VTEAX — Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund
Data updated: 2026-06-26
VTEAX — Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Intermediate Municipal - National Bond · $45.59B AUM · 0.07% expense ratio · 5.9% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
VTEAX Fund Overview
VTEAX — Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund is a US ETF managed by Vanguard Municipal Bond Funds, categorised as Intermediate Municipal - National Bond. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US ETF
- Manager: Vanguard Municipal Bond Funds
- Category: Intermediate Municipal - National Bond
- Assets under management: $45.59B
- 1-year return: 5.9%
- Ticker: VTEAX
- SEC CIK: 0000225997
- SEC series ID: S000048568
- Share class ID: C000153131
VTEAX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Municipal Cash Management Fund | 1.16% |
| University of California | 0.12% |
| Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority | 0.11% |
| Colorado State Education Loan Program | 0.11% |
| State of California | 0.11% |
| New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue | 0.09% |
| Dallas Independent School District | 0.09% |
| Ohio Water Development Authority Water Pollution Control Loan Fund | 0.08% |
| New York State Dormitory Authority | 0.08% |
| New York State Dormitory Authority | 0.08% |
VTEAX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 98.5% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 1.2% |
VTEAX Performance
Total returns for VTEAX (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 0.9% |
| 1 year | 5.9% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 3.1% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 0.8% |
VTEAX Risk Information
Risk metrics for VTEAX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 3.9%
VTEAX Costs and Fees
VTEAX costs about $7 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.07%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.07%
- Portfolio turnover: 23%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.00 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
VTEAX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-04, Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund had net inflows of $6.19B, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | $1.01B |
| 2026-03 | $398.83M |
| 2026-02 | −$1.99B |
| 2026-01 | $1.01B |
| 2025-12 | $763.61M |
| 2025-11 | $628.55M |
VTEAX Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| University of California | 0.12% |
| Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority | 0.11% |
| Colorado State Education Loan Program | 0.11% |
| State of California | 0.11% |
| New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue | 0.09% |
| Dallas Independent School District | 0.09% |
| Ohio Water Development Authority Water Pollution Control Loan Fund | 0.08% |
| New York State Dormitory Authority | 0.08% |
| New York State Dormitory Authority | 0.08% |
| Ohio State University/The | 0.08% |
VTEAX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.