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

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IYW vs VTEB: how they differ

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IYW 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 IYWOnly in VTEB
NVIDIA CORPORATION 16.25%University of California 0.12%
APPLE INC. 13.65%Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority 0.12%
ALPHABET INC. 7.84%Colorado State Education Loan Program 0.11%
ALPHABET INC. 6.34%State of California 0.11%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3.99%New York City Transitional Finance Autho 0.09%
BROADCOM INC. 3.78%Dallas Independent School District 0.09%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3.50%New York State Dormitory Authority 0.09%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2.98%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.

IYW and VTEB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IYW
iShares U.S. Technology ETF
VTEB
Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it isU.S. TechnologyTax-Exempt Bond
Total return, 1 year+34.9%+0.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+17.4 pts−17.3 pts
Expense ratio0.37%0.03%
Holdings13910185

IYW in plain words

IYW is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +34.9% 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, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 139 positions, with the top ten at 63.7%.

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, IYW or VTEB?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYW returned +34.9% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so IYW returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IYW or VTEB?
IYW 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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IYW against VTEB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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