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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGK returned +16.5% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so VGK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VGK or VTEB?

VGK charges 0.06% 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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VGK vs VTEB: how they differ

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

Vanguard European Stock Index Fund and Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VGK 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 VGK	Only in VTEB
ASML Holding NV 3.63%	University of California 0.12%
HSBC Holdings PLC 2.05%	Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority 0.12%
AstraZeneca PLC 1.84%	Colorado State Education Loan Program 0.11%
Novartis AG 1.84%	State of California 0.11%
Nestle SA 1.69%	New York City Transitional Finance Autho 0.09%
Siemens AG 1.41%	Dallas Independent School District 0.09%
Banco Santander SA 1.16%	New York State Dormitory Authority 0.09%
Allianz SE 1.13%	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.

VGK and VTEB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VGK Vanguard European Stock Index Fund	VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	European Stock	Tax-Exempt Bond
Total return, 1 year	+16.5%	+0.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−1.0 pts	−17.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.03%
Holdings	1228	10185

VGK in plain words

VGK is an index equity fund tracking the European Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% 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 1228 positions, with the top ten at 18.1%. It sat 3.4% below its high of Aug 25, 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, VGK or VTEB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGK returned +16.5% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so VGK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VGK or VTEB?: VGK charges 0.06% a year and VTEB charges 0.03%, so VTEB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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