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VTEB · Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund

VTEB tracks the Tax-Exempt Bond and returned +0.2% over the past year.

Bond fund · Tax-Exempt Bond · data as of

Key facts

+0.2%Total return, 1 year
0.03%Expense ratio
10185Holdings
−3.6%Below its high

Compare VTEB

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Period by period

VTEB over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnS&P 500Gap to S&P 500Gap to Nasdaq-100
3 months−2.9%+3.3%−6.2 pts−2.1 pts
6 months−2.2%+16.0%−18.2 pts−22.9 pts
1 year+0.2%+17.5%−17.3 pts−22.8 pts
3 years+8.6%+77.9%−69.3 pts−86.5 pts
Since listing+25.6%+390.1%−364.5 pts−665.4 pts

In plain words

VTEB is a bond fund tracking the Tax-Exempt Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +0.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jul 6, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

What it tracksTax-Exempt Bond
Fund typeBond fund
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 27, 2026)0.03%
Price$48.43
Listed sinceAug 25, 2015
Net assets (SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Apr 30, 2026)$45.6bn
Below its high (ETFIQ)−3.6%
Holdings10185
Top ten weight1.0%
Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT)Apr 30, 2026

Questions people ask

How has VTEB performed?
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, VTEB returned +0.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +8.6%.
What does VTEB cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.
How far is VTEB below its high?
3.6% below its high of Jul 6, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

Where these figures came from

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VTEB, core index fund, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. ETFIQ is an independent publisher, is not a fund issuer, broker-dealer or investment adviser, and makes no recommendations.

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