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VanEck Short Muni ETF (SMB)

Muni National Short | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
17.10 USD -0.07 (-0.437%) ⇩ (Oct. 16, 2026, 3:59 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 17.04 -0.06 (-0.060%) ⇩ (Oct. 16, 2026, 5:05 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 1:43 a.m. EDT

The VanEck Short Muni ETF presents as a defensive, low-conviction holding suitable for capital preservation rather than growth. Fundamentally, the asset offers a modest 2.86% yield, which provides some income but lacks the robustness to be considered a high-quality income generator in isolation. The price action confirms a lack of momentum, trading below both its 50-day and 200-day averages, reflecting a broader market preference for other short-duration alternatives like VCSH or tax-sensitive corporate bonds. While the statistical forecast model shows high confidence in a flat trajectory over the next 45 days, this merely reinforces the status quo rather than offering a directional edge. There is no evidence of structural deterioration or a 'value trap'; the stock simply reflects the neutral-to-slightly-negative sentiment typical of non-interest-rate-sensitive bond funds in a stable rate environment. It is a neutral hold, neither a compelling buy nor a reason to sell.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.007227
AutoETS0.007235
AutoTheta0.007607
MSTL0.007618

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 76%
H-stat 117.62
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.080
Excess Kurtosis -0.61

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 1:43 a.m. EDT: Options activity is virtually dormant with negligible open interest and volume across both calls and puts. Implied volatility is elevated relative to typical bond ETFs (4.04% for puts vs 1.24% for calls), suggesting a slight, albeit minimal, fear premium on downside protection, but the lack of positioning indicates no active speculative bets on either direction.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.23% 2.82% 2.57% 2.15%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-10-01 0.039000 0.231043
2026-09-01 0.041000 0.238928
2026-08-03 0.044000 0.255665
2026-07-01 0.047000 0.271519
2026-06-01 0.036000 0.208213
2026-05-01 0.039000 0.226218
2026-04-01 0.046000 0.266512
2026-03-02 0.036000 0.206186
2026-02-02 0.040000 0.229885
2025-12-29 0.041000 0.236175
2025-11-28 0.037000 0.213256
2025-11-03 0.041000 0.237131
2025-10-01 0.037000 0.212766
2025-09-02 0.039000 0.225564
2025-08-01 0.040000 0.230814
2025-07-01 0.037000 0.214617
2025-06-02 0.038000 0.221833
2025-05-01 0.036000 0.211268
2025-04-01 0.043000 0.251022
2025-03-03 0.033000 0.191860
2025-02-03 0.037000 0.215743
2024-12-27 0.037000 0.216755
2024-12-02 0.034000 0.197674
2024-11-01 0.037000 0.215995
2024-10-01 0.034000 0.196987
2024-09-03 0.035000 0.203370
2024-08-01 0.037000 0.216248
2024-07-01 0.033000 0.194575
2024-06-03 0.025000 0.148104
2024-05-01 0.030000 0.177096
2024-04-01 0.044000 0.259281
2024-03-01 0.029000 0.169889
2024-02-01 0.032000 0.187244
2023-12-27 0.031000 0.180969
2023-12-01 0.027000 0.158358
2023-11-01 0.030000 0.180180
2023-10-02 0.027000 0.162260
2023-09-01 0.025000 0.148810
2023-08-01 0.031000 0.184634
2023-07-03 0.024000 0.142772
2023-06-01 0.025000 0.149165
2023-05-01 0.022000 0.130719
2023-04-03 0.030000 0.176678
2023-03-01 0.019000 0.113772
2023-02-01 0.023000 0.134977
2022-12-28 0.023000 0.136175
2022-12-01 0.020000 0.118624
2022-11-01 0.022000 0.133253
2022-10-03 0.018000 0.108303
2022-09-01 0.019000 0.112559
2022-08-01 0.021000 0.122378
2022-07-01 0.020000 0.116891
2022-06-01 0.017000 0.099532
2022-05-02 0.017000 0.100950
2022-04-01 0.018000 0.105386
2022-03-01 0.013000 0.074243
2022-02-01 0.015000 0.085519
2021-12-29 0.041000 0.229050
2021-12-01 0.014000 0.078038
2021-11-01 0.017000 0.094813
2021-10-01 0.014000 0.077908
2021-09-01 0.016000 0.088545
2021-08-02 0.018000 0.099558
2021-07-01 0.016000 0.088692
2021-06-01 0.018000 0.099778
2021-05-03 0.017000 0.094235
2021-04-01 0.019000 0.105263
2021-03-01 0.015000 0.083519
2021-02-01 0.018000 0.099119
2020-12-29 0.022000 0.121413
2020-12-01 0.020000 0.110681
2020-11-02 0.023000 0.127849
2020-10-01 0.021000 0.116408
2020-09-01 0.023000 0.127142
2020-08-03 0.025000 0.138735
