All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

VTEB: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

VTEB total return snapshot: VTEB returned +6.87% over the past year and +1.58% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Aug. 25, 2015, VTEB is up +29.48% in nominal total return, or +2.42%/yr, and is currently −0.40% below its total-return high on Feb. 27, 2026.

Tue 2015-08-25💬 to Tue 2026-06-09 YTD
Return
1 Year
Return
VTEB
×
+1.58%
2026-06-09
+6.87%
2026-06-09
Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund ETF Shares NYSE Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Tue 2015-08-25💬 to Tue 2026-06-09 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VTEB
×
+29.48%
+2.42%/yr
+1.95%/yr
(R2=0.750)
Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund ETF Shares NYSE Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Tue 2015-08-25💬 to Tue 2026-06-09 Start
Value
End
Value
VTEB
×
$10,000.00
2015-08-25
$12,948.29
2026-06-09
Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund ETF Shares NYSE Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year VTEB
2026 (YTD) +1.58%
2025 +3.72%
2024 +1.31%
2023 +6.15%
2022 −7.99%
2021 +1.14%
2020 +5.19%
2019 +7.35%
2018 +1.05%
2017 +4.86%
2016 +0.18%
2015 +2.44%

Drawdowns

Tue 2015-08-25💬 to Tue 2026-06-09 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VTEB
×
−0.40%
from 2026-02-27 peak
−17.00%
2020-03-19
from 2020-03-09 peak
Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund ETF Shares NYSE Exchange-Traded Fund

Rolling Returns

Period ending Tue 2026-06-09 1
Year
2
Years
3
Years
5
Years
10
Years
VTEB
×
+6.87% +7.74%
+3.80%/yr
+11.02%
+3.54%/yr
+4.25%
+0.84%/yr
+22.76%
+2.07%/yr
Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund ETF Shares NYSE Exchange-Traded Fund