About this ETF
VGMS targets total returns with moderate to high current income by broadly investing in fixed income securities, such as corporate bonds, US Treasury obligations, and other government securities. The fund invests in bonds from around the world with maturities of at least 90 days. Investments could be of any credit quality with up to 65% invested in junk bonds. The fund may also invest in other derivatives and structured products or instruments, including mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, CMOs, and CLOs. While the fund seeks to have most assets denominated or hedged back to USD, the fund may still invest in bonds denominated in other currencies on an unhedged basis that may be hedged through currency exchange forward contracts to manage currency risk. As an actively managed ETF, the fund manager has full discretion to adjust the portfolio at any time. Like all Vanguard ETFs, VGMS only discloses holdings monthly, instead of daily.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Sep 10, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
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| Total return | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.30% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $30.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Sector Exposure
Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | — | Paid (last 12 months) | — |
| Frequency | — | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | — | Last payment | — |
| Growth 1Y | — | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | — / — |
No distributions in our database for this fund — it may not pay them, or history has not loaded yet.
Risk Statistics
Liquidity
| Volume today | 34.67K | Average volume | 43.53K |
| AUM | $249.4M | Premium/Discount | +0.21% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV — an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Official Fund Resources
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Latest News for VGMS
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Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.
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