2020-07-01 0.022000 0.122290
2020-06-01 0.025000 0.139899
2020-05-01 0.024000 0.136830
2020-04-01 0.024000 0.138809
2020-03-02 0.021000 0.117057
2020-02-03 0.023000 0.128635
2019-12-30 0.025000 0.140449
2019-12-02 0.024000 0.135211
2019-11-01 0.023000 0.129505
2019-10-01 0.023000 0.129943
2019-09-03 0.024000 0.134756
2019-08-01 0.024000 0.134907
2019-07-01 0.023000 0.130238
2019-06-03 0.023000 0.130608
2019-05-01 0.023000 0.131354
2019-04-01 0.024000 0.137143
2019-03-01 0.022000 0.126074
2019-02-01 0.024000 0.137852
2018-12-27 0.024000 0.138408
2018-12-03 0.022000 0.127758
2018-11-01 0.023000 0.134424
2018-10-01 0.022000 0.128355
2018-09-04 0.022000 0.127462
2018-08-01 0.022000 0.127462
2018-07-02 0.022000 0.127168
2018-06-01 0.022000 0.127981
2018-05-01 0.020000 0.117302
2018-04-02 0.020000 0.116618
2018-03-01 0.018000 0.104469
2018-02-01 0.020000 0.115808
2017-12-27 0.019000 0.110145
2017-12-01 0.018000 0.103986
2017-11-01 0.018000 0.102857
2017-10-02 0.018000 0.102506
2017-09-01 0.018000 0.102099
2017-08-01 0.018000 0.102506
2017-07-03 0.018000 0.103152
2017-06-01 0.019000 0.108324
2017-05-01 0.017000 0.097421
2017-04-03 0.018000 0.103211
2017-03-01 0.015000 0.086108
2017-02-01 0.017000 0.097645
2016-12-28 0.017000 0.098895
2016-12-01 0.015000 0.088235
2016-11-01 0.016000 0.091064
2016-10-03 0.016000 0.090703
2016-09-01 0.016000 0.090243
2016-08-01 0.016000 0.090141
2016-07-01 0.016000 0.090192
2016-06-01 0.017000 0.096427
2016-05-02 0.016000 0.090703
2016-04-01 0.017000 0.096646
2016-03-01 0.016000 0.090600
2016-02-01 0.017000 0.096591
2015-12-29 0.017000 0.097477
2015-12-01 0.016000 0.091481
2015-11-02 0.018000 0.102681
2015-10-01 0.017000 0.097143
2015-09-01 0.017000 0.097477
2015-08-03 0.017000 0.097032
2015-07-01 0.016000 0.092113
2015-06-01 0.017000 0.097757
2015-05-01 0.016000 0.091533
2015-04-01 0.017000 0.096921
2015-03-02 0.015000 0.085131
2015-02-02 0.017000 0.096208
2014-12-29 0.017000 0.096811
2014-12-01 0.016000 0.090806
2014-11-03 0.017000 0.096427
2014-10-01 0.016000 0.090754
2014-09-02 0.017000 0.096481
2014-08-01 0.018000 0.102099
2014-07-01 0.017000 0.096811
2014-06-02 0.018000 0.102099
2014-05-01 0.018000 0.102623
2014-04-01 0.018000 0.102506
2014-03-03 0.020000 0.112867
2014-02-03 0.021000 0.119522
2013-12-27 0.021000 0.119658
2013-12-02 0.020000 0.114155
2013-11-01 0.023000 0.130905
2013-10-01 0.020000 0.114613
2013-09-03 0.020000 0.115607
2013-08-01 0.019000 0.108324
2013-07-01 0.019000 0.108696
2013-06-03 0.020000 0.113443
2013-05-01 0.020000 0.112170
2013-04-01 0.020000 0.112360
2013-03-01 0.019000 0.106742
2013-02-01 0.020000 0.112423
2012-12-27 0.011000 0.062147
2012-12-03 0.021000 0.117713
2012-11-01 0.021000 0.117713
2012-10-01 0.021000 0.117515
2012-09-04 0.023000 0.128852
2012-08-01 0.023000 0.128852
2012-07-02 0.023000 0.129797
2012-06-01 0.025000 0.140449
2012-05-01 0.024000 0.135211
2012-04-02 0.026000 0.146644
2012-03-01 0.025000 0.140135
2012-02-01 0.027000 0.151685
2011-12-28 0.028000 0.158550
2011-12-01 0.027000 0.153671
2011-11-01 0.027000 0.153409
2011-10-03 0.027000 0.153061
2011-09-01 0.028000 0.157924
2011-08-01 0.029000 0.165714
2011-07-01 0.027000 0.154374
2011-06-01 0.029000 0.165620
2011-05-02 0.028000 0.162225
2011-04-01 0.033000 0.193435
2011-03-01 0.028000 0.164030
2011-02-01 0.031000 0.182032
2010-12-29 0.088000 0.511034
2010-12-01 0.028000 0.161290
2010-11-01 0.029000 0.164960
2010-10-01 0.029000 0.164492
2010-09-01 0.030000 0.169109
2010-08-02 0.030000 0.171233
2010-07-01 0.029000 0.166475
2010-06-01 0.030000 0.172315
2010-05-03 0.030000 0.173210
2010-04-01 0.030000 0.174115
2010-03-01 0.028000 0.160458
2010-02-01 0.030000 0.172811
2009-12-29 0.033000 0.190202
2009-12-01 0.031000 0.178674
2009-11-02 0.032000 0.186372
2009-10-01 0.030000 0.172911
2009-09-01 0.032000 0.186480
2009-08-03 0.036000 0.209424
2009-07-01 0.034000 0.202743
2009-06-01 0.035000 0.207715
2009-05-01 0.037000 0.217775
2009-04-01 0.040000 0.235988
2009-03-02 0.036000 0.213650
2009-02-02 0.038000 0.222352
2008-12-26 0.037000 0.224924
2008-12-01 0.045000 0.273556
2008-11-03 0.034000 0.208845
2008-10-01 0.036667 0.224767
2008-09-02 0.039333 0.236661
2008-08-01 0.037667 0.228101
2008-07-01 0.036667 0.225227
2008-06-02 0.040000 0.242033
2008-05-01 0.010000 0.060655
2008-04-01 0.068667 0.414656
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 2.86

