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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VOX returned +2.9% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so VOX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VOX or VTEB?

VOX charges 0.09% 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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VOX vs VTEB: how they differ

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

Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund and Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VOX 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 VOX	Only in VTEB
Meta Platforms Inc 21.12%	University of California 0.12%
Alphabet Inc 16.14%	Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority 0.12%
Alphabet Inc 10.61%	Colorado State Education Loan Program 0.11%
Netflix Inc 4.77%	State of California 0.11%
Verizon Communications Inc 4.17%	New York City Transitional Finance Autho 0.09%
Walt Disney Co/The 3.96%	Dallas Independent School District 0.09%
AT&T Inc 3.69%	New York State Dormitory Authority 0.09%
Warner Bros Discovery Inc 2.74%	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.

VOX and VTEB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VOX Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund	VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Communication Services	Tax-Exempt Bond
Total return, 1 year	+2.9%	+0.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.6 pts	−17.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.03%
Holdings	114	10185

VOX in plain words

VOX is an index equity fund tracking the Communication Services. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 114 positions, with the top ten at 72.1%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Jan 29, 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, VOX or VTEB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VOX returned +2.9% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so VOX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VOX or VTEB?: VOX charges 0.09% a year and VTEB charges 0.03%, so VTEB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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