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VTI▼ −0.4%VOO▼ −0.5%IVV▼ −0.5%SPY▼ −0.5%VXUS▲ +0.3%QQQ▼ −1.4%VUG▼ −1.2%BND▼ −0.3%VEA▲ +0.2%VTV▲ +0.2%VO▲ +0.2%IEFA▲ +0.3%SPYM▼ −0.5%VGT▼ −2.7%VB▲ +0.6%VWO▲ +0.3%IEMG▲ +0.2%AGG▼ −0.2%GLD▲ +1.6%VIG▲ +0.2%XLK▼ −2.9%IJH▲ +0.8%BNDX▼ −0.1%SCHD▲ +0.3%IWF▼ −1.2%SGOV▼ −0.3%IJR▲ +0.8%QQQM▼ −1.4%VT▼ −0.1%RSP▲ +0.8%

VTI▼ −0.4%VOO▼ −0.5%IVV▼ −0.5%SPY▼ −0.5%VXUS▲ +0.3%QQQ▼ −1.4%VUG▼ −1.2%BND▼ −0.3%VEA▲ +0.2%VTV▲ +0.2%VO▲ +0.2%IEFA▲ +0.3%SPYM▼ −0.5%VGT▼ −2.7%VB▲ +0.6%VWO▲ +0.3%IEMG▲ +0.2%AGG▼ −0.2%GLD▲ +1.6%VIG▲ +0.2%XLK▼ −2.9%IJH▲ +0.8%BNDX▼ −0.1%SCHD▲ +0.3%IWF▼ −1.2%SGOV▼ −0.3%IJR▲ +0.8%QQQM▼ −1.4%VT▼ −0.1%RSP▲ +0.8%

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Vanguard116 funds · $8.70T

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F

Fidelity84 funds · $189B

Vanguard made investors more money ($3.63T). Both had 100% of their funds make money.

The past 3 years, all their funds · Data as of Nov 3, 2026

1M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y

Tale of the tape

VANGUARD LEADS3of 8 matchups called · 1 even

Money made
Fee per $100
International

Tale of the tape 3Y · lower fee wins

116Fundsin total84

82–0Made moneymade–lost, 3 years53–0

100%Win %funds that made money100%

$3.63TMoney madefor investors, 3 years$47.1B

+71.0%Typical returnmiddle fund, 3 years+71.7%

13Launchesnew funds in 202610

$8.70TAssetsmoney invested$189B

$0.04Fee per $100paid each year · lower wins$0.23

FIDELITY LEADS5of 8 matchups called · 1 even

Typical return
Bonds & cash
US stocks
Sectors
+1 more

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Who wins each category · share of its funds that made money · 3Y

Vanguard 1 · Fidelity 4

Bonds & cash

100%21 of 21

$140BMADE$5.8B+15.9%TYPICAL+19.6%VWOB+31.0%BESTFSYD+29.4%Open 65 funds →US stocks

100%31 of 31

100%12 of 12

$683BMADE$14.5B+78.7%TYPICAL+87.2%VFMO+105.0%BESTFBCG+108.1%Open 52 funds →Sectors

100%12 of 12

100%12 of 12

$160BMADE$20.1B+63.0%TYPICAL+63.4%VGT+131.6%BEST

Twin funds: Vanguard is cheaper in 14 of 25. Vanguard returned more in 9.

Pairs that hold the same market. Fee = per $100 a year. Returns within 0.1 points are a tie; 5-year returns are per year.

CHEAPER14 – 110 tieBETTER 1Y9 – 78 tieBETTER 5Y3 – 910 tie

US stocks · 6

VanguardFee1Y5Y5Y1YFeeFidelity

VUG$0.03+2.0%+10.9%Large growth+10.9%+4.4%$0.57FBCG
VTV$0.03+25.7%+12.4%Large value+10.9%+31.2%$0.57FBCV
VONE$0.06+11.7%+11.3%Large caps+15.2%+10.4%$0.38FFLC
VFMO$0.13+9.8%+10.3%Momentum

The past 3 years. Win % counts funds, not dollars; money made is estimated from each fund’s assets and return. Categories with fewer than 3 funds on a side are flagged. Not advice.

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FTEC

+132.2%

Open 24 funds →

International

$603BMADE$671M+77.7%TYPICAL+74.0%VPL+86.4%BESTFIVA+93.6%Open 20 funds →

$109BMADE$5.1B+77.4%TYPICAL+88.9%VYMI+93.7%BESTFDRR+89.6%Open 13 funds →

Low-cost core

$1.93TMADE—+89.5%TYPICAL—VOOG+105.0%BEST—Open 8 funds →

+12.2%+5.6%$0.15FDMO

VFVA$0.13+33.0%+11.8%Value factor+12.2%+17.8%$0.15FVAL

VFQY$0.13+19.2%+8.9%Quality+10.9%+11.6%$0.15FQAL

International · 1

VanguardFee1Y5Y5Y1YFeeFidelity

VWO$0.06+3.2%+4.5%Emerging markets—+15.8%$0.60FFEM

Bonds & cash · 4

VanguardFee1Y5Y5Y1YFeeFidelity

BND$0.03−0.8%−0.2%Total Bond+0.5%−0.6%$0.36FBND
BSV$0.03+1.3%+1.8%Short bonds——$0.21FSTB
VTEB$0.03−0.2%+0.6%Muni bonds—+1.0%$0.30FMUB
VTC$0.03−1.8%−0.2%Corporate bonds+0.1%−1.8%$0.36FCOR

Sectors · 11

VanguardFee1Y5Y5Y1YFeeFidelity

VGT$0.09+15.6%+17.0%US tech+17.2%+15.7%$0.08FTEC
VNQ$0.13+10.9%+1.1%US real estate+1.0%+10.7%$0.08FREL
VHT$0.09+28.5%+7.6%Health care+7.6%+28.6%$0.08FHLC
VFH$0.09+12.0%+9.0%Financials+9.0%+12.0%$0.08FNCL
VDE$0.09+55.4%+21.6%Energy+21.6%+55.7%$0.08FENY
VPU$0.09−0.2%+8.5%Utilities+8.5%−0.2%$0.08FUTY
VIS$0.09+9.8%+11.4%Industrials+11.5%+9.8%$0.08FIDU
VDC$0.09+20.8%+8.4%Consumer staples+8.4%+20.8%$0.08FSTA
VOX$0.09−6.9%+4.9%Communication+4.8%−7.3%$0.08FCOM
VCR$0.09+3.2%+4.2%Consumer discretionary+4.3%+3.2%$0.08FDIS
VAW$0.09+20.2%+6.2%Materials+6.2%+20.1%$0.08FMAT

Income · 2

VanguardFee1Y5Y5Y1YFeeFidelity

VIG$0.04+15.8%+10.6%Dividend stocks+12.3%+15.9%$0.15FDRR
VYM$0.04+19.2%+11.7%High dividend+13.3%+14.3%$0.15FDVV

All 25 twins

Income · 1

VanguardFee1Y5Y5Y1YFeeFidelity

VYMI$0.07+23.3%+13.2%Non-US high dividend+11.9%+22.9%$0.18FIDI

Squares, left to right: fee · 1 year · 5 years, coloured by who won. Most gaps come from different index rules, not fees.

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