Vanguard Wellington Fund Vanguard Short-Term Tax Exempt Bond ETF VTES
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- Expense ratio
- 0.05%
- Net assets
- $2.0B
- Holdings
- 3,273
- 12-month distribution yield
- 2.70%
- Asset class
- Fixed income
Vanguard Wellington Fund Vanguard Short-Term Tax Exempt Bond ETF (VTES) is an exchange-traded fund listed on NYSE Arca in the United States, issued by Vanguard. Its category is Fixed income · US (fixed income). Its last price was US$99.60 on 20 Oct 2026. Its expense ratio is 0.05% a year, from its prospectus dated 27 Mar 2026. It reported net assets of US$1.99 billion as of 31 May 2026. Its latest holdings report lists 3,273 holdings as of 31 May 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid distributions of US$2.69 a unit, a 12-month distribution yield of 2.70%, paid monthly.
Fees
- Total annual operating expenses (gross)
- 0.05%
- Net, after fee waivers or reimbursements
- No waiver stated
- Management fee
- 0.04%
- Prospectus date
- 27 Mar 2026
- Filed with the SEC
- 27 Mar 2026
Size and reporting
- Net assets
- $1,987,547,031
- Total assets
- $2,018,376,733
- Holdings as of
- 31 May 2026
- Report made public
- 29 Jul 2026 (59 days after the month end)
Top holdings
Largest 25 of 3,273 positions, as of 31 May 2026. Weight is the percent of net assets the fund reported.
| # | Holding | Identifier | Weight | Value (USD) | Type | Country | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Municipal Cash Management Fund Vanguard Municipal Cash Management Fund | No identifier reported | 2.41% | $48.0M | Short-term investment vehicles (cash funds) | United States | USD |
| 2 | New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue NYC TRANSITIONAL-G-1 | US64972JQM35 | 0.27% | $5.5M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 3 | State of California CALIFORNIA ST-REF | US13063ENN21 | 0.25% | $5.0M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 4 | New Jersey Economic Development Authority NEW JERSEY ST ECON DE | US64577BL690 | 0.23% | $4.7M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 5 | Dallas Independent School District DALLAS ISD-B | US235308Y233 | 0.23% | $4.6M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 6 | State of Illinois ILLINOIS ST-D | US452152P965 | 0.23% | $4.5M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 7 | State of New Jersey NEW JERSEY ST-A | US646039YM35 | 0.22% | $4.4M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 8 | New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority NEW JERSEY ST TRANSPR | US6461362C46 | 0.22% | $4.3M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 9 | Los Angeles Unified School District/CA LOS ANGELES UNIF SD-A | US544647HP83 | 0.21% | $4.1M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 10 | Wyandotte County Unified School District No 500 Kansas City WYANDOTTE CO SD#500-A | US982696QY59 | 0.20% | $4.0M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 11 | East County Advanced Water Purification Joint Powers Authority E CO AWP JT PWRS-A-1 | US271843AB05 | 0.20% | $4.0M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 12 | Permanent University Fund - University of Texas System UNIV OF TEXAS TX PERM | US9151158C63 | 0.20% | $4.0M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 13 | State of New Jersey NEW JERSEY ST-A | US646039YP65 | 0.19% | $3.9M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 14 | Ohio Water Development Authority OH WTR DEV AUTH | US67765QGT76 | 0.19% | $3.7M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 15 | University of California CA REGENTS UNIV-CD | US91412HWD15 | 0.18% | $3.7M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 16 | State of California CALIFORNIA ST-REF | US13063ENR35 | 0.18% | $3.5M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 17 | University of Pittsburgh-of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education PITTSBURGH UNIV -REV | US91335VKZ84 | 0.18% | $3.5M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 18 | State of Texas TEXAS ST-B-VAR | US882725EF79 | 0.17% | $3.4M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 19 | State of New Jersey NEW JERSEY ST-A | US646039YQ49 | 0.17% | $3.4M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 20 | State of New Jersey NEW JERSEY ST-A | US646039YK78 | 0.17% | $3.4M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 21 | City of New York NY NEW YORK-G-G-1 | US64966SLK05 | 0.17% | $3.3M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 22 | Los Angeles Department of Water & Power LOS ANGELES CA DEPT-A | US544532PA62 | 0.17% | $3.3M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 23 | California Municipal Finance Authority CA MUNI FIN AUTH-B | US13048V6U74 | 0.16% | $3.2M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 24 | State of New Jersey NEW JERSEY ST-A | US646039YS05 | 0.16% | $3.2M | Debt | United States | USD |
| 25 | Ohio Water Development Authority OHIO WTR DEV AUTH-A | US677660UZ35 | 0.16% | $3.2M | 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 | 97.87% | |
| Short-term investment vehicles (cash funds) | 2.41% |
Country
| Country | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 100.28% |
Currency exposure
| Currency | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| US dollar (USD) | 100.28% |
Sector
No sector data
Source: SEC Form N-PORT (opens in a new tab) Holdings as of
Distributions
- Paid in the last 12 months
- $2.6880
- 12-month yield
- 2.70%
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Latest ex-date
- 1 Oct 2026
12-month yield = distributions per unit with an ex-date in the last 12 months ($2.6880) ÷ latest price ($99.60) × 100 = 2.70%. 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 (43 payments)
| Ex-date | Amount per unit |
|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | $0.1940 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | $0.2140 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | $0.2190 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | $0.2260 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | $0.2190 |
| 1 May 2026 | $0.2300 |
| 1 Apr 2026 | $0.2230 |
| 2 Mar 2026 | $0.2360 |
| 2 Feb 2026 | $0.2250 |
| 24 Dec 2025 | $0.2320 |
| 1 Dec 2025 | $0.2340 |
| 3 Nov 2025 | $0.2360 |
| 1 Oct 2025 | $0.2380 |
| 2 Sep 2025 | $0.2380 |
| 1 Aug 2025 | $0.2260 |
| 1 Jul 2025 | $0.2440 |
| 2 Jun 2025 | $0.2340 |
| 1 May 2025 | $0.2260 |
| 1 Apr 2025 | $0.2330 |
| 3 Mar 2025 | $0.2470 |
| 3 Feb 2025 | $0.2290 |
| 24 Dec 2024 | $0.2440 |
| 2 Dec 2024 | $0.2460 |
| 1 Nov 2024 | $0.2500 |
| 1 Oct 2024 | $0.2570 |
| 3 Sep 2024 | $0.2540 |
| 1 Aug 2024 | $0.2470 |
| 1 Jul 2024 | $0.2540 |
| 3 Jun 2024 | $0.2540 |
| 1 May 2024 | $0.2430 |
| 1 Apr 2024 | $0.2480 |
| 1 Mar 2024 | $0.2530 |
| 1 Feb 2024 | $0.2530 |
| 22 Dec 2023 | $0.2540 |
| 1 Dec 2023 | $0.2360 |
| 1 Nov 2023 | $0.1860 |
| 2 Oct 2023 | $0.2160 |
| 1 Sep 2023 | $0.2200 |
| 1 Aug 2023 | $0.2210 |
| 3 Jul 2023 | $0.2080 |
| 1 Jun 2023 | $0.2290 |
| 1 May 2023 | $0.1610 |
| 3 Apr 2023 | $0.1290 |
Filings and sources
- Form N-PORT report for May 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- Prospectus filing with the fee table (opens in a new tab)
- All SEC filings for this fund series (S000079862) (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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- VTES and BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
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- VTES and BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF