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VBIL vs VONG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VBIL returned +3.7% to VONG's +1.1%; 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 $47.1bn for Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF.

VBIL on its own →VONG on its own →
At a glance
+3.7%
VBIL total return, 1 year
+1.1%
VONG total return, 1 year
0.06%
VBIL expense ratio
0.06%
VONG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.06% a year; their one-year returns differ by 2.6 points; VONG is 3.7 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

VBIL vs VONG: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureVBILVONG
Return
Total return, 1 year+3.7%+1.1%
Drawdown
Below its high4.8%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg U.S. Treasury Bills 0-3 Months IndexRussell 1000 Growth Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.06%0.06%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$12.8bn$47.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight96%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund57.6%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, VBIL and VONG 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 VONG
MKTLIQ 0.02% 0.11%
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 5.21%
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 VONG
NVIDIA Corp 15.63%
Apple Inc 7.65%
Alphabet Inc 5.88%
Microsoft Corp 5.59%
Broadcom Inc 4.79%
Alphabet Inc 4.75%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.83%
Micron Technology Inc 3.52%
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Side by side

VBIL Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Vanguard Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index of 0-3 Month Treasury Bill Tracks the Russell 1000 Growth
Total return, 1 year +3.7% +1.1%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +0.9% (IWF)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.2 pts vs IWF
Expense ratio 0.06% 0.06%
Holdings 28 373
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $12.8bn $47.1bn

VBIL and VONG 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.

VONG

VONG tracks the Russell 1000 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.1% with distributions reinvested, against +0.9% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 373 positions, with the top ten at 57.6%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VBIL or VONG?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VBIL returned +3.7% and VONG +1.1%.
Which is cheaper, VBIL or VONG?
Neither: VBIL and VONG both charge 0.06% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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VBIL on its own →VONG on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →VBIL dividend history →VBIL holdings →VONG dividend history →VONG holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
VBIL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VBIL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VBIL ↗
VONG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VONG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VONG ↗

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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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