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  "id": 1083801,
  "title": "Which Is the Better Short-Term Bond ETF, Vanguard's VTES or VanEck's SMB?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/which-is-the-better-short-term-bond-etf-vanguards-vtes-or-vanecks-smb",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-15T16:34:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motley Fool",
    "slug": "motley-fool",
    "url": "https://www.fool.com/coverage/etfs/2026/08/15/which-is-the-better-short-term-bond-etf-vanguard-s-vtes-or-vaneck-s-smb/?source=iedfolrf0000001"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "VTES holds 3,373 securities with a 0.05% expense ratio, while SMB tracks a narrower index with 335 holdings and a 2.8% yield.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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      {
        "outlet": "Nasdaq Markets",
        "title": "Which Is the Better Short-Term Bond ETF, Vanguard's VTES or VanEck's SMB?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/which-is-the-better-short-term-bond-etf-vanguards-vtes-or-vanecks-smb-1085445",
        "published": "2026-08-15T16:54:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}