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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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VOO vs VTEB: how they differ

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

Vanguard 500 Index Fund and Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VOO 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 VOOOnly in VTEB
NVIDIA Corp 7.53%University of California 0.12%
Apple Inc 6.61%Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority 0.12%
Microsoft Corp 4.31%Colorado State Education Loan Program 0.11%
Amazon.com Inc 3.63%State of California 0.11%
Alphabet Inc 3.26%New York City Transitional Finance Autho 0.09%
Broadcom Inc 2.78%Dallas Independent School District 0.09%
Alphabet Inc 2.60%New York State Dormitory Authority 0.09%
Micron Technology Inc 2.02%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.

VOO and VTEB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
VOO
Vanguard 500 Index Fund
VTEB
Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanguardVanguard
What it isS&P 500Tax-Exempt Bond
Total return, 1 year+17.6%+0.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+0.1 pts−17.3 pts
Expense ratio0.03%0.03%
Holdings50610185

VOO in plain words

VOO is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 506 positions, with the top ten at 36.5%.

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, VOO or VTEB?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VOO returned +17.6% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so VOO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VOO or VTEB?
VOO charges 0.03% a year and VTEB charges 0.03%, so VOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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VOO against VTEB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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