ETF comparison
JMST vs VTEB
Both US Municipal Bond.
JPMorgan Ultra-Short Municipal Income ETF · Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
235 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of JMST and VTEB would leave roughly 1.4% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
VTEB is 15 bps cheaper than JMST. On a $100,000 position that's about $150/yr more in fees for JMST.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with JMST vs VTEB.
Top shared holdings
235 shared in total| # | Holding | In JMST | In VTEB | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State of Illinois | 0.06% | 0.08% | 0.06% |
| 2 | State of Connecticut | 0.34% | 0.05% | 0.05% |
| 3 | Alabama Federal Aid Highway Finance Authority | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.05% |
| 4 | State of Illinois | 0.33% | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| 5 | State of Texas | 0.06% | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| 6 | City of New York NY | 0.12% | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| 7 | New York State Dormitory Authority | 0.16% | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| 8 | State of Illinois | 0.03% | 0.07% | 0.03% |
| 9 | State of Illinois | 0.05% | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| 10 | State of Wisconsin | 0.07% | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| 11 | Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority | 0.04% | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| 12 | New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue | 0.06% | 0.02% | 0.02% |
Only in JMST
1,338 total- JPMorgan Institutional Tax Free Money Market Fund 13.30%
- New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority 1.05%
- State of Minnesota 0.81%
- Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority 0.77%
- Township of Woodbridge NJ 0.74%
- Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority 0.73%
- Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. 0.70%
- County of Hamilton OH Sales Tax Revenue 0.69%
- City of Houston TX Combined Utility System Revenue 0.65%
- Massachusetts Development Finance Agency 0.65%
Only in VTEB
9,950 total- University of California 0.12%
- Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority 0.11%
- Colorado State Education Loan Program 0.11%
- State of California 0.11%
- New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue 0.09%
- Dallas Independent School District 0.09%
- Ohio Water Development Authority Water Pollution Control Loan Fund 0.08%
- New York State Dormitory Authority 0.08%
- New York State Dormitory Authority 0.08%
- Ohio State University/The 0.08%
Open JMST or VTEB at a brokerage
Both funds trade commission-free at major US brokerages.
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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions
matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see
/methodology/.
Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.