Which returned more over the last year, TLT or VEU?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, TLT returned −6.4% and VEU returned +22.9%, so VEU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, TLT or VEU?

TLT charges 0.15% a year and VEU charges 0.04%, so VEU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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TLT vs VEU: how they differ

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

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF and Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, TLT and VEU 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 TLT	Only in VEU
TREASURY BOND (2OLD) 4.16%	Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.83%
TREASURY BOND (OLD) 4.05%	ASML Holding NV 1.45%
TREASURY BOND (OTR) 1.03%	SK hynix Inc 1.24%
TREASURY BOND 0.02%	Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.97%
	HSBC Holdings PLC 0.81%
	Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.76%
	AstraZeneca PLC 0.73%
	Novartis AG 0.73%

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 Sep 10, 2026.

TLT and VEU on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF	VEU Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	20+ year Treasuries	FTSE All-World ex-US
Total return, 1 year	−6.4%	+22.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−23.9 pts	+5.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.04%
Holdings	41	3860

TLT in plain words

TLT is a bond fund tracking the 20+ year Treasuries. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −6.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 42.9% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

VEU in plain words

VEU is an index equity fund tracking the FTSE All-World ex-US. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3860 positions, with the top ten at 13.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, TLT or VEU?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, TLT returned −6.4% and VEU returned +22.9%, so VEU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, TLT or VEU?: TLT charges 0.15% a year and VEU charges 0.04%, so VEU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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