Vanguard vs William Blair: ETF issuers compared

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Vanguard vs William Blair: ETF issuers compared | ETF Tracker

Income: too few funds to call

Every dot is one income fund, placed at its 1-year return. Right of the line = made money. The ringed dot is the middle fund. Small sample: fewer than 3 funds on a side.

BOX SCORE · INCOME	Vanguard	William Blair
Funds in the category	7	1
Made money (W–L)	4–0	0–0
Win %	100%	—
Money made	$38.2B	—
Typical return	+19.2%	—
Launches · 2026	0	0
Assets	$255B	$84M
Fee per $100	$0.04	$0.65

The biggest income funds on each side

Vanguard

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
VIG	Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF	$128B	+15.8% ✓
VYM	Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF	$95.8B	+19.2% ✓
VYMI	Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF	$22.3B	+23.3% ✓
VIGI	Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF	$9.2B	+13.5% ✓
VUSV	Vanguard Wellesley Income Fund - Vanguard Wellington U.S. Value Active ETF	$93M	—
VUSG	Vanguard Wellesley Income Fund - Vanguard Wellington U.S. Growth Active ETF	$37M	—

William Blair

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
WINC	William Blair ETF Trust - William Blair Emerging Income Etf	$84M	—

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

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The biggest income funds on each side

Vanguard

William Blair

Twin funds: Vanguard is cheaper in 1 of 1. 1-year returns split evenly.

International · 1

Tale of the tape

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The biggest income funds on each side

V Vanguard

WB William Blair

International · 1

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