{
  "id": 15969404,
  "title": "Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF vs Tax-Exempt Bond ETF",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/vanguard-short-term-treasury-etf-vs-tax-exempt-bond-etf-15969404",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-21T23:20:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nasdaq Markets",
    "slug": "nasdaq-markets",
    "url": "https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/vanguard-short-term-treasury-etf-vs-tax-exempt-bond-etf"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF offers a lower expense ratio and a higher trailing dividend yield compared to the Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF. According to Motley Fool, the Treasury ETF has an expense ratio of 0.03% and a 3.8% payout, while the tax-exempt fund has a 2.7% yield. Nasdaq Markets also notes that the Treasury ETF provides a lower expense ratio and higher trailing dividend yield than the tax-exempt option.\n\nThe Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF provides federal tax-exempt income. Motley Fool reports that while both funds are low-cost, the Treasury ETF tracks the Bloomberg US Treasury 1-3 Year Index. These short-term bond funds are used in conservative portfolios to provide a middle ground between volatile longer-term debt and low-yielding cash.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Motley Fool",
        "title": "Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF vs Tax-Exempt Bond ETF",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/vanguard-short-term-treasury-etf-vs-tax-exempt-bond-etf",
        "published": "2026-10-21T23:00:02.000Z"
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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."
}