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VTI▼ −0.2%VOO▼ −0.4%IVV▼ −0.3%SPY▼ −0.4%VXUS▼ −0.1%QQQ▼ −1.4%VUG▼ −1.3%BND▲ +0.3%VEA▲ +0.2%VTV▲ +0.9%VO▲ +0.8%IEFA▲ +0.6%SPYM▼ −0.3%VGT▼ −1.1%VB▲ +1.3%VWO▼ −0.7%IEMG▼ −1.3%AGG▲ +0.3%GLD▼ −1.3%VIG▲ +1.3%XLK▼ −1.2%IJH▲ +1.2%IWF▼ −1.5%BNDX▲ +0.1%SCHD▲ +1.5%SGOV▲ +0.0%QQQM▼ −1.4%IJR▲ +1.6%RSP▲ +1.2%VT▼ −0.2%

VTI▼ −0.2%VOO▼ −0.4%IVV▼ −0.3%SPY▼ −0.4%VXUS▼ −0.1%QQQ▼ −1.4%VUG▼ −1.3%BND▲ +0.3%VEA▲ +0.2%VTV▲ +0.9%VO▲ +0.8%IEFA▲ +0.6%SPYM▼ −0.3%VGT▼ −1.1%VB▲ +1.3%VWO▼ −0.7%IEMG▼ −1.3%AGG▲ +0.3%GLD▼ −1.3%VIG▲ +1.3%XLK▼ −1.2%IJH▲ +1.2%IWF▼ −1.5%BNDX▲ +0.1%SCHD▲ +1.5%SGOV▲ +0.0%QQQM▼ −1.4%IJR▲ +1.6%RSP▲ +1.2%VT▼ −0.2%

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Vanguard116 funds · $8.70T

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GS

Goldman Sachs48 funds · $70.3B

Vanguard made investors more money ($892B). Goldman Sachs had more funds that made money (79%).

The past year, all their funds · Data as of Oct 30, 2026

1M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y

Tale of the tape

VANGUARD LEADS3of 7 matchups called

Money made
Fee per $100
Income

Tale of the tape 1Y · lower fee wins

116Fundsin total48

71–28Made moneymade–lost, 1 year31–8

72%

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Win %funds that made money

79%

$892BMoney madefor investors, 1 year$6.1B

+9.1%Typical returnmiddle fund, 1 year+11.6%

13Launchesnew funds in 20262

$8.70TAssetsmoney invested$70.3B

$0.04Fee per $100paid each year · lower wins$0.21

GOLDMAN SACHS LEADS4of 7 matchups called

Win %
Typical return
Bonds & cash
Low-cost core

Categories ↓Share

Who wins each category · share of its funds that made money · 1Y

Vanguard 1 · Goldman Sachs 2

Bonds & cash

38%14 of 37

−$9.7BMADE$313M−0.7%TYPICAL+0.7%VUSB+3.5%BESTGSST+3.9%Open 62 funds →Incomesmall sample

$37.3BMADE$1.6B+19.0%TYPICAL+13.6%VYMI+22.8%BESTGPIX+13.6%Open 9 funds →Low-cost core

$480BMADE$2.0B+13.2%TYPICAL+14.7%VOOV+16.5%BESTGSEW+15.7%Open 8 funds →

Twin funds: Vanguard is cheaper in 10 of 10. Goldman Sachs returned more in 8.

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.

CHEAPER10 – 00 tieBETTER 1Y1 – 80 tieBETTER 5Y2 – 12 tie

Low-cost core · 1

VanguardFee1Y5Y5Y1YFeeGoldman Sachs

VV$0.03+12.9%+12.3%Large caps+12.2%+14.7%$0.20JUST

Bonds & cash · 9

VanguardFee1Y5Y5Y1YFeeGoldman Sachs

BND$0.03−1.4%−0.2%Total bond market−0.4%−1.3%$0.09GCOR
VTIP$0.03+0.9%+2.7%TIPS+0.2%−0.8%$0.12GTIP
VCIT$0.03−2.0%+0.9%Corporate Bond—−1.9%$0.30GIGL
VUSB$0.10+3.5%+3.7%Ultra-short bonds+4.1%+3.9%$0.20GSST
VWOB$0.15−0.9%+1.9%EM bonds—−0.5%$0.30GEMD
VTEC$0.06−0.7%—California munis—+0.7%$0.35GCAL
VTC$0.03−2.2%−0.0%Corporate bonds+0.0%−1.8%$0.08GIGB
MUNY$0.09−0.4%—New York munis—+1.1%$0.35GMNY
VCHY$0.05——High-yield bonds+3.6%+1.2%$0.15GHYB

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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