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 25.54
All Time Low 15.2
Ask 22.55
Ask Size 600
Average Daily Volume10 Day 611,080
Average Daily Volume3 Month 199,256
Average Volume 199,256
Average Volume10Days 611,080
Beta3 Year 0.35
Bid 11.38
Bid Size 100
Category Muni National Short
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 17.14
Day Low 17.04
Dividend Yield 2.86
Esg Populated 0
Exchange BTS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 17.0962
Fifty Day Average Change 0.0037994385
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.00022223876
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -1.2643695
Fifty Two Week High 17.53
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.4300003
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.024529394
Fifty Two Week Low 16.82
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.2800007
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.01664689
Fifty Two Week Range 16.82 - 17.53
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,204,209,000,000
Five Year Average Return 0.012518601
Full Exchange Name Cboe US
Fullday Change -0.13489914
Fullday Change Percent -0.78543895
Fullday Price 17.1
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 POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_41623257
Nav Price 17.03
Net Assets 317,515,712.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.07
Open 17.17
Phone 888-658-8287
Post Market Change -0.059900284
Post Market Change Percent -0.35029405
Post Market Price 17.0401
Post Market Time 1,792,184,700
Previous Close 17.175
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0749989
Regular Market Change Percent -0.436675
Regular Market Day High 17.14
Regular Market Day Low 17.04
Regular Market Day Range 17.04 - 17.14
Regular Market Open 17.17
Regular Market Previous Close 17.175
Regular Market Price 17.1
Regular Market Time 1,792,180,799
Regular Market Volume 213,325
Short Name VanEck Short Muni ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol SMB
Three Year Average Return 0.0353445
Total Assets 317,515,712
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -1.79261
Trailing Three Month Returns -1.79261
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 17.27775
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.17774963
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.010287777
Type Disp ETF
Volume 213,325
Yield 0.0286
Ytd Return -0.67978