Vanguard California Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (VTEC)Muni California Intermediate | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
100.20 USD
+0.24
(0.235%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 101.00 +0.80 (0.798%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:56 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:12 a.m. EDT
VTEC is a solid tactical core holding for tax-advantaged portfolios, offering reliable yields and low costs, but the short-term technical setup is range-bound with clear downside protection being bought at lower levels. While not showing a strong directional break, it holds a high-grade investment profile over multi-year horizons; just wait for a confirmed breakout above the 200-day average before chasing momentum. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.006295 |
| AutoTheta | 0.006423 |
| AutoETS | 0.006489 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.006489 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 55% |
| H-stat | 2.60 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.346 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.57 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Market Cap | 4,062,188,032 |
| Trailing P/E | 886.73 |
As of April 19, 2026, 12:12 a.m. EDT: Options flow shows a distinct defensive posture. Call activity is sparse, with June OTC implying only minor upside gamma exposure at strikes near $100-101. Conversely, puts have significant Open Interest (OI) at lower strikes, particularly $97 and $98, indicating traders are hedging for downside moves below the $99-100 support level. The ATM call IV (0.27) is higher than the ATM put IV (0.21), suggesting the market prices a higher cost of carry or volatility upward bias if volatility expands, but the net positioning is bearish/hedged.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.26% | 3.24% | — | — |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | 0.258 | 0.260317 |
| 2026-03-02 | 0.257 | 0.254264 |
| 2026-02-02 | 0.251 | 0.250414 |
| 2025-12-24 | 0.263 | 0.264589 |
| 2025-12-01 | 0.272 | 0.274308 |
| 2025-11-03 | 0.271 | 0.274259 |
| 2025-10-01 | 0.274 | 0.279553 |
| 2025-09-02 | 0.280 | 0.293326 |
| 2025-08-01 | 0.244 | 0.256084 |
| 2025-07-01 | 0.272 | 0.286044 |
| 2025-06-02 | 0.277 | 0.294171 |
| 2025-05-01 | 0.241 | 0.256114 |
| 2025-04-01 | 0.205 | 0.214655 |
| 2025-03-03 | 0.261 | 0.269410 |
| 2025-02-03 | 0.283 | 0.295622 |
| 2024-12-24 | 0.247 | 0.258882 |
| 2024-12-02 | 0.257 | 0.264648 |
| 2024-11-01 | 0.151 | 0.158011 |
| 2024-10-01 | 0.249 | 0.257235 |
| 2024-09-03 | 0.230 | 0.239884 |
| 2024-08-01 | 0.242 | 0.254115 |
| 2024-07-01 | 0.238 | 0.253608 |
| 2024-06-03 | 0.217 | 0.233081 |
| 2024-05-01 | 0.209 | 0.224006 |
| 2024-04-01 | 0.206 | 0.218911 |
| 2024-03-01 | 0.287 | 0.302916 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 101.9 |
| All Time Low | 94.019 |
| Ask | 101.0 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 259,610 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 246,070 |
| Average Volume | 246,070 |
| Average Volume10Days | 259,610 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.0 |
| Bid | 100.18 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Book Value | 3.027 |
| Category | Muni California Intermediate |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 100.31 |
| Day Low | 99.99 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.13 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.113 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | BTS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 100.3493 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.14929962 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.0014877993 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 4.0498495 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 101.9 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.7000046 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.016683068 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 96.0 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 4.199997 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.04374997 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 96.0 - 101.9 |
| Financial Currency | EUR |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,706,625,000,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | Cboe US |
| Fund Family | Vanguard |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,706,227,200 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | This index measures the performance of the investment-grade segment of the California municipal bond market as determined by the index provider, S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. All of the fund’s investments will be selected through the sampling process, and at least 80% of the fund’s assets will be invested in securities held in the index. It is non-diversified. |
| Long Name | Vanguard California Tax-Exempt Bond ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 4,062,188,032 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1860220616 |
| Nav Price | 100.04 |
| Net Assets | 2,246,639,100.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.06 |
| Open | 99.99 |
| Post Market Change | 0.80000305 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.79840624 |
| Post Market Price | 101.0 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,470,203 |
| Previous Close | 99.965 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 33.10208 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.235001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.235083 |
| Regular Market Day High | 100.31 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 99.99 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 99.99 - 100.31 |
| Regular Market Open | 99.99 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 99.965 |
| Regular Market Price | 100.2 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 306,249 |
| Shares Outstanding | 6,666,670 |
| Short Name | Vanguard California Tax-Exempt |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | VTEC |
| Total Assets | 2,246,639,104 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 886.72565 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -0.43085 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -0.43085 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 99.56175 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.6382446 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.0064105405 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 306,249 |
| Yield | 0.0313 |
| Ytd Return | -0.43085 |