Which returned more over the last year, VBIL or VBK?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VBIL returned +3.8% and VBK returned +13.8%, so VBK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VBIL or VBK?

VBIL charges 0.06% a year and VBK charges 0.05%, so VBK 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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VBIL vs VBK: how they differ

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

Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF and Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VBIL and VBK 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 VBIL	Only in VBK
United States Treasury Bill 6.78%	Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 1.27%
United States Treasury Bill 6.10%	REVOLUTION Medicines Inc 1.07%
United States Treasury Bill 5.61%	Astera Labs Inc 1.05%
United States Treasury Bill 5.41%	Natera Inc 1.04%
United States Treasury Bill 5.18%	Twilio Inc 0.88%
United States Treasury Bill 5.17%	Casey's General Stores Inc 0.83%
United States Treasury Bill 5.15%	Carpenter Technology Corp 0.82%
United States Treasury Bill 5.13%	Curtiss-Wright Corp 0.79%

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 Jun 30, 2026.

VBIL and VBK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VBIL Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF	VBK Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	0-3 Month Treasury Bill	Small-Cap Growth
Total return, 1 year	+3.8%	+13.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.7 pts	−3.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.05%
Holdings	26	545

VBIL in plain words

VBIL is a cash and treasury bills tracking the 0-3 Month Treasury Bill. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

VBK in plain words

VBK is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 10% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 545 positions, with the top ten at 9.3%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Aug 17, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VBIL or VBK?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VBIL returned +3.8% and VBK returned +13.8%, so VBK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VBIL or VBK?: VBIL charges 0.06% a year and VBK charges 0.05%, so VBK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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