VTEB
$48.64-0.31%
as of close, Nov 13, 2026
☾ AH $48.64 -0.31%
Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETFETF · Bonds
Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF monthly returns
Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF has averaged 0.19% a month with dividends reinvested, and risen in 63% of months, through November 13, 2026. The table lists the most recent months; the chart, the last 5 years.
Average month
+0.2%
135 months
Best month
+5.7%
Nov 2023
Worst month
-3.8%
Nov 2016
Positive months
63%
of all months
Month by month#
Data provided bySource: Twelve Data| Month | Path | Total return |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | -0.2% | |
| Oct 2026 | +3.5% | |
| Sep 2026 | -3.7% | |
| Aug 2026 | -0.2% | |
| Jul 2026 | -1.7% | |
| Jun 2026 | +0.7% | |
| May 2026 | +0.4% | |
| Apr 2026 | +1.1% | |
| Mar 2026 | -2.2% | |
| Feb 2026 | +1.4% | |
| Jan 2026 | +0.5% | |
| Dec 2025 | +0.1% | |
| Nov 2025 | +0.3% | |
| Oct 2025 | +1.2% | |
| Sep 2025 | +2.5% | |
| Aug 2025 | +1.0% | |
| Jul 2025 | -0.4% | |
| Jun 2025 | +0.8% | |
| May 2025 | -0.5% | |
| Apr 2025 | -0.6% | |
| Mar 2025 | -1.8% | |
| Feb 2025 | +1.3% | |
| Jan 2025 | +0.0% | |
| Dec 2024 | -1.3% | |
| Nov 2024 | +1.7% | |
| Oct 2024 | -1.2% | |
| Sep 2024 | +1.2% | |
| Aug 2024 | +0.4% | |
| Jul 2024 | +1.2% | |
| Jun 2024 | +1.1% | |
| May 2024 | +0.0% | |
| Apr 2024 | -1.3% | |
| Mar 2024 | +0.0% | |
| Feb 2024 | -0.2% | |
| Jan 2024 | -0.2% | |
| Dec 2023 | +2.6% | |
| Nov 2023 | +5.7% | |
| Oct 2023 | -1.2% | |
| Sep 2023 | -2.6% | |
| Aug 2023 | -1.1% | |
| Jul 2023 | +0.1% | |
| Jun 2023 | +0.7% | |
| May 2023 | -0.6% | |
| Apr 2023 | -0.3% | |
| Mar 2023 | +2.5% | |
| Feb 2023 | -2.3% | |
| Jan 2023 | +2.7% | |
| Dec 2022 | -0.3% | |
| Nov 2022 | +5.1% | |
| Oct 2022 | -1.1% | |
| Sep 2022 | -3.0% | |
| Aug 2022 | -2.5% | |
| Jul 2022 | +2.5% | |
| Jun 2022 | -1.6% | |
| May 2022 | +1.6% | |
| Apr 2022 | -2.7% | |
| Mar 2022 | -3.0% | |
| Feb 2022 | -0.4% | |
| Jan 2022 | -2.6% | |
| Dec 2021 | +0.0% | |
| Nov 2021 | +0.8% | |
| Oct 2021 | -0.0% | |
| Sep 2021 | -0.7% | |
| Aug 2021 | -0.4% | |
| Jul 2021 | +0.5% | |
| Jun 2021 | +0.4% | |
| May 2021 | +0.4% | |
| Apr 2021 | +0.9% | |
| Mar 2021 | +0.5% | |
| Feb 2021 | -1.6% | |
| Jan 2021 | +0.3% | |
| Dec 2020 | +0.8% | |
| Nov 2020 | +1.6% | |
| Oct 2020 | -0.4% | |
| Sep 2020 | +0.1% | |
| Aug 2020 | -0.7% | |
| Jul 2020 | +1.6% | |
| Jun 2020 | +0.7% | |
| May 2020 | +3.3% | |
| Apr 2020 | -1.1% | |
| Mar 2020 | -3.5% | |
| Feb 2020 | +1.0% | |
| Jan 2020 | +1.8% | |
| Dec 2019 | +0.3% | |
| Nov 2019 | +0.2% | |
| Oct 2019 | +0.1% | |
| Sep 2019 | -0.8% | |
| Aug 2019 | +1.5% | |
| Jul 2019 | +0.9% | |
| Jun 2019 | +0.4% | |
| May 2019 | +1.5% | |
| Apr 2019 | +0.5% | |
| Mar 2019 | +1.5% | |
| Feb 2019 | +0.6% | |
| Jan 2019 | +0.5% | |
| Dec 2018 | +1.4% | |
| Nov 2018 | +1.0% | |
| Oct 2018 | -0.5% | |
| Sep 2018 | -0.8% | |
| Aug 2018 | +0.1% | |
| Jul 2018 | +0.3% | |
| Jun 2018 | +0.1% | |
