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Vanguard High-yield Tax-exempt Fund Admiral Shares: (MF: VWALX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Oct 30, 2025 05:46 PM ET
$10.68 USD
-0.02 (-0.19%)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Sep 30, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 2.24 | 55 |
| 3 months | 3.40 | 5 |
| 6 months | 2.59 | 38 |
| 1 Year | 0.96 | 60 |
| 3 Year | 6.02 | 7 |
| 5 Year | 1.65 | 22 |
| 10 Year | 3.18 | 6 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 18.24 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -7.69 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 111.99 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Sep 30, 2025
| 1 Year | 0.96 |
| 5 Year | 1.65 |
| 10 Year | 3.19 |
| Since Inception | 3.87 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.34 | -0.78 | 3.40 | NA |
| 2024 | 0.75 | 0.96 | 2.93 | -1.25 |
| 2023 | 3.26 | 0.71 | -4.25 | 8.90 |
| 2022 | -6.71 | -4.99 | -4.15 | 3.95 |
| 2021 | 0.42 | 2.76 | -0.36 | 1.05 |
| 2020 | -2.70 | 3.07 | 1.92 | 3.19 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 2.24 | 3.39 | 8.43 | -11.70 | 3.90 | 5.48 | 9.26 | 1.36 | 7.94 | 0.93 | 3.88 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -0.40 | 2.45 | 2.04 | -3.17 | 2.38 | 0.28 | 1.69 | 0.08 | 2.49 | 0.69 | 0.58 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 0.13 | 0.52 | 2.80 | -2.66 | 1.63 | 1.61 | 2.70 | 0.42 | 3.48 | 1.03 | 2.07 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.32 | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.38 |
| % Yield | 2.85 | 3.60 | 3.70 | 3.24 | 2.74 | 2.96 | 3.23 | 3.62 | 3.54 | 3.64 | 3.23 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.12 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%