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Vanguard Short Duration Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (VSDM) Price, Holdings & Fees

$301.62−0.26%−$0.78End-of-day price as of Oct 9, 2026

Vanguard Short Duration Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (VSDM) closed at $301.62 on Oct 9, 2026, down 0.26% from the previous close of $302.40.

Share price, past year

1Y +23.85%

52-week range $232.82 – $317.82. Daily closing prices.
Monthly closing prices
Last closing price of each month
DateClose
Oct 9, 2026$301.62
Sep 30, 2026$306.69
Aug 31, 2026$306.82
Jul 31, 2026$301.18
Jun 30, 2026$293.97
May 29, 2026$297.05
Apr 30, 2026$279.09
Mar 31, 2026$273.93
Feb 27, 2026$254.68
Jan 30, 2026$252.97
Dec 31, 2025$248.76
Nov 28, 2025$241.79
Oct 31, 2025$238.07

Key statistics

Expense ratio
0.12%
as of Oct 31, 2025
Net assets
$831.5M
as of Jul 31, 2026
Holdings
2,913
as of Jul 31, 2026
52-week range
$232.82 – $317.82

Vanguard Short Duration Tax-Exempt Bond ETF's expense ratio is 0.12%: $12.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

Holdings

Vanguard Short Duration Tax-Exempt Bond ETF held 2,913 investments worth $831.47M as of Jul 31, 2026. Its largest holding was Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District, at 0.50% of the fund.

Vanguard Short Duration Tax-Exempt Bond ETF largest holdings by share of net assets
#Holding% of fundValue
1Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District0.50%$4.18M
2Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Municipal Cash Management Fund0.41%$3.44M
3New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority0.41%$3.43M
4Florida Municipal Power Agency0.38%$3.18M
5California Community Choice Financing Authority0.38%$3.16M
6California Community Choice Financing Authority0.37%$3.07M
7Energy Southeast A Cooperative District0.36%$3.00M
8Black Belt Energy Gas District0.35%$2.94M
9Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp IV0.35%$2.93M
10Southern California Public Power Authority0.34%$2.81M
11Southern California Public Power Authority0.33%$2.78M
12California Community Choice Financing Authority0.32%$2.65M
13Lower Colorado River Authority0.32%$2.63M
14Lower Colorado River Authority0.31%$2.57M
15California Community Choice Financing Authority0.29%$2.45M
16Kentucky Public Energy Authority0.29%$2.41M
17California Community Choice Financing Authority0.29%$2.40M
18California Community Choice Financing Authority0.28%$2.37M
19Metropolitan Transportation Authority0.28%$2.34M
20Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District0.27%$2.28M
21Main Street Natural Gas Inc0.26%$2.14M
22City of Minneapolis MN0.26%$2.14M
23Black Belt Energy Gas District0.25%$2.06M
24Southern California Public Power Authority0.24%$1.97M
25Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp0.24%$1.97M

Top 25 of 2,913 holdings, as of Jul 31, 2026. Percentages are of the fund's net assets.

What the fund owns

Vanguard Short Duration Tax-Exempt Bond ETF holdings by asset type
Asset type% of fund
Bonds and other debt98.96%
Cash and short-term investments0.41%
Mortgage-backed securities0.03%
Vanguard Short Duration Tax-Exempt Bond ETF holdings by country, largest 1
Country% of fund
United States99.40%

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 Jul 31, 2026, Vanguard Short Duration Tax-Exempt Bond ETF's total return was +0.15%, as reported to the SEC.

Vanguard Short Duration Tax-Exempt Bond ETF monthly total returns
MonthTotal return
Jul 31, 2026−0.54%
Jun 30, 2026+0.40%
May 31, 2026+0.30%

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 Short Duration Tax-Exempt Bond ETF
Ticker
VSDM
Exchange
BATS
Fund type
ETF
Trust
VANGUARD MUNICIPAL BOND FUNDS
SEC series ID
S000088616
SEC CIK
0000225997
Fractional shares
Yes

Recent SEC filings

Shareholder reports and prospectuses are filed by VANGUARD MUNICIPAL BOND FUNDS, the trust behind Vanguard Short Duration Tax-Exempt Bond ETF, and cover all of its funds.

Frequently asked questions

What is VSDM's price?

Vanguard Short Duration Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (VSDM) closed at $301.62 on Oct 9, 2026, down 0.26% from the previous close of $302.40.

What is VSDM's expense ratio?

Vanguard Short Duration Tax-Exempt Bond ETF's expense ratio is 0.12%: $12.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

What does VSDM hold?

Vanguard Short Duration Tax-Exempt Bond ETF held 2,913 investments worth $831.47M as of Jul 31, 2026. Its largest holding was Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District, at 0.50% of the fund. Its five largest holdings were Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District, Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Municipal Cash Management Fund, New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Florida Municipal Power Agency, California Community Choice Financing Authority.

How has VSDM performed?

Over the 3 months to Jul 31, 2026, Vanguard Short Duration Tax-Exempt Bond ETF's total return was +0.15%, 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 Jul 31, 2026 (filed Sep 28, 2026). The expense ratio is from the fund's prospectus or shareholder report, as of Oct 31, 2025. Prices are generated sample data for development. Data sources and disclosures