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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VBIL returned +3.7% and VGK +10.4%.

Which is cheaper, VBIL or VGK?

Neither: VBIL and VGK both charge 0.06% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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VBIL vs VGK: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VBIL returned +3.7% to VGK's +10.4%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Sep 30, 2026: $12.8bn for Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF and $29.6bn for Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF.

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At a glance

+3.7%

VBIL total return, 1 year

+10.4%

VGK total return, 1 year

0.06%

VBIL expense ratio

0.06%

VGK expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.06% a year; their one-year returns differ by 6.7 points; VGK is 2.3 times larger.

VBIL vs VGK: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	VBIL	VGK
Return
Measure	VBIL	VGK
Total return, 1 year	+3.7%	+10.4%
Drawdown
Measure	VBIL	VGK
Below its high		6.1%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	VBIL	VGK
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Bills 0-3 Months Index	FTSE Developed Europe All Cap Index
Cost and size
Measure	VBIL	VGK
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.06%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$12.8bn	$29.6bn
Holdings
Measure	VBIL	VGK
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		19.0%

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

What they share

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first VBIL VGK

MKTLIQ 0.02% 0.15%

Only in one fund ↓

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%

Only in VGK

ASML Holding NV 4.47%

HSBC Holdings PLC 2.19%

Roche Holding AG 1.89%

Novartis AG 1.72%

Shell PLC 1.64%

AstraZeneca PLC 1.56%

Nestle SA 1.51%

Siemens AG 1.45%

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Side by side

VBIL Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF VGK Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Vanguard Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index of 0-3 Month Treasury Bill Tracks an index of European Stock

Total return, 1 year +3.7% +10.4%

Expense ratio 0.06% 0.06%

Holdings 28 1245

Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $12.8bn $29.6bn

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

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About each fund

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.

VGK

VGK tracks an index of European Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +10.4% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,245 positions, with the top ten at 19.0%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VBIL or VGK?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VBIL returned +3.7% and VGK +10.4%.
Which is cheaper, VBIL or VGK?: Neither: VBIL and VGK both charge 0.06% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

VBIL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VBIL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VBIL ↗

VGK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VGK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VGK ↗

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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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