VGMS - Vanguard Malvern Funds - Vanguard Multi-Sector Income Bond 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.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Market Cap
- $266.8M
- Beta
- 0.14
- 52-Week Range
- 49.1-52.2
- Dividend Yield
- $1.36
- IPO Date
- Jun 11, 2025
- Exchange
- CBOE
VGMS Options Snapshot
Options pricing data for VGMS is refreshed daily after the close. When listed contracts exist, this page surfaces the latest at-the-money implied volatility, max pain strike, dealer gamma exposure (GEX), and 25-delta skew. Listed contracts and live snapshots appear once the options chain has been published by the exchange for the most recent session.
What This Page Covers
The VGMS overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure.
VGMS fund facts: expense ratio 0.30%, assets under management $272.6M, NAV $49.36 as of the data source's update on Oct 8, 2026, launched Jun 9, 2025, issued by Vanguard. See the VGMS holdings.
Frequently asked VGMS overview questions
- What is VGMS?
- VGMS is the ticker symbol for Vanguard Malvern Funds - Vanguard Multi-Sector Income Bond ETF, an listed exchange-traded fund. 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. Listed on CBOE. VGMS is the ETF ticker shown on this page; ETF traders use the fund for diversified exposure to its underlying basket, for sector and factor rotation, and for hedging or replication strategies via the listed options chain.
- What are VGMS's key statistics?
- Vanguard Malvern Funds - Vanguard Multi-Sector Income Bond ETF (VGMS) carries a market capitalization of $266.8M, 52-week range of 49.1-52.2. Full holdings disclosure, expense ratio, and tracking-error history live on the per-ticker fundamentals page or the sponsor's site; daily NAV and premium/discount-to-NAV are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the ETF options market prices implied volatility relative to its constituents.
- What sector or industry does VGMS belong to?
- Vanguard Malvern Funds - Vanguard Multi-Sector Income Bond ETF operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare VGMS's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the VGMS data on this page?
- Options snapshots refresh after each trading session; if no snapshot is currently posted for VGMS, it usually reflects low options liquidity or a recently listed name. Fund-level fields (sponsor, expense ratio, holdings concentration where available) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. ETF-specific filings (N-CSR, N-PX, N-CEN) update on the SEC EDGAR cadence. FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence; for ETFs the off-exchange volume signal is dominated by authorized-participant creation and redemption rather than directional flow.