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Vanguard High-Yield Tax-Exempt Fund Investor (VWAHX) Total Return
Created with Highcharts 11.1.0Jul '24Oct '24Jan '25Apr '250.00%1.96%

Key Stats

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Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
0.17% 16.20B -- 29.00%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized Total Returns Since Inception (Daily) Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
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Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks to provide high current income that is exempt from federal income taxes and to preserve investors' principal. The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in longer-term, investment-grade municipal bonds, with ratings of Baa or higher, and up to 20% in bonds that are rated less than Baa or are unrated.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Municipal Bond
Broad Category Fixed Income
Global Peer Group Bond USD Municipal
Peer Group General & Insured Municipal Debt Funds
Global Macro Bond HC
US Macro National Municipal Debt Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective General & Insured Municipal Debt Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Vanguard
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^BBMBTR 100.0%

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Net Fund Flows Versus Peer Group

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1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
 
80.00B
60.00B
40.00B
20.00B
0
-20.00B
1 Month
% Rank: 44
-732.46M Peer Group Low
397.19M Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 12
555.86M
-1.525B Peer Group Low
4.078B Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 8
-630.35M Peer Group Low
590.43M Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 89
-6.878B Peer Group Low
23.16B Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 16
-606.91M Peer Group Low
2.129B Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 25
-6.620B Peer Group Low
32.66B Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: 8
-630.35M Peer Group Low
590.43M Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 10
-7.265B Peer Group Low
39.54B Peer Group High
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Performance Versus Peer Group

 
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Total Return (NAV)
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12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
Peer Group Rtn. (NAV)
12.00%
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12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
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% Rank in Peer Group (NAV)
5.0
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Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
YTD
1.29%
9.17%
5.39%
3.86%
-11.77%
8.35%
3.31%
-1.85%
1.28%
7.54%
5.21%
1.52%
-8.53%
6.40%
1.05%
-1.22%
0.90%
8.49%
6.21%
2.26%
-10.43%
7.55%
1.84%
-1.91%
0.39%
7.80%
4.58%
3.17%
-11.06%
7.28%
2.89%
-2.09%
0.69%
7.23%
4.84%
2.87%
-10.08%
7.01%
2.53%
-1.94%
0.33%
8.48%
4.82%
3.64%
-12.39%
7.27%
2.81%
-2.21%
As of April 30, 2025.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (4-29-25) 3.90%
30-Day SEC Yield (3-31-25) 4.20%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Bond
Yield to Maturity (12-31-24) 4.34%
Average Coupon 4.73%
Calculated Average Quality 3.040
Effective Maturity 20.41
Nominal Maturity 21.20
As of December 31, 2024

Asset Allocation

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As of December 31, 2024.
Type % Net
Cash 0.02%
Stock 0.00%
Bond 95.79%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.00%
Other 4.19%
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Top 10 Holdings

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Name % Weight Price % Change
Vanguard Municipal Cash Management Fund
4.19% -- --
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp 4.329% 01-JUL-2040
0.61% -- --
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority 5% 01-JUN-2055
0.41% -- --
California Community Choice Financing Authority 5.5% 01-MAY-2054
0.39% -- --
Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition and Supply Corporation IV 5.5% 01-JAN-2054
0.37% -- --
California Community Choice Financing Authority 5% 01-JAN-2055
0.31% -- --
New Mexico Municipal Energy Acquisition Authority 5% 01-NOV-2039
0.30% -- --
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority 4.25% 01-JUL-2041
0.30% -- --
New York Transportation Development Corp 5.5% 30-JUN-2060
0.29% -- --
Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of (Government) 4% 01-JUL-2033
0.27% -- --

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee --
Actual Management Fee 0.16%
Administration Fee 2.62M%
Maximum Front Load --
Maximum Deferred Load --
Maximum Redemption Fee --
General Availability
Available for Insurance Product --
Available for RRSP --
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors Yes
Minimum Initial Investment 3000.00 None
Minimum Subsequent Investment 1.00 None

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks to provide high current income that is exempt from federal income taxes and to preserve investors' principal. The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in longer-term, investment-grade municipal bonds, with ratings of Baa or higher, and up to 20% in bonds that are rated less than Baa or are unrated.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Municipal Bond
Broad Category Fixed Income
Global Peer Group Bond USD Municipal
Peer Group General & Insured Municipal Debt Funds
Global Macro Bond HC
US Macro National Municipal Debt Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective General & Insured Municipal Debt Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Vanguard
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^BBMBTR 100.0%

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Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (4-29-25) 3.90%
30-Day SEC Yield (3-31-25) 4.20%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Bond
Yield to Maturity (12-31-24) 4.34%
Average Coupon 4.73%
Calculated Average Quality 3.040
Effective Maturity 20.41
Nominal Maturity 21.20
As of December 31, 2024

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 12/27/1978
Last Annual Report Date 10/31/2024
Last Prospectus Date 2/28/2025
Share Classes
VWALX Admiral
Attributes
Index Fund --
Inverse Fund --
Leveraged Fund --
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund --
Synthetic Replication Fund No

Top Portfolio Holders

Name % Weight
Portfolio A 5.00%
Portfolio B 3.50%
Portfolio C 2.25%
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Excel Add-In Codes

Name: =YCI("M:VWAHX", "name")
Broad Asset Class: =YCI("M:VWAHX", "broad_asset_class")
Broad Category: =YCI("M:VWAHX", "broad_category_group")
Prospectus Objective: =YCI("M:VWAHX", "prospectus_objective")
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