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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VIG returned +12.4% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so VIG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VIG or VTEB?

VIG charges 0.04% 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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VIG vs VTEB: how they differ

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

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund and Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VIG 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 VIG	Only in VTEB
Broadcom Inc 5.21%	University of California 0.12%
Apple Inc 4.10%	Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority 0.12%
Microsoft Corp 3.99%	Colorado State Education Loan Program 0.11%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.61%	State of California 0.11%
Eli Lilly & Co 3.36%	New York City Transitional Finance Autho 0.09%
Exxon Mobil Corp 2.92%	Dallas Independent School District 0.09%
Walmart Inc 2.62%	New York State Dormitory Authority 0.09%
Johnson & Johnson 2.51%	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.

VIG and VTEB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund	VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Dividend growth	Tax-Exempt Bond
Total return, 1 year	+12.4%	+0.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−5.1 pts	−17.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.03%
Holdings	332	10185

VIG in plain words

VIG is an index equity fund tracking the Dividend growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 332 positions, with the top ten at 32.7%.

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, VIG or VTEB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VIG returned +12.4% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so VIG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VIG or VTEB?: VIG charges 0.04% a year and VTEB charges 0.03%, so VTEB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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