Which returned more over the last year, GARP or VGIT?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GARP returned +29.5% and VGIT returned −1.2%, so GARP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, GARP or VGIT?

GARP charges 0.15% a year and VGIT charges 0.03%, so VGIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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GARP vs VGIT: how they differ

GARP and VGIT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and GARP returned more over the year.

iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF and Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GARP and VGIT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in GARP	Only in VGIT
KLA CORP 6.46%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.97%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 6.07%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.94%
APPLE INC 4.44%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.92%
NVIDIA CORP 4.16%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.92%
MICROSOFT CORP 4.10%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.92%
BROADCOM INC 3.96%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.89%
LAM RESEARCH CORP 3.79%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.89%
ELI LILLY & COMPANY 3.73%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.87%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

GARP and VGIT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GARP iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF	VGIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	MSCI USA Quality GARP	Intermediate-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+29.5%	−1.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+12.0 pts	−18.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.03%
Holdings	131	103

GARP in plain words

GARP is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Quality GARP. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +29.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 131 positions, with the top ten at 43.8%.

VGIT in plain words

VGIT is a bond fund tracking the Intermediate-Term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.7% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GARP or VGIT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GARP returned +29.5% and VGIT returned −1.2%, so GARP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GARP or VGIT?: GARP charges 0.15% a year and VGIT charges 0.03%, so VGIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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