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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VTEB returned +0.2% and XHB returned −16.6%, so VTEB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VTEB or XHB?

VTEB charges 0.03% a year and XHB charges 0.35%, 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 XHB: how they differ

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

Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Homebuilders ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VTEB and XHB 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 XHB
University of California 0.12%	Owens Corning 4.10%
Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority 0.12%	Advanced Drainage Systems Inc 3.60%
Colorado State Education Loan Program 0.11%	KB Home 3.56%
State of California 0.11%	Builders FirstSource Inc 3.56%
New York City Transitional Finance Autho 0.09%	Meritage Homes Corp 3.53%
Dallas Independent School District 0.09%	Toll Brothers Inc 3.52%
New York State Dormitory Authority 0.09%	Installed Building Products Inc 3.49%
Ohio Water Development Authority Water P 0.09%	PulteGroup Inc 3.44%

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 XHB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund	XHB State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Homebuilders ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	State Street
What it is	Tax-Exempt Bond	SPDR S&P Homebuilders
Total return, 1 year	+0.2%	−16.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.3 pts	−34.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.35%
Holdings	10185	35

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.

XHB in plain words

XHB is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Homebuilders. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −16.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 46% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 35 positions, with the top ten at 35.6%. It sat 20.6% below its high of Oct 18, 2024 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VTEB or XHB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VTEB returned +0.2% and XHB returned −16.6%, so VTEB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VTEB or XHB?: VTEB charges 0.03% a year and XHB charges 0.35%, so VTEB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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