VMBS · Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

Bond fundTracks an indexVanguard0.03% fee$15.5bn on Sep 30, 2026First traded Nov 23, 2009Fund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗Every Vanguard fund ETFIQ covers

VMBS tracks an index and returned −0.9% over the past year.

−0.9%
Total return, 1 year
0.03%
Expense ratio
4890
Holdings
−4.3%
Below its high
4.2%
12-month yield: cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
$0.1632
Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 1, 2026
Where every fund in this set sits

How far can rates rise in a year before the year's income is gone?

Rate cushion
IBTQ 0.58 ptsXSVN 0.60 ptsIEF 0.61 ptsIBTP 0.66 ptsVTG 0.69 ptsGOVT 0.70 ptsVGVT 0.72 ptsSPMB 0.73 ptsGNMA 0.74 ptsIBTO 0.76 ptsFLGV 0.78 ptsMBB 0.78 ptsSPTB 0.78 ptsIBTM 0.81 ptsVGIT 0.82 ptsXFIV 0.82 ptsGTIP 0.84 ptsSPTI 0.84 ptsIBTL 0.95 ptsVMBS 0.82 ptsVMBS 0.82 pts0.58 pts0.95 pts
0.58 pts to 0.95 pts across 20

That is the share of the 20 government bond ETFs with an intermediate duration sitting at or below VMBS.

One year's income against today's duration; it ignores credit risk, and both figures move. Where the fund sits in this set, not a rating. Do not average it with another category's score.

ETFIQ Rate Cushion Score
77.5joint 4th of 20 · set runs 2.5 to 97.5

VMBS paid 4.42% of its NAV in income over the year to Oct 9, 2026, with a duration of 5.40 years: rates could rise 0.82 percentage points in a year before that income was gone.

rate cushion0.82 pts · 78th pct
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WindowTotal return
1M Sep 9 – Oct 9, 2026−2.2%
3M Jul 10 – Oct 9, 2026−3.1%
6M Apr 10 – Oct 9, 2026−3.2%
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 9, 2026−2.4%
1Y Oct 9, 2025 – Oct 9, 2026−0.9%
3Y Oct 10, 2023 – Oct 9, 2026+15.8%
Since launch Nov 23, 2009 – Oct 9, 2026+36.6%

Total return at closing prices, distributions reinvested. Every column is a total return. Year to date runs from the last close of the year before. Source: ETFIQ.

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In plain words

What it tracksnot read by ETFIQ
Fund typeBond fund
Category (ETFIQ)Bonds · Government mortgage-backed
Expense ratio (497 XBRL, Jun 30, 2026)0.03%
Price$44.53
First tradedNov 23, 2009
Net assets (the issuer’s own figure for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026)$15.5bn
Benchmark (ETFIQ, from its filings)Its own holdings, as of Aug 31, 2026; its prospectus names no index it tracks
Below its high (ETFIQ)−4.3%
Holdings4890
Top ten weight7.5%
Holdings as of (the issuer’s month-end file)Aug 31, 2026

Questions people ask about VMBS

How has VMBS performed?
Over the year to Oct 9, 2026, VMBS returned −0.9% with distributions reinvested. Over three years the figure is +15.8%.
What does VMBS cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.
How far is VMBS below its high?
4.3% below its high of Feb 27, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 9, 2026.
Sources and dates
Prices, VMBSTiingo end-of-day · Oct 9, 2026
Fee, 0.03%Prospectus filing with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Net assets, $15.5bnThe issuer’s own figure for this ETF, month end · Sep 30, 2026
IssuerHoldings, the issuer’s own month-end file ↗
IssuerVanguard page for VMBS ↗
All fund filingsFund filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

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