Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index ETF

VTEB tracks a market-weighted index of investment-grade debt issued by state and local governments and agencies. Interest is exempt from US income tax and from AMT.

iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF

Savings accounts are gaining newfound popularity as high-yield options bumped beyond the 5% APY mark. Access to risk-free income is an investor's dream, particularly in today's tough stock market, and yield like this hasn't been available in decades.

Beat the Bank: 3 Safe Bond ETFs With a Higher Yield Than Your Savings Account

Vanguard Tax-Exempt bond fund won't make you rich. But it will help you dodge those nasty taxes. The fund has some high-grade quality bonds in it and offers a safe, albeit low, yield.

VTEB: The Place To Go For Your Muni-Fix

The 2023 bond comeback is rife with opportunities for fixed income investors. New York City's recent issuance, in particular, highlighted the attractiveness of municipal bonds.

New York City Debt Offering Shows Attractiveness of Munis

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF

Schwab Short-Term US Treasury ETF

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF

SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF

Equity ETFs were back in vogue in July gathering $43 billion of net inflows, yet fixed income remains highly important to advisors. The typically safer asset class added $17 billion of its own.

Chart of the Week: Making Changes With Fixed Income ETFs

While it appears to be safe to add duration to investors' fixed income portfolios, there's still reason to be cautious. Or at least, defensive.

Stay Defensive With Intermediate Municipal Bonds

Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF

In what's a positive sign for conservative, income-seeking investors, muni bonds are trending higher in 2023. That's supporting upside for a variety of exchange traded funds, including the Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (VTEB).

Muni Bonds Coming Back Into Style

With the debt ceiling crisis having passed, advisors are rotating away from Treasuries. However, they're still looking to own high-quality bonds.

Munis Interest Grows Following Debt Ceiling Crisis

The Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF seeks to track Standard & Poor's National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index, which measures the performance of the investment-grade segment of the municipal bond market. Along with reviewing the VTEB ETF in detail, including its index, I compare its performance against two CEFs, one with and one without leverage. While VTEB investors had a smoother ride, the ETF's return was inferior to either of the two CEFs I compared it against. Investors might consider a swap trade.

VTEB: Smoother Muni-Bond Ride Comes With Big Cost

Recessionary pressures on the economy continue to mount, as the Fed tries to toe the line between raising interest rates to combat inflation and maintaining economic growth. In the meantime, muni bonds present investors with a prime fixed income option.

Muni Bonds: Recession Potential Warrants Second Look

Less than two months after being launched, the Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (VTES) is seeing significant inflows. Data from VettaFi show that the nascent Vanguard fund brought in $70.8 million in inflows in April, up a staggering 118% from the $25.

Vanguard's Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund VTES Brings in Investor Capital

Municipal bonds posted strong total returns in Q1 amid the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and the subsequent banking crisis driving investors to seek quality, stable assets. In Q1, the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index and the Bloomberg High Yield Municipal Bond Index returned 2.78% and 2.73%, respectively.

Investors Turn to Muni ETFs Amid Strong Returns

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF

U.S.-listed fixed income ETFs had net inflows of $52 billion in the first quarter of 2023, equal to 65% share of the industry's cash haul despite being just 20% of the assets.

Strong Demand for Vanguard Core Bond ETFs in 2023

Alerian MLP ETF

iShares Core High Dividend ETF

iShares National Muni Bond ETF

Schwab U.S. REIT ETF

SPDR S&P Dividend ETF

iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF

Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF

Understanding how ETF distributions are categorized can alleviate a lot of hassle and potential headaches come tax season. ETF distributions are varied, as are their tax treatments, and there are several exceptions to each category.

Understanding ETF Distributions: An Investor's Guide

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

Horizon Kinetics Inflation Beneficiaries ETF

Harbor International Compounders ETF

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF

SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF

VettaFi's head of research Todd Rosenbluth discussed fixed income and international equity on this bonus “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe of “Money Life.

ETF of the Week BONUS: Todd Rosenbluth on Fixed Income and International Equity ETFs

Invesco National AMT-Free Municipal Bond ETF

The new fund focuses on short duration municipal bonds.

Vanguard Launches First ETF in Nearly 2 Years

Jeff Johnson, head of fixed income product at Vanguard, told VettaFi that his team was seeing a growing interest in muni bonds among investors but noticed that for the most part, they “really only had at their disposal actively managed muni bond funds, mostly in mutual funds.

Vanguard's Jackson and Johnson on Indexed Muni Demand

Vanguard today launched the Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (NYSE Arca: VTES). The new municipal bond index ETF is designed for tax-sensitive investors with a short-term time horizon and low interest rate risk tolerance.

Vanguard Launches Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF

Municipal bonds aren't setting the fixed income market on fire to start 2023, but they aren't slumping, either, indicating that income investors looking to eschew risk may be able to return to this once-beloved asset class.

Municipal Bonds Steady, Validating VTEB Thesis

A reader asked for my thoughts on VTEB. VTEB is a simple muni bond index ETF, focusing on relatively safe, low-yielding securities.

VTEB: Simple Muni Bond Index ETF, But Better Choices Out There

The two largest muni bond ETFs have had opposing flows in 2023 after the category pulled in significant assets last year.

Muni ETFs Gaining Assets From Mutual Funds

While inflation appears to be slowing, it's still well above the level that the Federal Reserve would like it to be. So, it's likely that the U.S. central bank will continue to raise interest rates, which some believe will tip the U.S. economy into a recession.

Tap Into Municipal Bonds With VTEB and VTES (When You Can)

SPDR Gold Trust

iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

iShares Gold Trust

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

iShares TIPS Bond ETF

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF

Wall Street witnessed a mixed Q4 due to moderation in inflationary pressures, an expected slowdown in the pace of Fed rate hikes and ongoing geopolitical tensions in Russia and Ukraine.

ETF Asset Report of 2022 Q4

Vanguard U.S. Liquidity Factor ETF

Vanguard Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF

The new fund would track short-term municipal bonds.

Vanguard to Launch First ETF in Nearly 2 Years

While fixed income markets have been rocky this year, municipal bonds still show strong fundamentals and could present an attractive opportunity for investors in the top tax bracket.

Tap Into the Benefits of Municipal Bonds With VTEB

Vanguard announced plans to introduce the Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (VTES), a municipal bond index ETF, in the first quarter of 2023. The ETF is intended for investors seeking to generate tax-exempt yield in their portfolios while minimizing interest rate sensitivity.

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