DASHBOARDS: Portfolio Hub Market Pulse Performance
VTEB Vanguard Tax-exempt Bond Index Fund ETF
TREND FOLLOWING PERFORMANCE HISTORY
2026-05-31
Executive Summary
The quantitative backtest for VTEB (Vanguard Tax-exempt Bond Index Fund ETF) using the Excess Return MMA CA* strategy in a Trading context demonstrated its primary role in risk mitigation, experiencing a maximum drawdown of -8.1% (compared to the benchmark's drawdown of -17.0%). Over the evaluated period, this protective approach generated a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 2.5%, compared to a Buy-and-Hold benchmark return of 2.2%. The strategy executed 70 total trades.

* Excess Return MMA CA: Multi-Moving Average (Triple-Band) model utilizing sophisticated long/short cross durations optimized against volatility, with a month-end dynamic Cash Alternative sleeve rotation.

VTEB Quality Metrics & KPI Summary

Metric1Y5Y10YFull History
StrategyB&HStrategyB&HStrategyB&HStrategyB&H
CAGR5.46%6.58%1.74%0.89%2.49%2.09%2.55%2.23%
Sharpe Ratio2.442.350.700.230.820.390.850.42
Max Drawdown-2.29%-2.71%-5.01%-12.64%-8.14%-17.00%-8.14%-17.00%
% Time Invested100.0%100.0%78.2%100.0%83.7%100.0%84.0%100.0%
Trades / Year5.00.07.00.06.50.06.80.0

Cumulative Growth Performance

Return Distribution Analysis

Return Distribution

Trade History

This log shows every signal-driven transition. Completed trades reflect standard market cycles. An Open / Mark-to-Market exit denotes a position currently held active, valued at the latest price. Interest entries record cash yields accrued during out-of-market periods.

