Are REMX and VBIL in the same category?

REMX is a thematic ETF and VBIL is a bond ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.

Which returned more over the last year, REMX or VBIL?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, REMX returned −19.2% and VBIL +3.7%.

Which is cheaper, REMX or VBIL?

VBIL is cheaper, by 0.47 percentage points a year. That is about $47 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

REMX vs VBIL: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, REMX returned −19.2% to VBIL's +3.7%, and VBIL charges 0.06% to REMX's 0.53%.

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Net assets: $1.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF, and $12.8bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF.

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At a glance

−19.2%

REMX total return, 1 year

+3.7%

VBIL total return, 1 year

0.53%

REMX expense ratio

0.06%

VBIL expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VBIL costs 0.47 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 22.9 points.

REMX vs VBIL: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	REMX	VBIL
Return
Measure	REMX	VBIL
Total return, 1 year	−19.2%	+3.7%
Drawdown
Measure	REMX	VBIL
Below its all-time high	75.1%, high on Apr 11, 2011
Against its benchmark
Measure	REMX	VBIL
What it tracks	Rare earth and critical materials	Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Bills 0-3 Months Index
Against its benchmark, 1 year	behind by 32.6 pts
Cost and size
Measure	REMX	VBIL
Expense ratio	0.53%	0.06%
Net assets, REMX as of Oct 27, 2026 and VBIL as of Sep 30, 2026	$1.5bn	$12.8bn
Active share vs the S&P 500	100%
Holdings
Measure	REMX	VBIL
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	9%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	61%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, REMX and VBIL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first REMX VBIL

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Only in REMX

Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile Sa 9.02%

Albemarle Corp 8.87%

China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Te 7.12%

Mp Materials Corp 6.90%

Lynas Rare Earths Ltd 6.35%

Pilbara Minerals Ltd 5.55%

Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co Ltd 5.04%

Xiamen Tungsten Co Ltd 4.46%

Only in VBIL

United States Treasury Bill 5.76%

United States Treasury Bill 5.74%

United States Treasury Bill 5.21%

United States Treasury Bill 5.19%

United States Treasury Bill 5.11%

United States Treasury Bill 5.04%

United States Treasury Bill 4.95%

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Side by side

REMX VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF VBIL Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF

Where it sits Thematic ETF Bond ETF

Issuer VanEck Vanguard

What it is Rare earth and critical materials Tracks an index of 0-3 Month Treasury Bill

Total return, 1 year −19.2% +3.7%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.4% (ACWI) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −32.6 pts vs ACWI not measured

Expense ratio 0.53% 0.06%

Holdings 32 28

Net assets, REMX as of Oct 27, 2026 and VBIL as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.5bn $12.8bn

REMX and VBIL on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

REMX

By weight, 9% of REMX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 32 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned −19.2% with distributions reinvested against +13.4% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was behind by 32.6 pts. It sits 75.1% below its all-time high of Apr 11, 2011.

VBIL

VBIL tracks an index of 0-3 Month Treasury Bill. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Are REMX and VBIL in the same category?: REMX is a thematic ETF and VBIL is a bond ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which returned more over the last year, REMX or VBIL?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, REMX returned −19.2% and VBIL +3.7%.
Which is cheaper, REMX or VBIL?: VBIL is cheaper, by 0.47 percentage points a year. That is about $47 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

REMX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

REMX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

VanEck website ↗

VBIL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VBIL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VBIL ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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