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Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF Shares (VTES)

Muni National Short | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
101.44 USD +0.14 (0.138%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 3:59 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 101.44

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 2:12 p.m. EDT

VTES shows a slight downside lean in the short term with modest bearish options positioning, but its strong dividend yield and stable fundamentals make it a neutral to slightly bullish long-term holding.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.003902
AutoETS0.004070
AutoTheta0.004093
AutoARIMA0.005172

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 50%
H-stat 3.86
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.145
Excess Kurtosis -0.86

As of April 18, 2026, 2:12 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mild bearish sentiment with a small open interest in out-of-the-money puts, but no significant call activity. The ATM put at 102.0 has a low IV and minimal volume, suggesting limited near-term directional conviction.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.22% 2.79% 2.91%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-01 0.223 0.220628
2026-03-02 0.236 0.231226
2026-02-02 0.225 0.221368
2025-12-24 0.232 0.230201
2025-12-01 0.234 0.232877
2025-11-03 0.236 0.235363
2025-10-01 0.238 0.237208
2025-09-02 0.238 0.238420
2025-08-01 0.226 0.226867
2025-07-01 0.244 0.247160
2025-06-02 0.234 0.239004
2025-05-01 0.226 0.232206
2025-04-01 0.233 0.238483
2025-03-03 0.247 0.252094
2025-02-03 0.229 0.235274
2024-12-24 0.244 0.252378
2024-12-02 0.246 0.253002
2024-11-01 0.250 0.258872
2024-10-01 0.257 0.264712
2024-09-03 0.254 0.262795
2024-08-01 0.247 0.257649
2024-07-01 0.254 0.267708
2024-06-03 0.254 0.269307
2024-05-01 0.243 0.257294
2024-04-01 0.248 0.261722
2024-03-01 0.253 0.266050
2024-02-01 0.253 0.266006
2023-12-22 0.254 0.267515
2023-12-01 0.236 0.250653
2023-11-01 0.186 0.202529
2023-10-02 0.216 0.235856
2023-09-01 0.220 0.237562
2023-08-01 0.221 0.238069
2023-07-03 0.208 0.224112
2023-06-01 0.229 0.247744
2023-05-01 0.161 0.173589
2023-04-03 0.129 0.138224
2023-03-31 0.129 0.138264
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 2.77

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 102.71
All Time Low 98.0
Ask 104.31
Ask Size 1,700
Average Daily Volume10 Day 174,050
Average Daily Volume3 Month 183,120
Average Volume 183,120
Average Volume10Days 174,050
Beta3 Year 0.38
Bid 100.87
Bid Size 600
Category Muni National Short
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 101.47
Day Low 101.4
Dividend Yield 2.77
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 101.78754
Fifty Day Average Change -0.34753418
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0034143098
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 2.1036744
Fifty Two Week High 102.71
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.2699966
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.012364878
Fifty Two Week Low 99.276
Fifty Two Week Low Change 2.1640015
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.02179783
Fifty Two Week Range 99.276 - 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 CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1819881589
Nav Price 101.37
Net Assets 1,834,238,980.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.05
Open 101.37
Phone 6,106,696,295
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 101.44
Post Market Time 1,776,464,161
Previous Close 101.3
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.139999
Regular Market Change Percent 0.138203
Regular Market Day High 101.47
Regular Market Day Low 101.4
Regular Market Day Range 101.4 - 101.47
Regular Market Open 101.37
Regular Market Previous Close 101.3
Regular Market Price 101.44
Regular Market Time 1,776,455,999
Regular Market Volume 181,900
Short Name Vanguard Wellington Fund Vangua
Source Interval 15
Symbol VTES
Three Year Average Return 0.0278863
Total Assets 1,834,238,976
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 0.0559
Trailing Three Month Returns 0.0559
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 101.66852
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.22851562
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.0022476537
Type Disp ETF
Volume 181,900
Yield 0.0277
Ytd Return 0.0559