 0.025000 0.159823
2023-05-01 0.022000 0.140268
2023-04-03 0.030000 0.189832
2023-03-01 0.019000 0.122459
2023-02-01 0.023000 0.145447
2022-12-28 0.023000 0.146937
2022-12-01 0.020000 0.128173
2022-11-01 0.022000 0.144151
2022-10-03 0.018000 0.117317
2022-09-01 0.019000 0.122060
2022-08-01 0.021000 0.132856
2022-07-01 0.020000 0.127055
2022-06-01 0.017000 0.108313
2022-05-02 0.017000 0.109966
2022-04-01 0.018000 0.114915
2022-03-01 0.013000 0.081041
2022-02-01 0.015000 0.093418
2021-12-29 0.041000 0.250422
2021-12-01 0.014000 0.085515
2021-11-01 0.017000 0.103978
2021-10-01 0.014000 0.085520
2021-09-01 0.016000 0.097272
2021-08-02 0.018000 0.109467
2021-07-01 0.016000 0.097617
2021-06-01 0.018000 0.109916
2021-05-03 0.017000 0.103913
2021-04-01 0.019000 0.116183
2021-03-01 0.015000 0.092281
2021-02-01 0.018000 0.109609
2020-12-29 0.022000 0.134395
2020-12-01 0.020000 0.122664
2020-11-02 0.023000 0.141848
2020-10-01 0.021000 0.129319
2020-09-01 0.023000 0.141408
2020-08-03 0.025000 0.154498
2020-07-01 0.022000 0.136373
2020-06-01 0.025000 0.156201
2020-05-01 0.024000 0.152987
2020-04-01 0.024000 0.155412
2020-03-02 0.021000 0.131239
2020-02-03 0.023000 0.144390
2019-12-30 0.025000 0.157853
2019-12-02 0.024000 0.152180
2019-11-01 0.023000 0.145954
2019-10-01 0.023000 0.146638
2019-09-03 0.024000 0.152267
2019-08-01 0.024000 0.152643
2019-07-01 0.023000 0.147559
2019-06-03 0.023000 0.148171
2019-05-01 0.023000 0.149211
2019-04-01 0.024000 0.155992
2019-03-01 0.022000 0.143599
2019-02-01 0.024000 0.157211
2018-12-27 0.024000 0.158063
2018-12-03 0.022000 0.146103
2018-11-01 0.023000 0.153923
2018-10-01 0.022000 0.147170
2018-09-04 0.022000 0.146334
2018-08-01 0.022000 0.146521
2018-07-02 0.022000 0.146368
2018-06-01 0.022000 0.147493
2018-05-01 0.020000 0.135358
2018-04-02 0.020000 0.134727
2018-03-01 0.018000 0.120831
2018-02-01 0.020000 0.134086
2017-12-27 0.019000 0.127677
2017-12-01 0.018000 0.120671
2017-11-01 0.018000 0.119485
2017-10-02 0.018000 0.119199
2017-09-01 0.018000 0.118848
2017-08-01 0.018000 0.119444
2017-07-03 0.018000 0.120320
2017-06-01 0.019000 0.126483
2017-05-01 0.017000 0.113875
2017-04-03 0.018000 0.120760
2017-03-01 0.015000 0.100853
2017-02-01 0.017000 0.114464
2016-12-28 0.017000 0.116043
2016-12-01 0.015000 0.103638
2016-11-01 0.016000 0.107055
2016-10-03 0.016000 0.106727
2016-09-01 0.016000 0.106281
2016-08-01 0.016000 0.106257
2016-07-01 0.016000 0.106413
2016-06-01 0.017000 0.113872
2016-05-02 0.016000 0.107216
2016-04-01 0.017000 0.114344
2016-03-01 0.016000 0.107295
2016-02-01 0.017000 0.114493
2015-12-29 0.017000 0.115656
2015-12-01 0.016000 0.108647
2015-11-02 0.018000 0.122060
2015-10-01 0.017000 0.115595
2015-09-01 0.017000 0.116106
2015-08-03 0.017000 0.115688
2015-07-01 0.016000 0.109930
2015-06-01 0.017000 0.116773
2015-05-01 0.016000 0.109446
2015-04-01 0.017000 0.115994
2015-03-02 0.015000 0.101982
2015-02-02 0.017000 0.115351
2014-12-29 0.017000 0.116185
2014-12-01 0.016000 0.109084
2014-11-03 0.017000 0.115942
2014-10-01 0.016000 0.109227
2014-09-02 0.017000 0.116224
2014-08-01 0.018000 0.123110
2014-07-01 0.017000 0.116853
2014-06-02 0.018000 0.123355
2014-05-01 0.018000 0.124115
2014-04-01 0.018000 0.124101
2014-03-03 0.020000 0.136785
2014-02-03 0.021000 0.145014
2013-12-27 0.021000 0.145353
2013-12-02 0.020000 0.138834
2013-11-01 0.023000 0.159387
2013-10-01 0.020000 0.139734
2013-09-03 0.020000 0.141106
2013-08-01 0.019000 0.132370
2013-07-01 0.019000 0.132968
2013-06-03 0.020000 0.138926
2013-05-01 0.020000 0.137523
2013-04-01 0.020000 0.137910
2013-03-01 0.019000 0.131162
2013-02-01 0.020000 0.138290
2012-12-27 0.011000 0.076532
2012-12-03 0.021000 0.145050
2012-11-01 0.021000 0.145221
2012-10-01 0.021000 0.145148
2012-09-04 0.023000 0.159337
2012-08-01 0.023000 0.159542
2012-07-02 0.023000 0.160920
2012-06-01 0.025000 0.174353
2012-05-01 0.024000 0.168086
2012-04-02 0.026000 0.182544
2012-03-01 0.025000 0.174697
2012-02-01 0.027000 0.189362
2011-12-28 0.028000 0.198233
