Vanguard High-Yield Active ETF VGHY
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- Expense ratio
- 0.22%
- Net assets
- $306.7M
- Holdings
- 598
- 12-month distribution yield
- 6.32%
- Asset class
- Fixed income
Vanguard High-Yield Active ETF (VGHY) is an exchange-traded fund listed on Cboe BZX in the United States, issued by Vanguard. Its category is Fixed income · Global (fixed income). Its last price was US$71.63 on 20 Oct 2026. Its expense ratio is 0.22% a year, from its prospectus dated 28 May 2026. It reported net assets of US$306.69 million as of 31 Jul 2026. Its latest holdings report lists 598 holdings as of 31 Jul 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid distributions of US$4.53 a unit, a 12-month distribution yield of 6.32%, paid monthly.
Fees
- Total annual operating expenses (gross)
- 0.22%
- Net, after fee waivers or reimbursements
- No waiver stated
- Management fee
- 0.08%
- Prospectus date
- 28 May 2026
- Filed with the SEC
- 28 May 2026
Size and reporting
- Net assets
- $306,692,546
- Total assets
- $310,643,014
- Holdings as of
- 31 Jul 2026
- Report made public
- 28 Sep 2026 (59 days after the month end)
Top holdings
Largest 25 of 598 positions, as of 31 Jul 2026. Weight is the percent of net assets the fund reported.
| # | Holding | Identifier | Weight | Value (USD) | Type | Country | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund | No identifier reported | 1.12% | $3.4M | Short-term investment vehicles (cash funds) | United States | USD |
| 2 | United States Treasury Note/Bond US TREASURY N/B | US91282CPB18 | 0.97% | $3.0M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 3 | United States Treasury Note/Bond US TREASURY N/B | US91282CFL00 | 0.96% | $3.0M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 4 | United States Treasury Note/Bond US TREASURY N/B | US91282CGS44 | 0.95% | $2.9M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 5 | 1261229 BC LTD | US68288AAA51 | 0.90% | $2.8M | Debt | Canada | USD |
| 6 | PR RNO Property Owner 1 LLC | US69393LAA17 | 0.90% | $2.8M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 7 | CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp | US1248EPCN14 | 0.88% | $2.7M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 8 | Nissan Motor Acceptance Co LLC | US65480CAL90 | 0.86% | $2.6M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 9 | Cleveland-Cliffs Inc | US185899AK74 | 0.74% | $2.3M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 10 | TransDigm Inc | US893647BY22 | 0.72% | $2.2M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 11 | ZF North America Capital Inc ZF NA CAPITAL | US98877DAH89 | 0.71% | $2.2M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 12 | IQVIA Inc | US449934AD05 | 0.69% | $2.1M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 13 | United States Treasury Note/Bond US TREASURY N/B | US91282CNK35 | 0.62% | $1.9M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 14 | American Airlines Inc/AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd | US00253XAB73 | 0.57% | $1.7M | Debt | Not stated | USD |
| 15 | FMC Corp | US302491AX31 | 0.57% | $1.7M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 16 | Opal Bidco SAS | US68348BAA17 | 0.56% | $1.7M | Debt | France | USD |
| 17 | Novelis Corp | US670001AE60 | 0.56% | $1.7M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 18 | Harvest Midstream I LP | US417558AD56 | 0.53% | $1.6M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 19 | JetBlue Airways Corp / JetBlue Loyalty LP JETBLUE AIRW/LOY | US476920AA15 | 0.52% | $1.6M | Debt | Not stated | USD |
| 20 | CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp | US1248EPCD32 | 0.52% | $1.6M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 21 | SS&C Technologies Inc SS&C TECH INC | US78466CAC01 | 0.52% | $1.6M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 22 | CRC Insurance Group LLC | US69867RAA59 | 0.51% | $1.6M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 23 | United States Treasury Note/Bond US TREASURY N/B | US91282CQA26 | 0.51% | $1.6M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 24 | Burford Capital Global Finance LLC | US12116LAJ89 | 0.51% | $1.6M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 25 | Ingram Micro Inc | US45258LAA52 | 0.50% | $1.5M | Debt | United States | USD |
Breakdowns
Sums of reported weights over every position in the report. Totals can differ from 100% because of derivatives, borrowing and cash.
Warning: Uses derivatives
Asset type
| Type | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Debt | 92.31% | |
| Loans | 5.77% | |
| Short-term investment vehicles (cash funds) | 1.12% | |
| Credit derivatives | 0.40% | |
| Interest rate derivatives | -0.01% | |
| Foreign exchange derivatives | <0.01% |
Country
| Country | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 81.75% | |
| Canada | 4.23% | |
| Bermuda | 2.27% | |
| Cayman Islands | 2.10% | |
| France | 1.31% | |
| United Kingdom | 1.27% | |
| Ireland | 0.98% | |
| Netherlands | 0.60% | |
| Germany | 0.49% | |
| Luxembourg | 0.45% | |
| Jersey | 0.37% | |
| Denmark | 0.35% | |
| Other (2) | 0.50% | |
| Not stated | 2.92% |
Currency exposure
| Currency | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| US dollar (USD) | 96.95% | |
| Euro (EUR) | 2.64% |
Sector
| Sector | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Technology Services | 0.08% | |
| Health Care | 0.04% |
Source: SEC Form N-PORT (opens in a new tab) Holdings as of
Distributions
- Paid in the last 12 months
- $4.5300
- 12-month yield
- 6.32%
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Latest ex-date
- 1 Oct 2026
12-month yield = distributions per unit with an ex-date in the last 12 months ($4.5300) ÷ latest price ($71.63) × 100 = 6.32%. It looks back, so it is not a forecast; special distributions in the window are included.
Why a distribution yield is not the fund's return: yield vs total return
Distribution history table (12 payments)
| Ex-date | Amount per unit |
|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | $0.4040 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | $0.3930 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | $0.3860 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | $0.3780 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | $0.3770 |
| 1 May 2026 | $0.3650 |
| 1 Apr 2026 | $0.4090 |
| 2 Mar 2026 | $0.3310 |
| 2 Feb 2026 | $0.3670 |
| 18 Dec 2025 | $0.3580 |
| 1 Dec 2025 | $0.3250 |
| 3 Nov 2025 | $0.4370 |
Filings and sources
- Form N-PORT report for July 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- Prospectus filing with the fee table (opens in a new tab)
- All SEC filings for this fund series (S000095284) (opens in a new tab)
- Nasdaq Trader symbol directory (opens in a new tab)
- Yahoo Finance quote and distributions (opens in a new tab)
- How the ETF figures are collected
Compare with
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