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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGSH returned +1.8% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so VGSH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VGSH or VTEB?

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

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

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund and Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VGSH 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 VGSH	Only in VTEB
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.26%	University of California 0.12%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.41%	Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority 0.12%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.36%	Colorado State Education Loan Program 0.11%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.32%	State of California 0.11%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.31%	New York City Transitional Finance Autho 0.09%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.30%	Dallas Independent School District 0.09%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%	New York State Dormitory Authority 0.09%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%	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.

VGSH and VTEB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund	VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Short-Term Treasury	Tax-Exempt Bond
Total return, 1 year	+1.8%	+0.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.7 pts	−17.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Holdings	91	10185

VGSH in plain words

VGSH is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.8% 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.

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, VGSH or VTEB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGSH returned +1.8% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so VGSH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VGSH or VTEB?: VGSH charges 0.03% a year and VTEB charges 0.03%, so VGSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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