| May 2018 | +1.2% | |
| Apr 2018 | -0.4% | |
| Mar 2018 | +0.4% | |
| Feb 2018 | -0.6% | |
| Jan 2018 | -1.1% | |
| Dec 2017 | +0.9% | |
| Nov 2017 | -0.3% | |
| Oct 2017 | +0.1% | |
| Sep 2017 | -0.5% | |
| Aug 2017 | +0.8% | |
| Jul 2017 | +0.8% | |
| Jun 2017 | -0.2% | |
| May 2017 | +1.6% | |
| Apr 2017 | +0.5% | |
| Mar 2017 | +0.2% | |
| Feb 2017 | +0.6% | |
| Jan 2017 | +0.2% | |
| Dec 2016 | +1.5% |
Monthly total return (since Dec 2021)#
−6%−4%−2%0%2%4%6%
Dec 2021+0.04%
Jan 2022-2.6%
Feb 2022-0.36%
Mar 2022-3.0%
Apr 2022-2.7%
May 2022+1.6%
Jun 2022-1.6%
Jul 2022+2.5%
Aug 2022-2.5%
Sep 2022-3.0%
Oct 2022-1.1%
Nov 2022+5.1%
Dec 2022-0.27%
Jan 2023+2.7%
Feb 2023-2.3%
Mar 2023+2.5%
Apr 2023-0.29%
May 2023-0.57%
Jun 2023+0.67%
Jul 2023+0.07%
Aug 2023-1.1%
Sep 2023-2.6%
Oct 2023-1.2%
Nov 2023+5.7%
Dec 2023+2.6%
Jan 2024-0.24%
Feb 2024-0.18%
Mar 2024+0.04%
Apr 2024-1.3%
May 2024+0.02%
Jun 2024+1.1%
Jul 2024+1.2%
Aug 2024+0.38%
Sep 2024+1.2%
Oct 2024-1.2%
Nov 2024+1.7%
Dec 2024-1.3%
Jan 20250%
Feb 2025+1.3%
Mar 2025-1.8%
Apr 2025-0.58%
May 2025-0.54%
Jun 2025+0.75%
Jul 2025-0.44%
Aug 2025+0.96%
Sep 2025+2.5%
Oct 2025+1.2%
Nov 2025+0.28%
Dec 2025+0.11%
Jan 2026+0.54%
Feb 2026+1.4%
Mar 2026-2.2%
Apr 2026+1.1%
May 2026+0.38%
Jun 2026+0.71%
Jul 2026-1.7%
Aug 2026-0.24%
Sep 2026-3.7%
Oct 2026+3.5%
Nov 2026-0.2%
20222022Jul2023Jul2024Jul2025Jul2026JulVanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF returns by calendar month#
Every month of every year since 2015, one tick per year on a shared scale; the dark bar is the month's average. Total returns, dividends reinvested.
November 2026 so far: -0.20% — 10th of 12 Novembers since 2015 at the last close; the average November returned +1.1%.
| Month | −10%0+10% | Average | Median | Up | Best | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +0.2% | +0.3% | 64% | +2.7% 2023 | -2.6% 2022 | |
| Feb | +0.0% | +0.3% | 55% | +1.4% 2026 | -2.3% 2023 | |
| Mar | -0.5% | +0.2% | 64% | +2.5% 2023 | -3.5% 2020 | |
| Apr | -0.2% | -0.3% | 45% | +1.1% 2026 | -2.7% 2022 | |
| May | +0.8% | +0.4% | 82% | +3.3% 2020 | -0.6% 2023 | |
| Jun | +0.4% | +0.7% | 82% | +1.7% 2016 | -1.6% 2022 | |
| Jul | +0.5% | +0.5% | 82% | +2.5% 2022 | -1.7% 2026 | |
| Aug | -0.1% | +0.0% | 55% | +1.5% 2019 | -2.5% 2022 | |
| Sep | -0.7% | -0.6% | 33% | +2.5% 2025 | -3.7% 2026 | |
| Oct | +0.0% | -0.2% | 42% | +3.5% 2026 | -1.2% 2024 | |
| Nov | +1.1% | +0.8% | 82% | +5.7% 2023 | -3.8% 2016 | |
| Dec | +0.7% | +0.8% | 82% | +2.6% 2023 | -1.3% 2024 |
Methodology#
Monthly returns are total returns (dividends reinvested), computed from VTEB'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.
FAQ#
- What is Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF's average monthly return?
- Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF has averaged about 0.19% per month (dividends reinvested), positive in roughly 63% of months. The best month was Nov 2023 (+5.7%) and the worst was Nov 2016 (-3.8%).
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