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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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VBIL vs VPL: how they differ

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

Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF and Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VBIL and VPL 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 VBILOnly in VPL
United States Treasury Bill 6.78%Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 6.06%
United States Treasury Bill 6.10%SK hynix Inc 4.12%
United States Treasury Bill 5.61%Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1.80%
United States Treasury Bill 5.41%Toyota Motor Corp 1.74%
United States Treasury Bill 5.18%Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.69%
United States Treasury Bill 5.17%BHP Group Ltd 1.66%
United States Treasury Bill 5.15%Hitachi Ltd 1.18%
United States Treasury Bill 5.13%Advantest Corp 1.16%

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.

VBIL and VPL on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
VBIL
Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF
VPL
Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanguardVanguard
What it is0-3 Month Treasury BillPacific Stock
Total return, 1 year+3.8%+36.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−13.7 pts+19.4 pts
Expense ratio0.06%0.07%
Holdings262335

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.

VPL in plain words

VPL is an index equity fund tracking the Pacific Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +36.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2335 positions, with the top ten at 21.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VBIL or VPL?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VBIL returned +3.8% and VPL returned +36.9%, so VPL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VBIL or VPL?
VBIL charges 0.06% a year and VPL charges 0.07%, so VBIL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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VBIL against VPL, 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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