Entry DateExit DateTypeAllocationEntry PriceExit PriceNet Return %Exit Reason
Pending (2026-05-30) Pending Buy 33.33% % Pending Next-Day Open
2026-05-15 Open Open 33.33% $49.91 $50.36 0.90% Mark-to-Market
2026-05-20 Open Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.12% Mark-to-Market
2026-05-04 Open Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.35% Mark-to-Market
2026-04-24 2026-05-20 Completed 33.33% $50.33 $49.72 -1.21% Signal
2026-05-04 2026-05-15 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.16% Interest Income
2026-04-29 2026-05-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.04% Interest Income
2026-03-26 2026-05-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.39% Interest Income
2025-05-01 2026-04-29 Completed 33.33% $47.53 $50.21 5.63% Signal
2026-03-19 2026-04-24 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.34% Interest Income
2026-01-20 2026-03-26 Completed 33.33% $49.97 $49.45 -1.04% Signal
2026-01-08 2026-03-19 Completed 33.33% $49.98 $49.96 -0.05% Signal
2025-12-18 2026-01-20 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.40% Interest Income
2025-11-25 2026-01-08 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.52% Interest Income
2025-05-01 2025-12-18 Completed 33.33% $47.53 $49.66 4.48% Signal
2025-08-20 2025-11-25 Completed 33.33% $47.64 $49.61 4.13% Signal
2025-07-24 2025-08-20 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.35% Interest Income
2025-07-03 2025-07-24 Completed 33.33% $47.55 $47.18 -0.78% Signal
2025-06-06 2025-07-03 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.44% Interest Income
2025-05-01 2025-06-06 Completed 33.33% $47.53 $47.20 -0.70% Signal
2025-03-27 2025-05-01 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.20% Interest Income
2025-03-19 2025-05-01 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.29% Interest Income
2024-12-20 2025-05-01 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.02 1.53% Interest Income
2025-03-04 2025-03-27 Completed 33.33% $48.56 $47.40 -2.40% Signal
2025-02-11 2025-03-19 Completed 33.33% $48.14 $47.88 -0.55% Signal
2025-01-13 2025-03-04 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.69% Interest Income
2024-12-31 2025-02-11 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.54% Interest Income
2024-12-18 2025-01-13 Completed 33.33% $48.05 $47.53 -1.08% Signal
2024-12-02 2024-12-31 Completed 33.33% $48.49 $48.02 -0.97% Signal
2024-09-10 2024-12-20 Completed 33.33% $48.15 $47.60 -1.16% Signal
2024-10-25 2024-12-18 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.86% Interest Income
2024-10-17 2024-12-02 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 1.01% Interest Income
2024-07-11 2024-10-25 Completed 33.33% $47.49 $47.84 0.74% Signal
2024-06-27 2024-10-17 Completed 33.33% $47.10 $48.13 2.18% Signal
2024-08-02 2024-09-10 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.60% Interest Income
2024-05-15 2024-08-01 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 1.29% Interest Income
2024-02-16 2024-07-11 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.02 2.49% Interest Income
2024-06-04 2024-06-27 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.39% Interest Income
2024-05-22 2024-06-04 Completed 33.33% $46.80 $46.72 -0.18% Signal
2024-03-15 2024-05-22 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 1.11% Interest Income
2024-01-18 2024-05-15 Completed 33.33% $46.95 $47.16 0.45% Signal
2024-03-12 2024-03-15 Completed 33.33% $47.29 $47.18 -0.24% Signal
2024-01-29 2024-03-12 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.83% Interest Income
2023-11-29 2024-02-16 Completed 33.33% $45.97 $47.05 2.36% Signal
2023-11-15 2024-01-29 Completed 33.33% $45.13 $46.87 3.86% Signal
2023-06-02 2024-01-18 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.04 4.11% Interest Income
2023-08-10 2023-11-29 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.02 1.76% Interest Income
2023-08-01 2023-11-15 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.02 1.72% Interest Income
2023-07-24 2023-08-10 Completed 33.33% $46.13 $45.57 -1.21% Signal
2023-06-28 2023-08-01 Completed 33.33% $45.83 $45.72 -0.25% Signal
2023-06-02 2023-07-24 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.96% Interest Income
2023-06-02 2023-06-28 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.53% Interest Income
2023-05-23 2023-06-01 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.17% Interest Income
2023-05-22 2023-06-01 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.17% Interest Income
2023-05-05 2023-06-01 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.30% Interest Income
2023-04-06 2023-05-23 Completed 33.33% $46.16 $45.11 -2.27% Signal
2022-11-25 2023-05-22 Completed 33.33% $44.42 $45.16 1.67% Signal
2023-03-29 2023-05-05 Completed 33.33% $45.56 $45.83 0.59% Signal
2023-04-04 2023-04-06 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.09% Interest Income
2023-03-08 2023-04-03 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.39% Interest Income
2023-02-24 2023-03-29 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $0.99 -0.53% Interest Income
2022-11-25 2023-03-08 Completed 33.33% $44.42 $44.68 0.60% Signal
2022-11-22 2023-02-24 Completed 33.33% $44.23 $44.63 0.91% Signal
2022-10-24 2022-11-25 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.30% Interest Income
2022-10-04 2022-11-25 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.46% Interest Income
2022-10-04 2022-11-22 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.41% Interest Income
2022-05-31 2022-10-24 Completed 33.33% $45.14 $42.77 -5.25% Stop
2022-09-13 2022-10-03 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.28% Interest Income
2022-09-02 2022-10-03 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.05% Interest Income
2022-08-12 2022-09-13 Completed 33.33% $45.43 $44.05 -3.04% Signal
2022-08-30 2022-09-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.05% Interest Income
2022-07-27 2022-08-30 Completed 33.33% $45.18 $44.41 -1.72% Signal
2022-07-21 2022-08-12 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.12% Interest Income
2022-07-05 2022-07-27 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2022-05-31 2022-07-21 Completed 33.33% $45.14 $44.95 -0.42% Signal
2022-05-31 2022-07-05 Completed 33.33% $45.14 $44.67 -1.05% Signal
2022-03-02 2022-05-31 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.05% Interest Income
2022-03-02 2022-05-31 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.05% Interest Income
2022-03-02 2022-05-31 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.05% Interest Income
2022-01-25 2022-03-01 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.03% Interest Income
2022-01-13 2022-03-01 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2022-01-04 2022-03-01 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2021-12-02 2022-01-25 Completed 33.33% $48.42 $47.68 -1.53% Signal
2021-11-15 2022-01-13 Completed 33.33% $48.29 $48.07 -0.45% Signal
2021-11-03 2022-01-03 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.01% Interest Income
2021-11-02 2021-12-02 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.01% Interest Income
2021-11-02 2021-11-15 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.01% Interest Income
2021-06-17 2021-11-03 Completed 33.33% $48.32 $48.06 -0.55% Signal
