Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF Shares (VTES)Muni National Short | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
101.03 USD
-0.09
(-0.089%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 101.03 |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 5:26 a.m. EDT
This instrument is a stable, defensive holding for tax-exempt income, but it lacks the growth or momentum characteristics required for aggressive capital appreciation. The price trajectory over the last two years shows a modest, consistent rise (+0.82%), confirming steady performance without any signs of structural decline or multi-year stagnation. The dividend stream is robust and reliable, averaging around 2.74%, which provides a solid floor for investors seeking yield protection against inflation. However, the absence of any options activity and the flat, incremental nature of the price action indicate that this is purely a 'parking spot' for capital. It will likely outperform high-yield corporate bonds due to its tax status, but it will struggle to beat the broader market in terms of total return. For a portfolio, this belongs in the fixed-income sleeve for stability, not the growth sleeve for expansion. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.002306 |
| AutoETS | 0.002347 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.002369 |
| AutoTheta | 0.002904 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 85% |
| H-stat | 0.13 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.029 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.35 |
As of July 11, 2026, 5:26 a.m. EDT: Options activity is virtually non-existent, with zero volume and open interest recorded for both calls and puts across available expirations. This lack of speculative positioning suggests the market views the security as a static income vehicle rather than a tradeable equity, offering no directional signal from derivatives.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.22% | 2.72% | 2.82% | — |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | 0.226 | 0.223475 |
| 2026-06-01 | 0.219 | 0.216746 |
| 2026-05-01 | 0.230 | 0.227633 |
| 2026-04-01 | 0.223 | 0.220628 |
| 2026-03-02 | 0.236 | 0.230717 |
| 2026-02-02 | 0.225 | 0.220372 |
| 2025-12-24 | 0.232 | 0.228662 |
| 2025-12-01 | 0.234 | 0.230792 |
| 2025-11-03 | 0.236 | 0.232719 |
| 2025-10-01 | 0.238 | 0.233999 |
| 2025-09-02 | 0.238 | 0.234645 |
| 2025-08-01 | 0.226 | 0.222752 |
| 2025-07-01 | 0.244 | 0.242136 |
| 2025-06-02 | 0.234 | 0.233580 |
| 2025-05-01 | 0.226 | 0.226408 |
| 2025-04-01 | 0.233 | 0.232002 |
| 2025-03-03 | 0.247 | 0.244676 |
| 2025-02-03 | 0.229 | 0.227793 |
| 2024-12-24 | 0.244 | 0.243798 |
| 2024-12-02 | 0.246 | 0.243806 |
| 2024-11-01 | 0.250 | 0.248855 |
| 2024-10-01 | 0.257 | 0.253837 |
| 2024-09-03 | 0.254 | 0.251361 |
| 2024-08-01 | 0.247 | 0.245820 |
| 2024-07-01 | 0.254 | 0.254790 |
| 2024-06-03 | 0.254 | 0.255662 |
| 2024-05-01 | 0.243 | 0.243633 |
| 2024-04-01 | 0.248 | 0.247224 |
| 2024-03-01 | 0.253 | 0.250694 |
| 2024-02-01 | 0.253 | 0.250025 |
| 2023-12-22 | 0.254 | 0.250815 |
| 2023-12-01 | 0.236 | 0.234418 |
| 2023-11-01 | 0.186 | 0.188967 |
| 2023-10-02 | 0.216 | 0.219646 |
| 2023-09-01 | 0.220 | 0.220751 |
| 2023-08-01 | 0.221 | 0.220735 |
| 2023-07-03 | 0.208 | 0.207337 |
| 2023-06-01 | 0.229 | 0.228726 |
| 2023-05-01 | 0.161 | 0.159897 |
| 2023-04-03 | 0.129 | 0.127119 |
| 2023-03-31 | 0.129 | 0.126994 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 102.71 |
| All Time Low | 98.0 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 1,800 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 176,190 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 166,877 |
| Average Volume | 166,877 |
| Average Volume10Days | 176,190 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.37 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 200 |
| Category | Muni National Short |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 101.1199 |
| Day Low | 101.03 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.74 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 101.08608 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.05608368 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.0005548111 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 0.06927252 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 102.71 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.6800003 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.016356736 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 100.605 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.42499542 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.0042243963 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 100.605 - 102.71 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,678,372,200,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fund Family | Vanguard |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,678,233,600 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in the bonds that make up the Target Index. The Target Index includes municipal bonds issued primarily by states, local governments, and agencies whose interest is exempt from U.S. federal income taxes and the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT). It is non-diversified. |
| Long Name | Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF Shares |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1819881589 |
| Nav Price | 101.0 |
| Net Assets | 2,094,170,750.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.05 |
| Open | 101.08 |
| Phone | 6,106,696,295 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 101.03 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,979,760 |
| Previous Close | 101.12 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.090004 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.0890071 |
| Regular Market Day High | 101.1199 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 101.03 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 101.03 - 101.1199 |
| Regular Market Open | 101.08 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 101.12 |
| Regular Market Price | 101.03 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 109,647 |
| Short Name | Vanguard Wellington Fund Vangua |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | VTES |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.0300004 |
| Total Assets | 2,094,170,752 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 0.895 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 0.895 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 101.55852 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.5285187 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.00520408 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 109,647 |
| Yield | 0.0274 |
| Ytd Return | 0.95139 |