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Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) Price, Holdings & Fees

$742.43−0.13%−$0.98End-of-day price as of Oct 9, 2026

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) closed at $742.43 on Oct 9, 2026, down 0.13% from the previous close of $743.41.

Share price, past year

1Y −1.57%

52-week range $670.09 – $780.33. Daily closing prices.
Monthly closing prices
Last closing price of each month
DateClose
Oct 9, 2026$742.43
Sep 30, 2026$727.98
Aug 31, 2026$740.11
Jul 31, 2026$726.69
Jun 30, 2026$729.97
May 29, 2026$726.74
Apr 30, 2026$691.21
Mar 31, 2026$708.08
Feb 27, 2026$708.14
Jan 30, 2026$704.73
Dec 31, 2025$723.51
Nov 28, 2025$745.15
Oct 31, 2025$753.49

Key statistics

Expense ratio
0.03%
as of Aug 31, 2025
Net assets
$17B
as of May 31, 2026
Holdings
5,123
as of May 31, 2026
52-week range
$670.09 – $780.33

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF's expense ratio is 0.03%: $3.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

Holdings

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF held 5,123 investments worth $17.05B as of May 31, 2026. Its largest holding was Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, at 5.08% of the fund.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF largest holdings by share of net assets
#Holding% of fundValue
1Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund5.08%$866.41M
2Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac0.52%$89.14M
3Ginnie Mae II Pool0.36%$61.66M
4Ginnie Mae II Pool0.32%$54.53M
5Ginnie Mae II Pool0.31%$53.12M
6Fannie Mae Pool0.29%$50.20M
7Ginnie Mae II Pool0.29%$49.19M
8Ginnie Mae II Pool0.29%$49.15M
9Ginnie Mae II Pool0.28%$48.13M
10Freddie Mac Pool0.27%$46.80M
11Freddie Mac Pool0.27%$45.61M
12Freddie Mac Pool0.26%$43.70M
13Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac0.25%$42.93M
14Freddie Mac Pool0.24%$41.39M
15Freddie Mac Pool0.24%$40.83M
16Freddie Mac Pool0.23%$39.52M
17Fannie Mae Pool0.23%$39.19M
18Ginnie Mae II Pool0.22%$37.33M
19Ginnie Mae II Pool0.21%$36.33M
20Freddie Mac Pool0.21%$35.66M
21Ginnie Mae II Pool0.20%$34.45M
22Ginnie Mae II Pool0.20%$34.43M
23Freddie Mac Pool0.20%$34.41M
24Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac0.20%$34.40M
25Ginnie Mae II Pool0.20%$33.43M

Top 25 of 5,123 holdings, as of May 31, 2026. Percentages are of the fund's net assets.

What the fund owns

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF holdings by asset type
Asset type% of fund
Mortgage-backed securities97.79%
Cash and short-term investments5.08%
Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF holdings by country, largest 1
Country% of fund
United States102.87%

Shares of net assets from the fund's N-PORT report. Funds that borrow can add up to more than 100%, with borrowing (such as repurchase agreements) shown as a negative share.

Monthly total returns

Over the 3 months to May 31, 2026, Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF's total return was −1.08%, as reported to the SEC.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF monthly total returns
MonthTotal return
May 31, 2026+0.22%
Apr 30, 2026+0.30%
Mar 31, 2026−1.59%

The fund's own total returns as reported to the SEC (N-PORT), including reinvested distributions. Not the sample prices above.

Fund profile

Name
Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
Ticker
VMBS
Exchange
NASDAQ
Fund type
ETF
Trust
VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FUNDS
SEC series ID
S000026865
SEC CIK
0001021882
Fractional shares
Yes

Recent SEC filings

Shareholder reports and prospectuses are filed by VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FUNDS, the trust behind Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF, and cover all of its funds.

Frequently asked questions

What is VMBS's price?

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) closed at $742.43 on Oct 9, 2026, down 0.13% from the previous close of $743.41.

What is VMBS's expense ratio?

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF's expense ratio is 0.03%: $3.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

What does VMBS hold?

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF held 5,123 investments worth $17.05B as of May 31, 2026. Its largest holding was Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, at 5.08% of the fund. Its five largest holdings were Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae II Pool, Ginnie Mae II Pool, Ginnie Mae II Pool.

How has VMBS performed?

Over the 3 months to May 31, 2026, Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF's total return was −1.08%, as reported to the SEC.

Sources and methodology

Holdings, net assets and monthly returns come from the fund's N-PORT filing with the SEC, as of May 31, 2026 (filed Jul 29, 2026). The expense ratio is from the fund's prospectus or shareholder report, as of Aug 31, 2025. Prices are generated sample data for development. Data sources and disclosures