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VBIL vs VGLT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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VBIL's duration was 0.1 years on Jun 30, 2026 and VGLT's 13.5 on May 31, 2026; VGLT charges 0.03% to VBIL's 0.06%.

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Net assets on Sep 30, 2026: $12.8bn for Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF and $10.4bn for Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF.

VBIL on its own →VGLT on its own →
At a glance
+3.7%
VBIL total return, 1 year
−6.7%
VGLT total return, 1 year
0.06%
VBIL expense ratio
0.03%
VGLT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VGLT costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.4 points; VBIL is 1.2 times larger.

VBIL vs VGLT: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureVBILVGLT
Return
Total return, 1 year+3.7%−6.7%
Drawdown
Below its high38.8%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg U.S. Treasury Bills 0-3 Months IndexBloomberg U.S. Long Treasury Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.06%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$12.8bn$10.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, VBIL and VGLT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first VBIL VGLT
Only in one fund ↓
Only in VBIL
TREASURY BILL, due Jul 9, 2026 6.78%
TREASURY BILL, due Aug 6, 2026 6.10%
TREASURY BILL, due Jul 2, 2026 5.61%
TREASURY BILL, due Jul 16, 2026 5.41%
TREASURY BILL, due Jul 23, 2026 5.18%
TREASURY BILL, due Jul 14, 2026 5.17%
TREASURY BILL, due Jul 21, 2026 5.15%
TREASURY BILL, due Jul 30, 2026 5.12%
Only in VGLT
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2056 2.22%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2055 2.21%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2055 2.21%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2054 2.17%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2055 2.17%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2055 2.17%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2053 2.14%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2054 2.13%
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Side by side

VBIL Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Vanguard Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index of 0-3 Month Treasury Bill Tracks an index of Long-term Treasury
Total return, 1 year +3.7% −6.7%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured −6.7% (SCHQ)
Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs SCHQ
Expense ratio 0.06% 0.03%
Holdings 28 102
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $12.8bn $10.4bn

VBIL and VGLT 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.

VGLT

VGLT tracks an index of Long-term Treasury. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −6.7% with distributions reinvested, against −6.7% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Long Treasury Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 38.8% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VBIL or VGLT?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VBIL returned +3.7% and VGLT −6.7%.
Which is cheaper, VBIL or VGLT?
VGLT is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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VBIL on its own →VGLT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →VBIL dividend history →VBIL holdings →VGLT dividend history →VGLT holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
VBIL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VBIL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VBIL ↗
VGLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VGLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VGLT ↗

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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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