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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VTEB returned +0.2% and VUG returned +12.9%, so VUG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VTEB or VUG?

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

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VTEB and VUG 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 VUG
University of California 0.12%	NVIDIA Corp 12.63%
Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority 0.12%	Apple Inc 11.67%
Colorado State Education Loan Program 0.11%	Microsoft Corp 7.62%
State of California 0.11%	Alphabet Inc 5.76%
New York City Transitional Finance Autho 0.09%	Alphabet Inc 4.54%
Dallas Independent School District 0.09%	Amazon.com Inc 4.47%
New York State Dormitory Authority 0.09%	Broadcom Inc 4.29%
Ohio Water Development Authority Water P 0.09%	Meta Platforms Inc 3.41%

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 VUG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund	VUG Vanguard Growth Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Tax-Exempt Bond	US growth
Total return, 1 year	+0.2%	+12.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.3 pts	−4.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Holdings	10185	147

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.

VUG in plain words

VUG is an index equity fund tracking the US growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.9% 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, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 147 positions, with the top ten at 60.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VTEB or VUG?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VTEB returned +0.2% and VUG returned +12.9%, so VUG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VTEB or VUG?: VTEB charges 0.03% a year and VUG charges 0.03%, so VTEB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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