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Vanguard Ultra-short-term Tax-exempt Fund Investor Shares: (MF: VWSTX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Dec 17, 2025 05:50 PM ET
$15.87 USD
0.00 (NA)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Nov 30, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 3.62 | 44 |
| 3 months | 0.72 | 88 |
| 6 months | 2.21 | 90 |
| 1 Year | 3.56 | 16 |
| 3 Year | 3.59 | 67 |
| 5 Year | 2.00 | 7 |
| 10 Year | 1.70 | 69 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 10.78 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | 3.64 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 27.16 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Nov 30, 2025
| 1 Year | 3.50 |
| 5 Year | 1.96 |
| 10 Year | 1.66 |
| Since Inception | 3.48 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.96 | 0.93 | 1.34 | NA |
| 2024 | 0.45 | 0.75 | 1.64 | 0.22 |
| 2023 | 1.04 | 0.31 | -0.01 | 2.48 |
| 2022 | -1.36 | 0.02 | -0.64 | 1.18 |
| 2021 | 0.05 | 0.16 | -0.05 | 0.00 |
| 2020 | -0.11 | 1.27 | 0.38 | 0.27 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 3.61 | 3.11 | 3.86 | -0.81 | 0.17 | 1.82 | 2.37 | 1.58 | 0.99 | 0.35 | 0.38 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -0.54 | 2.18 | -2.52 | 7.71 | -1.34 | -3.37 | -5.18 | 0.30 | -4.45 | 0.11 | -2.91 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 0.44 | 0.25 | -1.76 | 8.22 | -2.10 | -2.05 | -4.18 | 0.64 | -3.47 | 0.46 | -1.42 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.45 | 0.50 | 0.38 | 0.18 | 0.09 | 0.18 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.10 |
| % Yield | 2.73 | 3.06 | 3.00 | 1.10 | 0.58 | 1.12 | 1.52 | 1.38 | 1.01 | 0.83 | 0.61 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.20 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%