What is Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF's average monthly return?

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has averaged about 0.14% per month, positive in roughly 59% of months.

VMBS

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETFETF · Bonds

$46.10−$0.11 (-0.24%)as of market close, Aug 6, 2026

VMBS monthly returns

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has averaged 0.14% per month, positive in 59% of months. Month-by-month returns for Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) below, through August 6, 2026 — the table lists the most recent months; the bar chart plots the last 5 years.

Average month

+0.1%

200 months

Best month

+5.3%

Nov 2023

Worst month

-5.0%

Sep 2022

Positive months

59%

of all months

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF monthly returns#

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF total return by month
Month	Path	Total return
Aug 2026		+0.5%
Jul 2026		-1.3%
Jun 2026		+0.1%
May 2026		+0.3%
Apr 2026		+0.3%
Mar 2026		-1.6%
Feb 2026		+1.7%
Jan 2026		+0.3%
Dec 2025		+0.2%
Nov 2025		+0.7%
Oct 2025		+0.8%
Sep 2025		+1.1%
Aug 2025		+1.6%
Jul 2025		-0.3%
Jun 2025		+1.7%
May 2025		-0.8%
Apr 2025		+0.4%
Mar 2025		-0.0%
Feb 2025		+2.3%
Jan 2025		+0.6%
Dec 2024		-1.6%
Nov 2024		+1.5%
Oct 2024		-2.7%
Sep 2024		+1.2%
Aug 2024		+1.3%
Jul 2024		+2.5%
Jun 2024		+1.3%
May 2024		+2.0%
Apr 2024		-2.7%
Mar 2024		+0.9%
Feb 2024		-1.5%
Jan 2024		-0.4%
Dec 2023		+4.1%
Nov 2023		+5.3%
Oct 2023		-2.2%
Sep 2023		-3.0%
Aug 2023		-0.9%
Jul 2023		-0.1%
Jun 2023		-0.2%
May 2023		-0.7%
Apr 2023		+0.5%
Mar 2023		+2.0%
Feb 2023		-2.6%
Jan 2023		+3.4%
Dec 2022		-0.8%
Nov 2022		+4.2%
Oct 2022		-1.4%
Sep 2022		-5.0%
Aug 2022		-3.2%
Jul 2022		+3.2%
Jun 2022		-1.5%
May 2022		+0.9%
Apr 2022		-3.6%
Mar 2022		-2.5%
Feb 2022		-1.1%
Jan 2022		-1.5%
Dec 2021		-0.2%
Nov 2021		-0.0%
Oct 2021		-0.3%
Sep 2021		-0.3%
Aug 2021		-0.1%
Jul 2021		+0.5%
Jun 2021		-0.1%
May 2021		-0.3%
Apr 2021		+0.6%
Mar 2021		-0.6%
Feb 2021		-0.6%
Jan 2021		+0.1%
Dec 2020		+0.3%
Nov 2020		+0.1%
Oct 2020		-0.1%
Sep 2020		-0.1%
Aug 2020		+0.1%
Jul 2020		+0.2%
Jun 2020		-0.1%
May 2020		-0.0%
Apr 2020		+0.5%
Mar 2020		+1.3%
Feb 2020		+0.9%
Jan 2020		+0.7%
Dec 2019		+0.2%
Nov 2019		+0.1%
Oct 2019		+0.3%
Sep 2019		+0.1%
Aug 2019		+0.9%
Jul 2019		+0.4%
Jun 2019		+0.7%
May 2019		+1.1%
Apr 2019		-0.1%
Mar 2019		+1.4%
Feb 2019		-0.1%
Jan 2019		+0.8%
Dec 2018		+1.7%
Nov 2018		+0.9%
Oct 2018		-0.6%
Sep 2018		-0.6%
Aug 2018		+0.5%
Jul 2018		-0.0%
Jun 2018		+0.1%
May 2018		+0.7%
Apr 2018		-0.5%
Mar 2018		+0.6%
Feb 2018		-0.7%
Jan 2018		-1.1%
Dec 2017		+0.2%
Nov 2017		-0.2%
Oct 2017		+0.1%
Sep 2017		-0.3%
Aug 2017		+0.6%
Jul 2017		+0.4%
Jun 2017		-0.3%
May 2017		+0.5%
Apr 2017		+0.6%
Mar 2017		+0.1%
Feb 2017		+0.5%
Jan 2017		+0.2%
Dec 2016		-0.1%
Nov 2016		-1.8%
Oct 2016		-0.4%
Sep 2016		+0.4%

Monthly total return (since Sep 2021)

-4%-2%+0%+2%+4%

20222023202420252026

Methodology#

Monthly returns are total returns (dividends reinvested), computed from VMBS's split- and dividend-adjusted month-end closes. The table shows the most recent 120 months and the bar chart the most recent 60. See the year-by-year returns for the annual view. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.

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FAQ

What is Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF's average monthly return?: Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) has averaged about 0.14% per month, positive in roughly 59% of months. The best month was Nov 2023 (+5.3%) and the worst was Sep 2022 (-5.0%).