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Vanguard High-Yield Active ETF (VGHY)

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Price: $72.43; —30 Oct 2026
Assets: $319.3M; Total net assets
Expense ratio: 0.22%; Category 0.85%
Yield: 5.71%; Trailing distributions

1Y return: 2.2%+0.3%; Category 1.8%
3Y CAGR: —; Category 8.3%
5Y CAGR: —; Category 3.5%

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Vanguard High-Yield Active ETF

Calendar-year returns

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Risk statistics

Five years of daily closes. Risk-free rate 4% a year.

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Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period	1M	3M	6M	YTD	1Y	3YCAGR	5YCAGR	10YCAGR	LaunchCAGR
ETF	+0.8%	-1.0%	-0.8%	+0.6%	+2.2%	—	—	—	+2.2%
High Yield Bond average	0.7%	-1.1%	-0.6%	0.7%	1.8%	8.3%	3.5%	4.4%	4.0%
Difference	+0.1%	+0.1%	-0.2%	-0.1%	+0.3%	—	—	—	-1.9%

Holdings

Allocation as last published by the fund.

Sector allocation

Share of the equity the fund holds.

Materials82.6%
Health care17.4%

Asset mix

Bonds98.7%
Cash1.3%

Credit quality

Share of the bonds by rating.

US government4.7%
AA4.7%
BBB1.1%
BB53.9%
B34.6%
Below B7.1%

ETF details

Issuer: Vanguard
Category: Fixed Income · High Yield Bond
Ticker: VGHY
Exchange: Cboe BZX
Inception: 16 Sept 2025 (1.1 years)
Structure: Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio: 0.22% (category 0.85%)
Holdings turnover: 20% (category 74%)
Distribution yield: 5.71%
Beta, 3 years: 0.00
Total net assets: $319.3M
Average duration: 6.30 years
Average maturity: 9.54 years

Prices and returns as of 30 Oct 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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