Bond ETFs

VCRM:what it yields, how rates move it and what it holds

Vanguard Core Tax-Exempt Bond ETF. Portfolio as of July 31, 2026, from the fund's SEC filing (Form N-PORT).

US municipal. Bonds of US states and cities. Their interest is tax-free only for US taxpayers.

Yield to maturity (YTM)

4.71%

before the fund's costs

As of July 31, 2026, before the fund's costs.

If rates rise 1 pointestimated from its duration, 7.7 years: -7.7%
Investment gradeof the credit risk, BBB or better: 98%
Size2,407 positions: $1.8B

In a few words

VCRM holds 2,407 positions. 98% of the portfolio is bonds of US states and cities. On July 31, 2026, the bonds it holds had a yield to maturity (YTM) of 4.71% a year, before the fund's costs. Its duration is 7.7 years: if rates rise by 1 percentage point, its price falls about 7.7%.

Every ETF in US municipal

If rates change

A rough estimate, if rates moved at once and equally at every maturity.

7.7 years duration4.71% yield to maturity

Change in rates+1 point

▲ break-even

Price, at once

-7.7%

Over 12 months, with the yield

-3.0%

Ready-made moves

Change in rates	At once	12 months
	+7.7%	+12.5%
	+3.9%	+8.6%
	0.0%	+4.7%
	-3.9%	+0.8%
	-7.7%	-3.0%
	-15.5%	-10.8%

At a yield of 4.71% and a duration of 7.7 years, a rise in rates of about 0.61 points within the year would eat the whole year's yield.

Past returns

The ETF's total return, price change plus distributions, as the fund reports it to the SEC.

November 2024 – July 2026

Last 12 months

+6.4%

3 years, average per year

–

Worst 12 months

+3.6%

Largest fall from a peak

-2.4%

100 at the start 105.8 at the end, distributions reinvested

What it holds

Portfolio as of July 31, 2026: who issued the bonds, when they mature and the largest issuers.

2,407 positions835 issuers

Largest issuers

The 10 largest are 18.5% of the fund.

Black Belt Energy Gas District4.54%

California Community Choice Financing Authority2.88%

City of New York NY1.63%

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency1.56%

Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District1.49%

Kentucky Public Energy Authority1.48%

Public Finance Authority1.28%

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue1.25%

New York State Dormitory Authority1.22%

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power1.21%

When they mature

Up to 1 year0.7%

1 to 3 years1.1%

3 to 5 years2.3%

5 to 10 years15.9%

10 to 20 years36.4%

Over 20 years42.2%

Details

Issuer: States and cities, 97.9%
Positions: 2,407
Average coupon: 4.72%
Floating rate: 12.8%
In other currencies: 0.0%
Mortgage-backed: 0.6%
In default: 0.00%
Hard to value: 0.00%
Cash and cash funds: 1.6%

Maturities as stated on the bonds. Mortgage bonds, many corporate bonds and city bonds can be repaid early, so in practice they mature sooner.

Similar bond ETFs

Same kind as VCRM, nearest in rate sensitivity.

VTEBVanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF
If rates +1%-7.1%
MUBiShares National Muni Bond ETF
If rates +1%-7.0%
VTECVanguard California Tax-Exempt Bond ETF
If rates +1%-6.9%
CMFiShares California Muni Bond ETF
If rates +1%-6.8%
SCMBSchwab Municipal Bond ETF
If rates +1%-6.6%
PZAInvesco National AMT-Free Municipal Bond ETF
If rates +1%-9.1%

ETF	Yield (YTM)	If rates +1%	2022	Size
VTEBVanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF	4.15%	-7.1%	-8.2%	$48.5B
MUBiShares National Muni Bond ETF	4.06%	-7.0%	-7.5%	$45.4B
VTECVanguard California Tax-Exempt Bond ETF	3.92%	-6.9%	–	$3.3B
CMFiShares California Muni Bond ETF	3.80%	-6.8%	-8.1%	$4.6B
SCMBSchwab Municipal Bond ETF	3.84%	-6.6%	–	$4.0B
PZAInvesco National AMT-Free Municipal Bond ETF	4.83%	-9.1%	-12.8%	$4.2B

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How much would VCRM fall if rates rose?

With a duration of 7.7 years, an immediate one-point rise in rates would take about 7.7% off its price. An equal fall would add about the same.

What is VCRM's yield?

On July 31, 2026, according to its filing, the bonds it holds had a yield to maturity (YTM) of 4.71% a year, before the fund's costs. That is not the distribution the ETF pays, and it moves every day with prices.

Is this VCRM's dividend yield?

No. The yield to maturity shown here is what the bonds the fund holds would earn a year if held to maturity, at the prices on the filing date. The dividend yield measures what the ETF paid over the last 12 months against its price, and it lags, because it depends on the coupons of bonds bought earlier. The SEC yield the issuer publishes is a standardised 30-day figure after costs, and usually lands close to the yield to maturity, a little below. When rates have risen, the dividend yield is usually lower than the other two.

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