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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VEA returned +24.5% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so VEA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VEA or VTEB?

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

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

Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund and Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VEA 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 VEA	Only in VTEB
ASML Holding NV 2.37%	University of California 0.12%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.56%	Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority 0.12%
SK hynix Inc 1.40%	Colorado State Education Loan Program 0.11%
HSBC Holdings PLC 1.01%	State of California 0.11%
Novartis AG 0.91%	New York City Transitional Finance Autho 0.09%
Royal Bank of Canada 0.90%	Dallas Independent School District 0.09%
AstraZeneca PLC 0.87%	New York State Dormitory Authority 0.09%
Nestle SA 0.82%	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.

VEA and VTEB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VEA Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund	VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Developed markets ex US	Tax-Exempt Bond
Total return, 1 year	+24.5%	+0.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+7.0 pts	−17.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Holdings	3870	10185

VEA in plain words

VEA is an index equity fund tracking the Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +24.5% 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. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3870 positions, with the top ten at 13.2%.

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. 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, VEA or VTEB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VEA returned +24.5% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so VEA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VEA or VTEB?: VEA charges 0.03% a year and VTEB charges 0.03%, so VEA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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