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VGHY

GradeAChicago Board Options Exchange

Vanguard Fixed Income Securities Funds - Vanguard High-Yield Active ETF

High Yield Bond · Vanguard · Inception 2025-09-16

$73.03−0.51 (−0.69%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:20 PM EDT

History starts Sep 17, 2025.
Intraday session: down, 46 prints from 73.53 to 73.03. Range 72.96 to 73.48. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$73.20$73.4010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.22%
Fund size
$317M
1Y return
+3.1%
Yield · Last 12 months
Data unavailable
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$73.51
52W range
low $73.34high $75.99

The ETF.net VGHY Grade

A

73/ 100

Rank 18 of 85 in US High Yield⁠

Confidence High

Six-pillar profile for VGHY. Scores out of 100: Cost 83, Risk 62, Mission 79, Tradability 71, Holdings 67, Durability 53. Strongest: Cost (83). Weakest: Durability (53). Leans toward Cost and Mission.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 73 of 100 sits in the A band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    AScore 83
    Category rank16/85 · top 19%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    AScore 79
    Category rank51/74 · mid-pack

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    BScore 62
    Category rank16/85 · top 19%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    AScore 71
    Category rank19/85 · top 22%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    BScore 67
    Category rank33/85 · top 39%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    CScore 53
    Category rank43/85 · mid-pack

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

VGHY Holdings

As of Sep 21, 2026, 7:40 PM
Asset class
Other
Holdings
—
Top-10 weight
8%
Largest holding
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.13% 06/15/20291.0%

Sectors

  • Materials82.6%
  • Health Care17.4%

Geography

  • United States86.71%
  • Canada3.40%
  • United Kingdom2.14%
  • France1.55%
  • Cayman Islands1.13%
  • Macau1.10%
  • Ireland1.09%
  • Bermuda0.79%
  • Other countries (8)2.08%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 39.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001—United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.13% 06/15/20290.96%30,000$3M19
002—United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.63% 03/31/20300.94%30,000$3M14
003—Nissan Motor Acceptance Co LLC 6.13% 09/30/20300.92%29,200$3M17
004—CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp 4.50% 05/01/20320.89%31,300$3M19
005—PR RNO Property Owner 1 LLC 6.50% 05/01/20310.87%29,300$3M33
006—1261229 BC Ltd 10.00% 04/15/20320.77%23,060$2M21
007—TransDigm Inc 6.38% 05/31/20330.73%22,580$2M15
008—Cleveland-Cliffs Inc 4.63% 03/01/20290.73%23,260$2M12
009—ZF North America Capital Inc 7.50% 03/24/20310.72%21,660$2M17
010—IQVIA Inc 5.00% 10/15/20260.68%21,250$2M11
011—Hawaiian Electric Co Inc 6.00% 10/01/20330.65%20,350$2M13
012—JetBlue Airways Corp / JetBlue Loyalty LP 9.88% 09/20/20310.64%23,290$2M24
013—Transocean International Ltd 8.50% 05/15/20310.61%17,890$2M10
014—OAK-Eagle Acquireco Inc 8.75% 07/01/20340.58%17,000$2M23
015—Burford Capital Global Finance LLC 8.50% 01/15/20340.58%19,750$2M10

Showing 1–15 of 579 holdings

VGHY Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

VGHY$10,308
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. VGHY $10,308. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,353$10,646$11,940Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for VGHY. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodVGHY
Year to date+1.6%
1 month−0.9%
3 months+0.1%
1 year+3.1%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years old—per year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years old—per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for VGHY
YearReturn barVGHY
2026 YTD+1.6%
2025+1.8%

History from Sep 17, 2025

VGHY in the news

VGHY Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Payout per share
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Last payment
$0.39 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 11 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Nov 3, 2025 $0.44; Dec 1, 2025 $0.33; Dec 18, 2025 $0.36; Feb 2, 2026 $0.37; Mar 2, 2026 $0.33; Apr 1, 2026 $0.41; May 1, 2026 $0.36; Jun 1, 2026 $0.38; Jul 1, 2026 $0.38; Aug 3, 2026 $0.39; Sep 1, 2026 $0.39. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 1, 2026Sep 3, 2026$0.39
Aug 3, 2026Aug 5, 2026$0.39
Jul 1, 2026Jul 6, 2026$0.38
Jun 1, 2026Jun 3, 2026$0.38
May 1, 2026May 5, 2026$0.36
Apr 1, 2026Apr 6, 2026$0.41
Mar 2, 2026Mar 4, 2026$0.33
Feb 2, 2026Feb 4, 2026$0.37
Dec 18, 2025Dec 22, 2025$0.36
Dec 1, 2025Dec 3, 2025$0.33
Nov 3, 2025Nov 5, 2025$0.44

VGHY Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
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No data available
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
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No data available
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−2.7%
12 months · trough Mar 2026
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.14
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

VGHY Cost

Expense ratio0.22%
  • The middle half of US High Yield funds
  • Median 0.43%

13 of the 84 US High Yield funds charge less.

VGHY costs $22.00 a year on $10,000. The median US High Yield fund costs $43.50.