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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VBIL returned +3.8% and VYMI returned +28.2%, so VYMI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VBIL or VYMI?

VBIL charges 0.06% a year and VYMI charges 0.07%, 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 VYMI: how they differ

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

Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF and Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VBIL and VYMI 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 VYMI
United States Treasury Bill 6.78%	HSBC Holdings PLC 1.73%
United States Treasury Bill 6.10%	Novartis AG 1.56%
United States Treasury Bill 5.61%	Nestle SA 1.44%
United States Treasury Bill 5.41%	Shell PLC 1.43%
United States Treasury Bill 5.18%	Royal Bank of Canada 1.38%
United States Treasury Bill 5.17%	Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1.15%
United States Treasury Bill 5.15%	Toyota Motor Corp 1.12%
United States Treasury Bill 5.13%	Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.08%

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 VYMI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VBIL Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF	VYMI Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	0-3 Month Treasury Bill	International High Dividend Yield
Total return, 1 year	+3.8%	+28.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.7 pts	+10.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.07%
Holdings	26	1582

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.

VYMI in plain words

VYMI is an index equity fund tracking the International High Dividend Yield. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +28.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 1582 positions, with the top ten at 13.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VBIL or VYMI?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VBIL returned +3.8% and VYMI returned +28.2%, so VYMI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VBIL or VYMI?: VBIL charges 0.06% a year and VYMI charges 0.07%, so VBIL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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