

Vanguard Fixed Income Securities Funds - Vanguard High-Yield Active ETF
$72.14−0.17 (−0.24%)
- 0.22%
- $317M
- +2.9%
- 0M sh
- $72.05
- low $71.43high $75.99
The ETF.net VGHY Grade
Score 68 out of 100
- 27 of 85
Score 68 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A83 out of 100Rank 15 of 85Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A80 out of 100Rank 51 of 74Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C45 out of 100Rank 57 of 85Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B55 out of 100Rank 32 of 85Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B65 out of 100Rank 35 of 85Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C52 out of 100Rank 44 of 85
VGHY Holdings
- Other
- 579
- 8%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.13% 06/15/2029
Sectors
- Materials82.6%
- Health Care17.4%
Geography
- United States87.32%
- United Kingdom2.58%
- Canada2.40%
- France1.44%
- Macao1.35%
- Germany1.28%
- Ireland0.57%
- Norway0.43%
- 2.63%
VGHY Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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.
| Period | VGHY |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +0.4% |
| 1 month | −1.1% |
| 3 months | −1.4% |
| 1 year | +2.9% |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | VGHY |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +0.4% | |
| 2025 | +1.8% |
VGHY in the news
VGHY Dividends
- $0.40 per share
- Monthly
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
VGHY Risk
- 3.9%
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.
- −0.57
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.
- −3.0%
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.
- 0.14
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
- The middle half of US High Yield funds
- Median 0.43%
14 of the 85 US High Yield funds charge less.
Other funds in US High Yield
- BHYUPXtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.20%1 year return +1.9%
- BLDRHiShares iBonds 1-5 Year High Yield and Income Ladder ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +3.1%
- BFDHYFidelity Enhanced High Yield ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +4.5%
- BNUHYNuveen ESG High Yield Corporate BondExpense ratio 0.30%1 year return +2.2%
- BCHYGCorgi Etf Trust I - Corgi 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return —




