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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VB returned +15.2% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so VB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VB or VTEB?

VB charges 0.03% a year and VTEB charges 0.03%, so VB 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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VB vs VTEB: how they differ

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

Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund and Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VB 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 VB	Only in VTEB
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 0.55%	University of California 0.12%
Jabil Inc 0.49%	Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority 0.12%
REVOLUTION Medicines Inc 0.46%	Colorado State Education Loan Program 0.11%
Astera Labs Inc 0.45%	State of California 0.11%
Natera Inc 0.45%	New York City Transitional Finance Autho 0.09%
EMCOR Group Inc 0.45%	Dallas Independent School District 0.09%
Twilio Inc 0.38%	New York State Dormitory Authority 0.09%
NRG Energy Inc 0.38%	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.

VB and VTEB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VB Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund	VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Small-Cap	Tax-Exempt Bond
Total return, 1 year	+15.2%	+0.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−2.3 pts	−17.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Holdings	1311	10185

VB in plain words

VB is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +15.2% 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. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1311 positions, with the top ten at 4.3%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

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. 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, VB or VTEB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VB returned +15.2% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so VB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VB or VTEB?: VB charges 0.03% a year and VTEB charges 0.03%, so VB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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