Which returned more over the last year, IYE or VTEB?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYE returned +48.8% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so IYE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IYE or VTEB?

IYE charges 0.37% a year and VTEB charges 0.03%, so VTEB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IYE vs VTEB: how they differ

IYE and VTEB hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and IYE returned more over the year.

iShares U.S. Energy ETF and Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IYE and VTEB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IYE	Only in VTEB
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 21.74%	University of California 0.12%
CHEVRON CORPORATION 15.41%	Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority 0.12%
CONOCOPHILLIPS 6.51%	Colorado State Education Loan Program 0.11%
THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. 4.38%	State of California 0.11%
SLB N.V. 3.95%	New York City Transitional Finance Autho 0.09%
EOG RESOURCES, INC. 3.56%	Dallas Independent School District 0.09%
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION 3.54%	New York State Dormitory Authority 0.09%
MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION 3.44%	Ohio Water Development Authority Water P 0.09%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026.

IYE and VTEB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IYE iShares U.S. Energy ETF	VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	U.S. Energy	Tax-Exempt Bond
Total return, 1 year	+48.8%	+0.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+31.3 pts	−17.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.37%	0.03%
Holdings	38	10185

IYE in plain words

IYE is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Energy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +48.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 89% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 38 positions, with the top ten at 69.0%.

VTEB in plain words

VTEB is a bond fund tracking the Tax-Exempt Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +0.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jul 6, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IYE or VTEB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYE returned +48.8% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so IYE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IYE or VTEB?: IYE charges 0.37% a year and VTEB charges 0.03%, so VTEB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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