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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPY returned +17.5% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so SPY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SPY or VTEB?

SPY charges 0.09% 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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SPY vs VTEB: how they differ

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

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust and Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPY 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 SPY	Only in VTEB
NVIDIA Corp. 7.52%	University of California 0.12%
Apple, Inc. 6.59%	Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority 0.12%
Microsoft Corp. 4.30%	Colorado State Education Loan Program 0.11%
Amazon.com, Inc. 3.62%	State of California 0.11%
Alphabet, Inc. 3.25%	New York City Transitional Finance Autho 0.09%
Broadcom, Inc. 2.77%	Dallas Independent School District 0.09%
Alphabet, Inc. 2.59%	New York State Dormitory Authority 0.09%
Micron Technology, Inc. 2.02%	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 and Jun 30, 2026.

SPY and VTEB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust	VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Vanguard
What it is	S&P 500, book from IVV	Tax-Exempt Bond
Total return, 1 year	+17.5%	+0.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	0.0 pts	−17.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.03%
Holdings	504	10185

SPY in plain words

SPY is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 504 positions, with the top ten at 36.4%.

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, SPY or VTEB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPY returned +17.5% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so SPY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPY or VTEB?: SPY charges 0.09% a year and VTEB charges 0.03%, so VTEB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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