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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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Touchstone10 funds · $2.2B

Vanguard made investors more money ($834B). Touchstone had more funds that made money (89%).

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

1M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y

Tale of the tape

VANGUARD LEADS6of 8 matchups called

Money made
Typical return
Fee per $100
US stocks
+2 more

Tale of the tape 1Y · lower fee wins

116Fundsin total10

73–26Made moneymade–lost, 1 year8–1

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74%

Win %funds that made money

89%

$834BMoney madefor investors, 1 year$135M

+9.8%Typical returnmiddle fund, 1 year+7.6%

13Launchesnew funds in 20260

$8.70TAssetsmoney invested$2.2B

$0.04Fee per $100paid each year · lower wins$0.77

TOUCHSTONE LEADS2of 8 matchups called

Win %
Bonds & cash

Categories ↓Share

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

Vanguard 3 · Touchstone 1

Bonds & cashsmall sample

43%16 of 37

−$4.8BMADE$27M−0.3%TYPICAL+3.8%VUSB+3.3%BESTTUSI+3.8%Open 50 funds →US stocks

94%29 of 31

$161BMADE−$7M+15.9%TYPICAL+7.6%VFVA+33.0%BESTLCF+7.6%Open 34 funds →International

100%10 of 10

$158BMADE$100M+13.9%TYPICAL+10.8%VPL+21.9%BESTTDI+21.2%Open 15 funds →Income

$38.2BMADE$14M+19.2%TYPICAL+2.7%VYMI+23.3%BESTDVND+15.7%Open 10 funds →

Twin funds: Vanguard is cheaper in 4 of 4. Vanguard returned more in 3.

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.

CHEAPER4 – 00 tieBETTER 1Y3 – 00 tieBETTER 5Y0 – 00 tie

US stocks · 2

VanguardFee1Y5Y5Y1YFeeTouchstone

VUG$0.03+2.0%+10.9%Large growth——$0.82TLG
VONE$0.06+11.7%+11.3%Large caps—+7.6%$1.18LCF

International · 1

VanguardFee1Y5Y5Y1YFeeTouchstone

VEXC$0.07+16.1%—EM ex China—+10.1%$2.72TEMX

Income · 1

VanguardFee1Y5Y5Y1YFeeTouchstone

VIG$0.04+15.8%+10.6%Dividend stocks—+15.7%$1.15DVND

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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The past year. 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.