Vanguard Short Duration Tax-Exempt Bond ETF

VSDM

Market cap $275M

The same macro factors affecting the equities market, such as tariffs, geopolitical factors, and a changing interest rate policy are also affecting the fixed income markets. With that, there's never been a better time to access active fixed income strategies that help advisors and investors navigate the murky macro environment.

Advisors may sometimes feel like they're venturing out to solve the world's personal financial problems alone. This applies to entrepreneurs managing their own firms and intrapreneurs who are part of an existing firm.

A Morningstar report compared the performance of a collection of short-term bond funds versus a core index. The result was the short-term bond collective outpacing the core index, making them an ideal alternative in the current times of sticky inflation.

The tax exempt status of municipal bonds could be in jeopardy as Congress mulls over whether to tax the income from these debt issues. In the meantime, Vanguard has eight ETFs to contemplate when looking to attain muni exposure.

These bond ETFs from Vanguard hold promise.

On Thursday, Vanguard released two new active bond ETFs. These funds offer different perspectives in terms of municipal bond investing.