VTEB

VTEB Dividend Yield

Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund ETF Shares · Muni National Interm · Vanguard · ETF · monthly payer

$49.03

As of Nov 5, 2026, VTEB (Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund ETF Shares) yields 3.19%, paying $1.57 a share a year in monthly distributions at its $49.03 price. It costs 0.03% a year and manages $56.0B. Over the last 5 years it returned 0.6% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.

Dividend yield

3.19%

Paid a Year

$1.57

Expense Ratio

0.03%

Assets

$56.0B

5-Yr Return

0.6%/yr

Frequency

Monthly

Key facts about VTEB

Data as of Nov 5, 2026 · Source: SmarterDividends data

As of Nov 5, 2026, VTEB yields 3.19% and pays about $1.57 a share a year, monthly.
VTEB paid $1.5660 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 5, 2026, in 11 payments.
VTEB's expense ratio is 0.03% a year, or $3.00 on $10,000.
VTEB is an ETF from Vanguard with $56.0B in assets, started Aug 21, 2015.
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, VTEB returned 0.6% a year with distributions reinvested (-2.2% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
In the 10 years to Oct 2026, VTEB returned 1.9% a year with distributions reinvested (-0.6% a year from price alone), against 15.3% for the S&P 500.
Since Aug 2015, VTEB's share price is down 2% and its total return with distributions reinvested is +28%.

Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "VTEB Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/VTEB

What $10,000 in VTEB became

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From Aug 2015 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$12,759

Payouts taken as cash

$12,510

$2,730 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$45,968

Since Aug 2015, VTEB's share price is down 2% and its total return with distributions reinvested is +28%. The price has slipped a little, so a small part of the payouts came out of it.

VTEB total return

A year, through Oct 2026. Total return counts every payout, reinvested; price return doesn't.

Period	Total return	Price return	S&P 500
1 year	+0.1%	−3.2%	+12.0%
3 years	+4.4%	+1.0%	+23.3%
5 years	+0.6%	−2.2%	+12.0%
10 years	+1.9%	−0.6%	+15.3%
Since Aug 2015	+2.2%	−0.2%	+14.6%

VTEB distributions

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Paid per share, by year

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Nov 2, 2026	—	$0.1440	+1.4%
Sep 1, 2026	—	$0.1430	+2.9%
Aug 3, 2026	—	$0.1420	+3.6%
Jul 1, 2026	—	$0.1420	+4.4%
Jun 1, 2026	—	$0.1380	+0.7%
May 1, 2026	—	$0.1420	+3.6%
Apr 1, 2026	—	$0.1420	+5.2%
Mar 2, 2026	—	$0.1490	+8.0%
Feb 2, 2026	—	$0.14	+6.1%
Dec 18, 2025	—	$0.1420	+5.2%
Dec 1, 2025	—	$0.1420	+8.4%
Nov 3, 2025	—	$0.14	+6.9%

Compare VTEB

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VTEB questions

What is VTEB's dividend yield?

As of Nov 5, 2026, VTEB yields 3.19%. Over the last 12 months it paid $1.5660 a share in 11 payments, against a $49.03 share price.

How often does VTEB pay dividends?

VTEB pays monthly, 12 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of VTEB pay?

At about $1.5660 a share a year, 100 shares of VTEB pay about $156.60 a year, $13.05 each month, before tax.

What is VTEB's expense ratio?

VTEB's expense ratio is 0.03% a year: $3.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.

What is VTEB's total return?

In the 5 years to Oct 2026, VTEB returned 0.6% a year with distributions reinvested, of which -2.2% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

Does VTEB have NAV erosion?

Since Aug 2015, VTEB's share price is down 2% and its total return with distributions reinvested is +28%. The price has slipped a little, so a small part of the payouts came out of it.

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: Vanguard
Category: Muni National Interm
Started: Aug 21, 2015
Expense ratio: 0.03%
Assets: $56.0B
Dividend yield: 3.19%
Paid in the last year: $1.5660 (11 payments)
Last payment: $0.1440 · ex Nov 2, 2026
Beta (3 years): 0.94

Income Calculator

At $1.57 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (monthly)$13.05

Annual$156.60

Monthly avg$13.05

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VTEB total return calculatorAny start year, with or without reinvesting VTEB dividend calculator100 shares pay $156.60 a year, $13.05 each month

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Fund facts from the fund's own reports via Yahoo Finance; payments and returns from SmarterDividends records. For information only, not investment advice.