2021-09-09 2021-11-01 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2021-09-02 2021-11-01 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2021-04-15 2021-09-09 Completed 33.33% $48.00 $48.44 0.91% Signal
2021-08-20 2021-09-01 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2021-04-08 2021-08-20 Completed 33.33% $47.71 $48.47 1.59% Signal
2021-05-25 2021-06-17 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.04% Interest Income
2020-05-26 2021-05-25 Completed 33.33% $46.10 $48.09 4.33% Signal
2021-04-05 2021-04-15 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.02% Interest Income
2021-04-05 2021-04-08 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.02% Interest Income
2021-03-09 2021-04-01 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.02% Interest Income
2021-03-02 2021-04-01 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.09% Interest Income
2020-11-20 2021-03-09 Completed 33.33% $47.48 $47.49 0.01% Signal
2020-11-13 2021-03-02 Completed 33.33% $47.10 $47.30 0.43% Signal
2020-11-03 2020-11-20 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2020-11-03 2020-11-13 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.01% Interest Income
2020-09-24 2020-11-02 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.02% Interest Income
2020-09-08 2020-11-02 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.08% Interest Income
2020-05-01 2020-09-24 Completed 33.33% $44.88 $46.99 4.69% Signal
2020-06-09 2020-09-08 Completed 33.33% $46.21 $46.96 1.62% Signal
2020-06-02 2020-06-09 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.30% Interest Income
2020-05-15 2020-06-01 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.01% Interest Income
2020-05-01 2020-05-26 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2020-04-16 2020-05-15 Completed 33.33% $45.61 $45.49 -0.27% Signal
2020-04-06 2020-05-01 Completed 33.33% $44.54 $44.88 0.76% Signal
2020-03-13 2020-05-01 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.11% Interest Income
2020-03-13 2020-04-16 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.10% Interest Income
2020-03-13 2020-04-06 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.08% Interest Income
2019-11-29 2020-03-13 Completed 33.33% $45.43 $44.33 -2.42% Stop
2019-11-29 2020-03-13 Completed 33.33% $45.43 $44.33 -2.42% Stop
2018-11-16 2020-03-13 Completed 33.33% $41.55 $44.33 6.69% Stop
2019-11-05 2019-11-29 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.24% Interest Income
2019-10-09 2019-11-29 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.50% Interest Income
2019-10-17 2019-11-05 Completed 33.33% $45.30 $45.25 -0.11% Signal
2019-09-19 2019-10-17 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.24% Interest Income
2018-11-16 2019-10-09 Completed 33.33% $41.55 $45.55 9.64% Signal
2018-11-16 2019-09-19 Completed 33.33% $41.55 $45.09 8.52% Signal
2018-11-02 2018-11-16 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.08% Interest Income
2018-11-02 2018-11-16 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.08% Interest Income
2018-11-02 2018-11-16 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.08% Interest Income
2018-10-16 2018-11-01 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2018-09-10 2018-11-01 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.28% Interest Income
2018-08-30 2018-11-01 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.29% Interest Income
2018-05-07 2018-10-16 Completed 33.33% $41.45 $41.32 -0.30% Signal
2018-09-06 2018-09-10 Completed 33.33% $41.93 $41.78 -0.35% Signal
2018-08-13 2018-09-06 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.22% Interest Income
2018-05-07 2018-08-30 Completed 33.33% $41.45 $41.97 1.25% Signal
2018-05-23 2018-08-13 Completed 33.33% $41.51 $41.88 0.90% Signal
2018-04-26 2018-05-23 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.21% Interest Income
2018-01-16 2018-05-07 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.73% Interest Income
2017-10-19 2018-05-07 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 1.17% Interest Income
2018-04-09 2018-04-26 Completed 33.33% $41.35 $41.17 -0.43% Signal
2018-01-05 2018-04-09 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.47% Interest Income
2017-03-23 2018-01-16 Completed 33.33% $40.42 $41.77 3.35% Signal
2018-01-02 2018-01-05 Completed 33.33% $41.97 $41.90 -0.17% Signal
2017-11-20 2018-01-02 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.05% Interest Income
2017-11-01 2017-11-20 Completed 33.33% $41.81 $41.86 0.12% Signal
2017-10-04 2017-11-01 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.16% Interest Income
2017-04-11 2017-10-19 Completed 33.33% $40.75 $42.00 3.08% Signal
2017-08-03 2017-10-04 Completed 33.33% $41.65 $41.75 0.24% Signal
2017-07-12 2017-08-03 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.09% Interest Income
2017-04-13 2017-07-12 Completed 33.33% $40.83 $41.30 1.14% Signal
2017-04-04 2017-04-13 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.00% Interest Income
2017-04-04 2017-04-11 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2017-03-22 2017-04-03 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.09% Interest Income
2017-03-20 2017-04-03 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.07% Interest Income
2016-11-14 2017-03-23 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.64% Interest Income
2017-03-10 2017-03-22 Completed 33.33% $40.17 $40.36 0.48% Signal
2017-01-25 2017-03-20 Completed 33.33% $40.22 $40.23 0.03% Signal
2017-02-15 2017-03-10 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.26% Interest Income
2017-01-03 2017-02-15 Completed 33.33% $40.03 $40.20 0.42% Signal
2016-11-02 2017-01-25 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.38% Interest Income
2016-11-02 2017-01-03 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.32% Interest Income
2016-03-08 2016-11-14 Completed 33.33% $40.22 $40.18 -0.11% Signal
2016-10-04 2016-11-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2016-10-04 2016-11-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2016-09-21 2016-10-03 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.15% Interest Income
2016-09-19 2016-10-03 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.09% Interest Income
2016-04-19 2016-09-21 Completed 33.33% $40.80 $41.38 1.42% Signal
2016-08-26 2016-09-19 Completed 33.33% $41.70 $41.40 -0.72% Signal
2016-08-04 2016-08-26 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.30% Interest Income
2016-04-06 2016-08-04 Completed 33.33% $40.67 $41.55 2.18% Signal
2016-04-04 2016-04-19 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.20% Interest Income
2016-04-04 2016-04-06 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.04% Interest Income
2016-03-28 2016-04-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2016-03-11 2016-04-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.00% Interest Income
2016-03-08 2016-03-28 Completed 33.33% $40.22 $40.38 0.39% Signal
2016-03-08 2016-03-11 Completed 33.33% $40.22 $40.25 0.08% Signal
2016-03-04 2016-03-08 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2016-03-04 2016-03-08 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2016-03-04 2016-03-08 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income