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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VTEB returned +0.2% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so VTIP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VTEB or VTIP?

VTEB charges 0.03% a year and VTIP 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 VTIP: how they differ

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

Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund and Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VTEB and VTIP 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 VTIP
University of California 0.12%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.44%
Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority 0.12%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.38%
Colorado State Education Loan Program 0.11%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.36%
State of California 0.11%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.19%
New York City Transitional Finance Autho 0.09%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.02%
Dallas Independent School District 0.09%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.88%
New York State Dormitory Authority 0.09%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.87%
Ohio Water Development Authority Water P 0.09%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.79%

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 VTIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund	VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Tax-Exempt Bond	Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year	+0.2%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.3 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Holdings	10185	25

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.

VTIP in plain words

VTIP is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VTEB or VTIP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VTEB returned +0.2% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so VTIP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VTEB or VTIP?: VTEB charges 0.03% a year and VTIP charges 0.03%, so VTEB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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