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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VBR returned +16.3% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so VBR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VBR or VTEB?

VBR charges 0.05% a year and VTEB charges 0.03%, so VTEB 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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VBR vs VTEB: how they differ

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VBR 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 VBR	Only in VTEB
Jabil Inc 0.87%	University of California 0.12%
NRG Energy Inc 0.66%	Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority 0.12%
Tapestry Inc 0.64%	Colorado State Education Loan Program 0.11%
Atmos Energy Corp 0.62%	State of California 0.11%
Williams-Sonoma Inc 0.59%	New York City Transitional Finance Autho 0.09%
Moderna Inc 0.54%	Dallas Independent School District 0.09%
Smurfit Westrock PLC 0.52%	New York State Dormitory Authority 0.09%
F5 Inc 0.50%	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.

VBR and VTEB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VBR Vanguard Small-Cap Value 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 Value	Tax-Exempt Bond
Total return, 1 year	+16.3%	+0.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−1.2 pts	−17.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.03%
Holdings	840	10185

VBR in plain words

VBR is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.3% 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, 30% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 840 positions, with the top ten at 5.9%. It sat 3.8% 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. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. 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, VBR or VTEB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VBR returned +16.3% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so VBR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VBR or VTEB?: VBR charges 0.05% a year and VTEB charges 0.03%, so VTEB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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