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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VBIL returned +3.8% and VT returned +18.9%, so VT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VBIL or VT?

VBIL charges 0.06% a year and VT charges 0.06%, so VBIL 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 VT: how they differ

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VBIL and VT 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 VT
United States Treasury Bill 6.78%	NVIDIA Corp 4.22%
United States Treasury Bill 6.10%	Apple Inc 3.53%
United States Treasury Bill 5.61%	Microsoft Corp 2.73%
United States Treasury Bill 5.41%	Amazon.com Inc 2.29%
United States Treasury Bill 5.18%	Alphabet Inc 2.04%
United States Treasury Bill 5.17%	Broadcom Inc 1.74%
United States Treasury Bill 5.15%	Alphabet Inc 1.61%
United States Treasury Bill 5.13%	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 1.52%

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 VT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VBIL Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF	VT Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	0-3 Month Treasury Bill	Total World Stock
Total return, 1 year	+3.8%	+18.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.7 pts	+1.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.06%
Holdings	26	10042

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.

VT in plain words

VT is an index equity fund tracking the Total World Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10042 positions, with the top ten at 21.9%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VBIL or VT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VBIL returned +3.8% and VT returned +18.9%, so VT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VBIL or VT?: VBIL charges 0.06% a year and VT charges 0.06%, so VBIL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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