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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VTEB returned +0.2% and XLV returned +20.4%, so XLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VTEB or XLV?

VTEB charges 0.03% a year and XLV charges 0.08%, 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 XLV: how they differ

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

Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund and State Street(R) Health Care Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VTEB and XLV 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 XLV
University of California 0.12%	Eli Lilly & Co 16.56%
Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority 0.12%	Johnson & Johnson 10.67%
Colorado State Education Loan Program 0.11%	AbbVie Inc 7.76%
State of California 0.11%	UnitedHealth Group Inc 6.59%
New York City Transitional Finance Autho 0.09%	Merck & Co Inc 5.54%
Dallas Independent School District 0.09%	Amgen Inc 3.41%
New York State Dormitory Authority 0.09%	Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 3.25%
Ohio Water Development Authority Water P 0.09%	Abbott Laboratories 2.76%

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 XLV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund	XLV State Street(R) Health Care Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	State Street
What it is	Tax-Exempt Bond	Health care
Total return, 1 year	+0.2%	+20.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.3 pts	+2.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.08%
Holdings	10185	59

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.

XLV in plain words

XLV is an index equity fund tracking the Health care. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +20.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 59 positions, with the top ten at 61.7%. It sat 5.9% below its high of Aug 19, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VTEB or XLV?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VTEB returned +0.2% and XLV returned +20.4%, so XLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VTEB or XLV?: VTEB charges 0.03% a year and XLV charges 0.08%, so VTEB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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