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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VPL returned +36.9% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so VPL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VPL or VTEB?

VPL charges 0.07% 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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VPL vs VTEB: how they differ

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VPL 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 VPL	Only in VTEB
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 6.06%	University of California 0.12%
SK hynix Inc 4.12%	Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority 0.12%
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1.80%	Colorado State Education Loan Program 0.11%
Toyota Motor Corp 1.74%	State of California 0.11%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.69%	New York City Transitional Finance Autho 0.09%
BHP Group Ltd 1.66%	Dallas Independent School District 0.09%
Hitachi Ltd 1.18%	New York State Dormitory Authority 0.09%
Advantest Corp 1.16%	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.

VPL and VTEB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VPL Vanguard Pacific 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	Pacific Stock	Tax-Exempt Bond
Total return, 1 year	+36.9%	+0.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+19.4 pts	−17.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.03%
Holdings	2335	10185

VPL in plain words

VPL is an index equity fund tracking the Pacific Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +36.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 2335 positions, with the top ten at 21.6%.

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, VPL or VTEB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VPL returned +36.9% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so VPL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VPL or VTEB?: VPL charges 0.07% a year and VTEB charges 0.03%, so VTEB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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