Vanguard Core Tax-Exempt Bond ETF(VCRM · ETF)

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VCRM
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Vanguard Core Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (VCRM) ETF

Exchange
BATS
Inception
2024-11-21
Has Options
No
ETF Profile
holdings as of 2026-06-30
Holdings
2340
AUM
$1.7B
Provider
Vanguard
Inception
2024-11-21
Exchange
BATS
Data As Of
2026-06-30
Expense Ratio
0.12%
Dividend Yield
3.68%
Distribution
Monthly
Recent distributions
Ex-Date Pay Date Amount Type
2026-07-01 2026-07-06 $0.2432 CD
2026-06-01 2026-06-03 $0.2211 CD
2026-05-01 2026-05-05 $0.2382 CD
2026-04-01 2026-04-06 $0.2442 CD
2026-03-02 2026-03-04 $0.2297 CD
2026-02-02 2026-02-04 $0.2306 CD
Asset Allocation
Top Holdings
top 50 of 2340 holdings
Symbol Name Weight % Asset Class Country
UNIVERSITY CINCINNATI OHIO GEN GEN RCPTS BDS 2017 A 0.87% Corporate Bond
Massachusetts Transportation Fund Revenue (Rail Enhancement & Accelerated Bridge Program) 0.70% Corporate Bond
PENNSYLVANIA ST HIGHER EDL FAC REV BDS AR 0.58% Corporate Bond
JEFFERSON LA SALES TAX DIST SP REV BDS 2017 B 0.57% Corporate Bond
BLACK BELT ENERGY GAS DIST ALA BDS 2026 A 0.51% Corporate Bond
PEFA INC IOWA GAS PROJ REV REF BDS 2026A 0.49% Corporate Bond
TEXAS ST DEPT HSG & CMNTY AFFA BDS 2026B 0.49% Corporate Bond
Great Lakes Water Authority Water Supply System Revenue 0.48% Corporate Bond
TRIBOROUGH BRDG & TUNL AUTH N BDS 2024AS 0.48% Corporate Bond
PUBLIC FIN AUTH WIS POOLED CHA CTFS CL A 2 0.46% Corporate Bond
MASSACHUSETTS DEV FIN AGY SR L BDS 2025 A 0.44% Corporate Bond
UNIVERSITY CALIF REVS GEN BDS 2026 C 0.44% Corporate Bond
GRAND PARKWAY TRANSN CORP TEX SUB TIER BDS 2018 A 0.43% Corporate Bond
INDIANA ST FIN AUTH WASTEWATER WASTE WTR REV BDS 2016 A 0.42% Corporate Bond
SOUTH CAROLINA ST HSG FIN & DE BDS 2025A 0.41% Corporate Bond
GEISINGER AUTH PA HEALTH SYS R REV BDS 2017 A 0.40% Corporate Bond
CALIFORNIA CMNTY CHOICE FING A BDS 2023 D 0.40% Corporate Bond
TEXAS MUN GAS ACQUISITION & SU BDS 2023A 0.40% Corporate Bond
PENNSYLVANIA HSG FIN AGY SINGL BDS 2026-1 0.39% Corporate Bond
BLACK BELT ENERGY GAS DIST ALA BDS 2025 B 0.39% Corporate Bond
SOUTHEAST ENERGY AUTH COMMODIT BDS 2021 A 0.37% Corporate Bond
New York State Dormitory Authority Sales Tax Revenue 0.37% Corporate Bond
OMAHA NEB PUB FACS CORP LEASE BDS 2026 D 0.37% Corporate Bond
BLACK BELT ENERGY GAS DIST ALA REF BDS 2026 H 0.36% Corporate Bond
New York State Environmental Facilities Corp. Revenue (State Clean Water & Drinking Water Revolving 0.36% Corporate Bond
CALIFORNIA PUB FIN AUTH SR LIV BDS 2024A 0.36% Corporate Bond
MC PHERSON CNTY KANS UNI SCH D GEN OBLIG BDS 2026 0.36% Corporate Bond
MINNESOTA MUN GAS AGY GAS PROJ BDS 2026A 0.36% Corporate Bond
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Oil Franchise Tax Revenue 0.36% Corporate Bond
BLACK BELT ENERGY GAS DIST ALA BDS 2024 B 0.35% Corporate Bond
SOUTHEAST ENERGY AUTH COOP DIS BDS 2025A 0.35% Corporate Bond
BOSTON MASS WTR & SWR COMMN RE GEN REV AND REF BDS B 0.34% Corporate Bond
NEW JERSEY ECONOMIC DEV AUTH R SCH FACS CONSTR BDS 2018EE 0.33% Corporate Bond
ST TAMMANY PARISH LA HOSP SVC REF BDS 2026A 0.32% Corporate Bond
CALIFORNIA CMNTY CHOICE FING A BDS 2024C 0.31% Corporate Bond
BLACK BELT ENERGY GAS DIST ALA BDS 2026C 0.31% Corporate Bond
NEW YORK N Y CITY MUN WTR FIN SECOND GEN RESOLUTION BD FISCAL 0.31% Corporate Bond
SHALER PA AREA SCH DIST GEN OBLIG 2026B 0.31% Corporate Bond
CHICAGO ILL BRD ED UNLTD TAX GEN OBLIG REF 2025C 0.30% Corporate Bond
TEXAS WTR DEV BRD REV ST WTR IMPLEMENTATION RE 2018 A 0.30% Corporate Bond
CALIFORNIA PUB FIN AUTH STUDEN BDS 2026A 0.30% Corporate Bond
New York City NY GO 0.29% Corporate Bond
NEW YORK ST DORM AUTH ST PERS TAX EXEMPT BDS 2017B 0.29% Corporate Bond
BURLESON TEX INDPT SCH DIST ULTD TAX SCH BLDG BDS 2017 0.29% Corporate Bond
LOUISIANA PUB FACS AUTH REV BDS 2023 A 0.29% Corporate Bond
METROPOLITAN GOVT NASHVILLE & REV BDS 2017 B 0.29% Corporate Bond
ENERGY SOUTHEAST ALA COOP DIST BDS 2025B 0.28% Corporate Bond
North Texas Tollway Authority System Revenue 0.28% Corporate Bond
ILLINOIS ST TOLL HWY AUTH TOLL SR BDS 2021 A 0.27% Corporate Bond
LOWER ALA GAS DIST GAS PROJ RE REF BDS 2025 A 0.27% Corporate Bond
Non-Equity Breakdown
VANGUARD CORE TAX-EXEMPT BOND ETF · NPORT-P period 2026-10-31 (filed 2026-03-31)
Net assets: $961M · 1831 total positions · equity 0.00% · non-equity 101.89%
Non-equity holdings — 1831 positions, 101.89% of NAV
Category Weight Value Positions
Municipal 98.27% $944.0M 1821
Short-term investment 3.23% $31.0M 1
Mortgage-backed (US Govt-Sponsored Entity) 0.40% $3.9M 2
Derivative (interest rate) -0.00% $-36341 7
Chart
Seasonality
MonthAvg ReturnYears of Data
Jan +0.49% 2
Feb +0.98% 2
Mar -2.20% 2
Apr -0.03% 2
May -0.03% 2
Jun +0.94% 2
Jul -1.52% 2
Aug -0.01% 1
Sep +2.96% 1
Oct +1.04% 1
Nov +0.38% 2
Dec -1.00% 2
Technical Indicators

Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.

Trend Indicators
  • SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
  • EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
  • MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
  • ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
  • +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
Momentum Oscillators
  • RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
  • Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
  • Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.

Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.

Volume & Volatility
  • Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
  • OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
  • Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
  • ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
  • HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.

Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →

Trend Indicators
SMA 20: $75.89
SMA 50: $75.78
SMA 200: $75.79
Current: $74.67
EMA 12: $75.55
EMA 26: $75.75
MACD: -0.2019 | Signal: -0.1343
BEARISH
ADX (14): 24.33
WEAK TREND
+DI: 11.53
−DI: 56.23
Momentum Oscillators
RSI (14): 17.24
OVERSOLD
Stoch %K: 1.58
Stoch %D: 2.01
Williams %R: -98.58
Volume & Volatility
BB Upper: $76.72
BB Lower: $75.05
OVERSOLD
OBV: 6,584,189
Vol SMA 20: 199,253
Vol ROC: -14.33%
ATR: $0.19
True Range: $0.60
HV 20: 3.3%
HV 30: 3.0%
HV 60: 3.1%

Data Summary
Data Points: 416
Last Updated:
Date Range: 2024-11-21T00:00:00 – 2026-07-23T00:00:00
AI Analysis

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Spread Scanner GPU

Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →

Stage 1 — Base Score (GPU scanner)

score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.

