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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VTEB returned +0.2% and VTI returned +17.2%, so VTI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VTEB or VTI?

VTEB charges 0.03% a year and VTI 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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VTEB vs VTI: how they differ

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

Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VTEB and VTI 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 VTEB	Only in VTI
University of California 0.12%	NVIDIA Corp 6.37%
Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority 0.12%	Apple Inc 5.88%
Colorado State Education Loan Program 0.11%	Microsoft Corp 3.84%
State of California 0.11%	Amazon.com Inc 3.19%
New York City Transitional Finance Autho 0.09%	Alphabet Inc 2.90%
Dallas Independent School District 0.09%	Broadcom Inc 2.48%
New York State Dormitory Authority 0.09%	Alphabet Inc 2.29%
Ohio Water Development Authority Water P 0.09%	Micron Technology Inc 1.80%

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.

VTEB and VTI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund	VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Tax-Exempt Bond	US total market
Total return, 1 year	+0.2%	+17.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.3 pts	−0.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Holdings	10185	3531

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.

VTI in plain words

VTI is an index equity fund tracking the US total market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3531 positions, with the top ten at 32.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VTEB or VTI?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VTEB returned +0.2% and VTI returned +17.2%, so VTI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VTEB or VTI?: VTEB charges 0.03% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so VTEB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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