{
 "ticker": "VGMS",
 "name": "Vanguard Multi-Sector Income Bond ETF",
 "issuer": "Vanguard",
 "desk": "core",
 "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vgms",
 "html": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vgms",
 "markdown": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vgms.md",
 "as_of": "2026-10-02",
 "verdict": "VGMS is actively managed and returned +0.7% over the past year.",
 "category": {
  "id": "bonds",
  "name": "Bonds",
  "label": "Bond ETFs",
  "url": "https://etfiq.com/bonds/",
  "group": {
   "id": "taxable-bonds",
   "name": "Taxable bonds"
  },
  "segment": {
   "id": "multisector",
   "name": "Multisector bond",
   "url": "https://etfiq.com/bonds/multisector/"
  },
  "status": "classified",
  "as_of": "2026-10-03",
  "method": "https://etfiq.com/methodology/categories"
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   "key": "total_return_1_year",
   "label": "Total return, 1 year",
   "value": "+0.7%",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-10-02",
   "sentence": "VGMS, total return, 1 year: +0.7%, as of Oct 2, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "0.30%",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-10-02",
   "sentence": "VGMS, expense ratio: 0.30%, as of Oct 2, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings",
   "label": "Holdings",
   "value": "1121",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-10-02",
   "sentence": "VGMS, holdings: 1121, as of Oct 2, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "below_its_high",
   "label": "Below its high",
   "value": "\u22122.7%",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-10-02",
   "sentence": "VGMS, below its high: \u22122.7%, as of Oct 2, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$298m",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s own figure for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-10-02",
   "sentence": "VGMS, net assets: $298m (the issuer\u2019s own figure for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026)."
  }
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 "fields": [
  {
   "key": "what_it_tracks",
   "label": "What it tracks",
   "value": "No index, actively managed",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "fund_type",
   "label": "Fund type",
   "value": "Bond fund",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "category",
   "label": "Category",
   "value": "Bonds \u00b7 Multisector bond",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "0.30%",
   "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Jan 28, 2026"
  },
  {
   "key": "price",
   "label": "Price",
   "value": "$49.29",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "listed_since",
   "label": "Listed since",
   "value": "Jun 11, 2025",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$298m",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s own figure for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026"
  },
  {
   "key": "below_its_high",
   "label": "Below its high",
   "value": "\u22122.7%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings",
   "label": "Holdings",
   "value": "1121",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "top_ten_weight",
   "label": "Top ten weight",
   "value": "7.3%",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings_as_of",
   "label": "Holdings as of",
   "value": "Aug 31, 2026",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s month-end file"
  }
 ],
 "periods": [
  {
   "window": "3 months",
   "Total return": "\u22122.3%",
   "S&P 500": "+3.6%",
   "Gap to S&P 500": "\u22125.9 pts",
   "Gap to Nasdaq-100": "\u22127.6 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "6 months",
   "Total return": "\u22120.7%",
   "S&P 500": "+17.9%",
   "Gap to S&P 500": "\u221218.6 pts",
   "Gap to Nasdaq-100": "\u221229.1 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "1 year",
   "Total return": "+0.7%",
   "S&P 500": "+16.2%",
   "Gap to S&P 500": "\u221215.6 pts",
   "Gap to Nasdaq-100": "\u221223.6 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "Since listing",
   "Total return": "+4.8%",
   "S&P 500": "+30.1%",
   "Gap to S&P 500": "\u221225.3 pts",
   "Gap to Nasdaq-100": "\u221237.0 pts"
  }
 ],
 "questions": [
  {
   "q": "How has VGMS performed?",
   "a": "Over the year to Oct 2, 2026, VGMS returned +0.7% with distributions reinvested, against +16.2% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is not published."
  },
  {
   "q": "What does VGMS cost?",
   "a": "The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year."
  },
  {
   "q": "How far is VGMS below its high?",
   "a": "2.7% below its high of Aug 25, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 2, 2026."
  }
 ],
 "generated": "2026-10-03",
 "license": "https://etfiq.com/license/",
 "license_text": "Free to use with attribution. ETFIQ (etfiq.com)."
}