2011-12-01 0.027000 0.192437
2011-11-01 0.027000 0.192404
2011-10-03 0.027000 0.192263
2011-09-01 0.028000 0.198674
2011-08-01 0.029000 0.208803
2011-07-01 0.027000 0.194836
2011-06-01 0.029000 0.209352
2011-05-02 0.028000 0.205401
2011-04-01 0.033000 0.245314
2011-03-01 0.028000 0.208425
2011-02-01 0.031000 0.231680
2010-12-29 0.088000 0.651604
2010-12-01 0.028000 0.206715
2010-11-01 0.029000 0.211760
2010-10-01 0.029000 0.211507
2010-09-01 0.030000 0.217800
2010-08-02 0.030000 0.220908
2010-07-01 0.029000 0.215138
2010-06-01 0.030000 0.223056
2010-05-03 0.030000 0.224602
2010-04-01 0.030000 0.226166
2010-03-01 0.028000 0.208789
2010-02-01 0.030000 0.225223
2009-12-29 0.033000 0.248316
2009-12-01 0.031000 0.233711
2009-11-02 0.032000 0.244215
2009-10-01 0.030000 0.226999
2009-09-01 0.032000 0.245237
2009-08-03 0.036000 0.275924
2009-07-01 0.034000 0.267680
2009-06-01 0.035000 0.274795
2009-05-01 0.037000 0.288699
2009-04-01 0.040000 0.313525
2009-03-02 0.036000 0.284523
2009-02-02 0.038000 0.296744
2008-12-26 0.037000 0.300850
2008-12-01 0.045000 0.366723
2008-11-03 0.034000 0.280743
2008-10-01 0.036667 0.302779
2008-09-02 0.039333 0.319517
2008-08-01 0.037667 0.308688
2008-07-01 0.036667 0.305496
2008-06-02 0.040000 0.329033
2008-05-01 0.010000 0.082658
2008-04-01 0.068667 0.565416
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 2.68

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 25.54
All Time Low 15.2
Ask 17.31
Ask Size 1,200
Average Daily Volume10 Day 133,490
Average Daily Volume3 Month 83,859
Average Volume 83,859
Average Volume10Days 133,490
Beta3 Year 0.34
Bid 17.31
Bid Size 900
Category Muni National Short
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 17.32
Day Low 17.3
Dividend Yield 2.68
Esg Populated 0
Exchange BTS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 17.3804
Fifty Day Average Change -0.0753994
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.004338186
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 2.4260402
Fifty Two Week High 17.53
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.22500038
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.012835161
Fifty Two Week Low 16.88
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.42500114
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.025177794
Fifty Two Week Range 16.88 - 17.53
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,204,209,000,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0108603
Full Exchange Name Cboe US
Fund Family VanEck
Fund Inception Date 1,203,638,400
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 fixed income securities that comprise the index. The index is comprised of publicly traded municipal bonds that cover the U.S. dollar denominated short-term tax-exempt bond market.
Long Name VanEck Short Muni ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_41623257
Nav Price 17.33
Net Assets 304,389,152.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.07
Open 17.3
Phone 888-658-8287
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 17.305
Post Market Time 1,776,456,245
Previous Close 17.3
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.00500107
Regular Market Change Percent 0.0289079
Regular Market Day High 17.32
Regular Market Day Low 17.3
Regular Market Day Range 17.3 - 17.32
Regular Market Open 17.3
Regular Market Previous Close 17.3
Regular Market Price 17.305
Regular Market Time 1,776,455,985
Regular Market Volume 31,633
Short Name VanEck Short Muni ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol SMB
Three Year Average Return 0.0302528
Total Assets 304,389,152
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 0.2014
Trailing Three Month Returns 0.2014
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 17.364
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.059000015
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.0033978354
Type Disp ETF
Volume 31,633
Yield 0.026800001
Ytd Return 0.2014