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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VDE returned +50.6% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so VDE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VDE or VTEB?

VDE 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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VDE vs VTEB: how they differ

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

Vanguard Energy Index Fund and Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VDE 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 VDE	Only in VTEB
Exxon Mobil Corp 21.37%	University of California 0.12%
Chevron Corp 14.53%	Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority 0.12%
ConocoPhillips 5.79%	Colorado State Education Loan Program 0.11%
Williams Cos Inc/The 3.65%	State of California 0.11%
SLB Ltd 3.49%	New York City Transitional Finance Autho 0.09%
Marathon Petroleum Corp 3.29%	Dallas Independent School District 0.09%
Valero Energy Corp 3.19%	New York State Dormitory Authority 0.09%
EOG Resources Inc 3.06%	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.

VDE and VTEB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VDE Vanguard Energy Index Fund	VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Energy	Tax-Exempt Bond
Total return, 1 year	+50.6%	+0.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+33.1 pts	−17.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.03%
Holdings	105	10185

VDE in plain words

VDE is an index equity fund tracking the Energy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +50.6% 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, 82% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 105 positions, with the top ten at 64.0%.

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, VDE or VTEB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VDE returned +50.6% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so VDE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VDE or VTEB?: VDE 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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