Stage 2 — Skew Adjustment (±25% cap)

RR and BF (30-delta) from the persisted per-symbol skew snapshot — wing strikes picked by real greeks.delta, not a moneyness proxy. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.

Stage 3 — Technical Overlay (±50% cap, 5 groups)
Group 1 · Directional Bias (±0.25)
  • RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
  • MACD crossover + histogram trend
  • Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
Group 2 · Momentum (±0.10)
  • Stochastic %K <20 / >80
  • Williams %R <−80 / >−20
Group 3 · Volatility (up to −0.25 / +0.15)
  • Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
  • Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
  • BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
Group 4 · IV Regime (±0.15)
  • IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
  • IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
Group 5 · Liquidity (penalty up to −0.10)
  • Min open interest across all legs
  • OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05

score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →

Enter a ticker to scan for optimal spread opportunities.

Evaluates all bull put, bear call, iron condor, and calendar spread combinations using GPU-accelerated analysis.

Skew (Wing IV − ATM IV)
DTE:
Wing Δ:
Metric:
Wing vs ATM
IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol points

How much the OTM put trades above (or below) the at-the-money strike. Measures the height of the put-side tail relative to ATM — i.e. how expensive crash insurance is on this name.

  • Positive (typical) — wing IV > ATM IV. Standard equity put skew: portfolios bid up crash protection, so OTM puts trade richer than ATM.
  • Near zero or negative (unusual) — wing IV ≤ ATM IV. Flat or inverted put side. Common when there's no fear demand, in tightly mean-reverting names, or right after an earnings catalyst clears.
  • Percentile vs own 3-yr history: high = wings rich (good time to sell wing premium); low = wings cheap (good time to buy protection).
  • Not directional — high or low wings don't predict up or down moves. It's a price tag on tail insurance, not a forecast.
Risk Reversal
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each side

Which side of the smile is the market paying up for? Measures the tilt of the surface — call skew vs put skew at matched deltas.

  • Negative (typical) — puts richer than calls. Standard equity behavior: hedging demand makes puts carry a premium. Most large-caps sit in the −1 to −5 vol-point range.
  • Strongly negative (< −5 pts) — heavy downside hedging, elevated fear, or an upcoming catalyst (earnings, FDA, macro event). Worth flagging.
  • Positive — calls richer than puts. Unusual for equities; signals bullish momentum, short-squeeze positioning, or takeover/M&A speculation.
  • Near zero — symmetric surface. Market sees roughly equal up/down risk. Rare for large-caps; more common in commodities and FX.
Reading them together

Wing-vs-ATM tells you how expensive the tails are. Risk Reversal tells you which side is favored. Combined:

  • High wing percentile + deeply negative RR → strong put bid; stress or major event priced in. Owning protection costs a premium; selling put premium is dangerous.
  • Low wing percentile + near-zero RR → complacency; insurance cheap and balanced. Good environment to add cheap downside hedges.
  • Positive RR + elevated wings → call-side fear-of-missing-out; common in squeeze setups. Upside calls expensive, downside puts not bid.
14 DTE / 10d
pts EXTREME
ATM — / Wing —
30 DTE / 10d
pts EXTREME
ATM — / Wing —

Percentile is the rank of today's reading within ~3 years of this symbol's own history. High percentile = wings are rich relative to history; not a directional signal. Skew is read off the chain in real time, not from CBOE SKEW.

Volatility Surface

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Volatility Smile

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IV Rank (7 DTE)
IV Rank (30 DTE)
Straddle Price (30 DTE)
Beta Analysis
Beta (1Y vs SPY)
0.07
Correlation (SPY)
28.2%
0.08
Ann. Volatility
3.2%
SPY Volatility
12.7%

Low volatility - stock moves less than market

Beta & Alpha Over Time
Constituent Performance

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Constituents
Symbol Name Weight % Price 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month