Vanguard California Long-Term Tax-Exempt Fund Admiral Shares
VCLAX
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- Financial Services
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- Asset Management
- Address
- PO Box 2600 Valley Forge PA United States of America 19482
- IPO Date
- Nov 12, 2001
- CIK
- 0000783401
- Website
- investor.vanguard.com
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- Vanguard California Long-Term Tax-Exempt Fund Admiral Shares (VCLAX) is an open-end mutual fund managed by The Vanguard Group, Inc., that seeks to provide current income exempt from both federal and California personal income taxes. The fund invests primarily in high-quality, long-term municipal bonds issued by California state and local governments, regional governmental authorities, and public financing entities; at least 80% of its assets are allocated to securities whose income is exempt from federal and California state taxes, with a dollar-weighted average maturity typically between 10 and 25 years. Its portfolio emphasizes investment-grade bonds across sectors including general obligation bonds, hospital revenue bonds, higher education revenue bonds, and industrial development bonds, maintaining broad diversification with no single position exceeding 2% and total holdings exceeding 1,400 securities. Headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, The Vanguard Group founded the fund in April 1986, with Admiral Shares launched on November 12, 2001; it targets California residents, institutional investors, and those meeting the $50,000 minimum initial investment, featuring a low expense ratio of 0.09%, daily dividend declarations paid monthly, and an effective duration of approximately 7.7-8.6 years. Assets under management stand at approximately $5.5 billion, with over 98% in U.S. municipal tax-exempt bonds, a small allocation to non-U.S. bonds (primarily Puerto Rico at 1.3%), and minimal cash equivalents; the fund exhibits a portfolio turnover rate of 81% and maintains a non-diversified structure focused on California issuers. Recent management enhancements include the addition of Adam M. Ferguson, CFA, as co-portfolio manager in late 2023 alongside Stephen M. McFee, CFA (lead since 2020), reflecting Vanguard's succession planning for active municipal strategies; this team oversees a conservatively managed approach that outperformed the Bloomberg California Municipal Bond Index over McFee's tenure through early 2025. In the broader Vanguard ecosystem, the firm expanded its tax-exempt offerings in 2025 with launches of the Vanguard Long-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (VTEL) and Vanguard New York Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (MUNY), both at 0.09% expense ratios, alongside active municipal ETFs in 2024, enhancing state-specific and long-duration options without direct impact on VCLAX operations.