Vanguard Short Duration Tax-Exempt Bond ETF
$75.64+0.05 (+0.07%)
- 0.12%
- $1.2B
- +2.0%
- 3.12%
- 258K sh
- low $73.94high $77.64
The ETF.net VSDM Grade
A
Score 80 out of 100
- 2 of 28
Score 80 of 100 falls in the A 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.A85 out of 100Rank 5 of 28Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 27Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C48 out of 100Rank 14 of 27Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A78 out of 100Rank 2 of 28Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A75 out of 100Rank 6 of 28Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B62 out of 100Rank 14 of 28
VSDM Holdings
- Bonds
- 3,315
- 5%
- Vanguard Municipal Low Duration Fund 12/31/2049
Geography
- United States99.11%
- Puerto Rico0.53%
- Guam0.28%
- Virgin Islands0.08%
VSDM Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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VSDM$10,204
Returns run to the Oct 30, 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 | VSDM |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +1.4% |
| 1 month | +2.1% |
| 3 months | +0.4% |
| 1 year | +2.0% |
| 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 | VSDM |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +1.4% | |
| 2025 | +5.4% | |
| 2024 | −0.1% |
VSDM in the news
VSDM Dividends
- 3.12%
- $2.37
- $0.19 per share
- Monthly
VSDM Risk
- 2.9%
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.
- −0.26
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.
- −2.8%
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.
- 0.09
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
VSDM Cost
Overpaying vs VTES, tied cheapest in Short-Duration Municipal Bonds
$1,460
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
VSDM 0.12%
$2,520
VTES 0.05% Tied cheapest
$1,060
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | VSDM | VTES | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $220 | $92 | $128 |
| 20 | $859 | $360 | $499 |
| 30 | $2,520 | $1,060 | $1,460 |
Other funds in Short-Duration Municipal Bonds
- AVTESVanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.05%1 year return +1.6%
- ASUBiShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.07%1 year return +2.1%
- ATAXSNorthern Trust Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.05%1 year return +2.6%
- ASMBVanEck Short Muni ETFExpense ratio 0.07%1 year return +2.0%
- AGUMIGoldman Sachs Ultra Short Municipal Income ETFExpense ratio 0.16%1 year return +3.0%
