Which returned more over the last year, VLUE or VTEB?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VLUE returned +54.7% and VTEB −0.4%.

Which is cheaper, VLUE or VTEB?

VTEB is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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VLUE vs VTEB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VLUE returned +54.7% to VTEB's −0.4%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $9.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF, and $49.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+54.7%

VLUE total return, 1 year

−0.4%

VTEB total return, 1 year

0.15%

VLUE expense ratio

0.03%

VTEB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VTEB costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 55.1 points; VTEB is 5.3 times larger.

VLUE vs VTEB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	VLUE	VTEB
Return
Measure	VLUE	VTEB
Total return, 1 year	+54.7%	−0.4%
Benchmark
Measure	VLUE	VTEB
What it tracks	MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index	S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	VLUE	VTEB
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$9.4bn	$49.6bn
Holdings
Measure	VLUE	VTEB
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	97%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	42.8%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, VLUE and VTEB 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 VLUE VTEB

Only in one fund ↓

Only in VLUE

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 20.94%

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.37%

GENERAL MOTORS 3.54%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.72%

AT&T 2.24%

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE 1.95%

PFIZER 1.86%

BANK OF AMERICA 1.77%

Only in VTEB

Vanguard Municipal Low Duration Fund 0.69%

State of California 0.15%

State of California 0.14%

New York State Dormitory Authority 0.13%

State of Illinois 0.12%

Ohio State University 0.12%

City of New York NY 0.10%

State of Wisconsin 0.10%

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Side by side

VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor Tracks an index of Tax-Exempt Bond

Total return, 1 year +54.7% −0.4%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.6% (MLRG) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +41.1 pts vs MLRG not measured

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.03%

Holdings 148 11155

Net assets, VLUE as of Oct 28, 2026 and VTEB as of Sep 30, 2026 $9.4bn $49.6bn

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

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About each fund

VLUE

VLUE tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +54.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 42.8%.

VTEB

VTEB tracks an index of Tax-Exempt Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VLUE or VTEB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VLUE returned +54.7% and VTEB −0.4%.
Which is cheaper, VLUE or VTEB?: VTEB is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

VLUE on its own →VTEB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →VLUE dividend history →VLUE holdings →VTEB dividend history →VTEB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

VLUE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VLUE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for VLUE ↗

VTEB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VTEB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VTEB ↗

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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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