Vanguard Municipal Bond Funds - Vanguard Short Duration Tax-Exempt Bond ETF
$74.74+0.11 (+0.15%)
- 0.12%
- $940M
- +0.7%
- 3.17%
- 0.2M sh
- $74.56
- low $73.94high $77.64
The ETF.net VSDM Grade
A
Score 75 out of 100
- 4 of 28
Score 75 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.C43 out of 100Rank 18 of 27Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B59 out of 100Rank 11 of 28Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A72 out of 100Rank 7 of 28Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B61 out of 100Rank 15 of 28
VSDM Holdings
- Bonds
- 3,104
- 6%
- Vanguard Municipal Low Duration Fund 12/31/2049
Geography
- United States98.93%
- Puerto Rico0.68%
- GUAM0.29%
- Virgin Islands0.10%
VSDM Performance
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VSDM$10,065
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 | VSDM |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −0.1% |
| 1 month | −0.7% |
| 3 months | −1.5% |
| 1 year | +0.7% |
| 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 | −0.1% | |
| 2025 | +5.4% | |
| 2024 | −0.1% |
VSDM in the news
VSDM Dividends
- 3.17%
- $2.37
- $0.19 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
VSDM Risk
- 2.6%
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.
- −0.68
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.
VSDM Cost
0.12%
VSDM0.12%
- The middle half of Short-Duration Municipal Bonds funds
- Median 0.25%
4 of the 27 Short-Duration Municipal Bonds funds charge less.
Other funds in Short-Duration Municipal Bonds
- ATAXSNorthern Trust Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.05%1 year return +1.2%
- AGUMIGoldman Sachs Ultra Short Municipal Income ETFExpense ratio 0.16%1 year return +2.5%
- AJMSTJPMorgan Ultra-Short Municipal Income ETFExpense ratio 0.18%1 year return +2.0%
- ASHMState Street SPDR Nuveen ICE Short Term Municipal Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.20%1 year return +0.1%
- APUSHPGIM Ultra Short Municipal Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +2.1%