Vanguard Short Duration Tax-Exempt Bond ETF VSDM
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- Expense ratio
- 0.12%
- Net assets
- $831.5M
- Holdings
- 2,913
- 12-month distribution yield
- 3.15%
- Asset class
- Fixed income
Vanguard Short Duration Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (VSDM) is an exchange-traded fund listed on Cboe BZX in the United States, issued by Vanguard. Its category is Fixed income · US (fixed income). Its last price was US$75.05 on 20 Oct 2026. Its expense ratio is 0.12% a year, from its prospectus dated 27 Feb 2026. It reported net assets of US$831.47 million as of 31 Jul 2026. Its latest holdings report lists 2,913 holdings as of 31 Jul 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid distributions of US$2.37 a unit, a 12-month distribution yield of 3.15%, paid monthly.
Fees
- Total annual operating expenses (gross)
- 0.12%
- Net, after fee waivers or reimbursements
- No waiver stated
- Management fee
- 0.07%
- Prospectus date
- 27 Feb 2026
- Filed with the SEC
- 27 Feb 2026
Size and reporting
- Net assets
- $831,468,581
- Total assets
- $838,290,365
- Holdings as of
- 31 Jul 2026
- Report made public
- 28 Sep 2026 (59 days after the month end)
Top holdings
Largest 25 of 2,913 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 | Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District SE ENERGY AUTH-C | US84136HAH66 | 0.50% | $4.2M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 2 | Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Municipal Cash Management Fund Vanguard Municipal Cash Management Fund | No identifier reported | 0.41% | $3.4M | Short-term investment vehicles (cash funds) | United States | USD |
| 3 | New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority NJ TRANSPRTN TRUST-A | US6461364F58 | 0.41% | $3.4M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 4 | Florida Municipal Power Agency FLORIDA ST MUNI PWR A | US342816Q405 | 0.38% | $3.2M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 5 | California Community Choice Financing Authority CALIFORNIA CMNTY CHOI | US13013JAP12 | 0.38% | $3.2M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 6 | California Community Choice Financing Authority CA CMNTY CHOICE-D | US13013JCS33 | 0.37% | $3.1M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 7 | Energy Southeast A Cooperative District S E ENERGY-B-REV | US292723CZ48 | 0.36% | $3.0M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 8 | Black Belt Energy Gas District BLACK BELT ENERGY-B | US09182TEC71 | 0.35% | $2.9M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 9 | Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp IV TEXAS ST MUNI GAS ACQ | US88256PAG54 | 0.35% | $2.9M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 10 | Southern California Public Power Authority S CALIFORNIA PUB-2 | US842469DL92 | 0.34% | $2.8M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 11 | Southern California Public Power Authority SOUTHERN CA PUB PWR-A | US84247PPF26 | 0.33% | $2.8M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 12 | California Community Choice Financing Authority CA CMNTY CHOICE-D | US13013JHN90 | 0.32% | $2.7M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 13 | Lower Colorado River Authority LOWER CO RIVER AUTH-B | US54811GS350 | 0.32% | $2.6M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 14 | Lower Colorado River Authority | US54811GM494 | 0.31% | $2.6M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 15 | California Community Choice Financing Authority CA CMNTY CHOICE FING | US13013JBJ43 | 0.29% | $2.5M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 16 | Kentucky Public Energy Authority KY PUB ENERGY AUTH-A | US74440DGM02 | 0.29% | $2.4M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 17 | California Community Choice Financing Authority CA CMNTY CHOICE-B | US13013JEA07 | 0.29% | $2.4M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 18 | California Community Choice Financing Authority CA CMNTY CHOICE FING | US13013JCB08 | 0.28% | $2.4M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 19 | Metropolitan Transportation Authority MET TRANSPRTN-A-2 | US59261AG682 | 0.28% | $2.3M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 20 | Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District S E ENERGY AUTH-B | US84136HBT95 | 0.27% | $2.3M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 21 | Main Street Natural Gas Inc | US56035DDH26 | 0.26% | $2.1M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 22 | City of Minneapolis MN MINNEAPOLIS | US60374VEX73 | 0.26% | $2.1M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 23 | Black Belt Energy Gas District | US09182NBR08 | 0.25% | $2.1M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 24 | Southern California Public Power Authority STHRN CA PUB PWR-A | US84247PND95 | 0.24% | $2.0M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 25 | Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp TARRANT CO CULTURAL-F | US87638QSG54 | 0.24% | $2.0M | 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.
Asset type
| Type | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Debt | 98.96% | |
| Short-term investment vehicles (cash funds) | 0.41% | |
| Mortgage-backed securities | 0.03% | |
| Interest rate derivatives | <0.01% |
Country
| Country | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 99.40% | |
| Not stated | <0.01% |
Currency exposure
| Currency | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| US dollar (USD) | 99.40% |
Sector
No sector data
Source: SEC Form N-PORT (opens in a new tab) Holdings as of
Distributions
- Paid in the last 12 months
- $2.3650
- 12-month yield
- 3.15%
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Latest ex-date
- 1 Oct 2026
12-month yield = distributions per unit with an ex-date in the last 12 months ($2.3650) ÷ latest price ($75.05) × 100 = 3.15%. 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 (22 payments)
| Ex-date | Amount per unit |
|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | $0.1880 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | $0.1960 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | $0.1990 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | $0.1960 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | $0.1960 |
| 1 May 2026 | $0.1970 |
| 1 Apr 2026 | $0.1980 |
| 2 Mar 2026 | $0.2010 |
| 2 Feb 2026 | $0.1910 |
| 18 Dec 2025 | $0.2040 |
| 1 Dec 2025 | $0.2030 |
| 3 Nov 2025 | $0.1960 |
| 1 Oct 2025 | $0.2030 |
| 2 Sep 2025 | $0.1990 |
| 1 Aug 2025 | $0.1890 |
| 1 Jul 2025 | $0.1950 |
| 2 Jun 2025 | $0.1960 |
| 1 May 2025 | $0.1930 |
| 1 Apr 2025 | $0.1580 |
| 3 Mar 2025 | $0.2030 |
| 3 Feb 2025 | $0.1960 |
| 24 Dec 2024 | $0.2640 |
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 (S000088616) (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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