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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VDC returned +4.6% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so VDC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VDC or VTEB?

VDC charges 0.09% 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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VDC vs VTEB: how they differ

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

Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund and Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VDC 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 VDC	Only in VTEB
Walmart Inc 14.76%	University of California 0.12%
Costco Wholesale Corp 12.04%	Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority 0.12%
Procter & Gamble Co/The 9.27%	Colorado State Education Loan Program 0.11%
Coca-Cola Co/The 8.72%	State of California 0.11%
Philip Morris International Inc 4.66%	New York City Transitional Finance Autho 0.09%
PepsiCo Inc 4.30%	Dallas Independent School District 0.09%
Altria Group Inc 3.91%	New York State Dormitory Authority 0.09%
Mondelez International Inc 2.69%	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 May 31, 2026.

VDC and VTEB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VDC Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund	VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Consumer Staples	Tax-Exempt Bond
Total return, 1 year	+4.6%	+0.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−12.9 pts	−17.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.03%
Holdings	103	10185

VDC in plain words

VDC is an index equity fund tracking the Consumer Staples. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 103 positions, with the top ten at 65.0%. It sat 6.8% below its high of Feb 27, 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, VDC or VTEB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VDC returned +4.6% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so VDC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VDC or VTEB?: VDC charges 0.09% a year and VTEB charges 0.03%, so VTEB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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