Which returned more over the last year, IJH or VTIP?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJH returned +13.4% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so IJH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IJH or VTIP?

IJH charges 0.05% a year and VTIP charges 0.03%, so VTIP 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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IJH vs VTIP: how they differ

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

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IJH and VTIP 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 IJH	Only in VTIP
TWILIO INC 0.86%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.44%
CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP 0.85%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.38%
MKS INC 0.83%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.36%
CURTISS-WRIGHT CORP 0.77%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.19%
ENTEGRIS INC 0.76%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.02%
NVENT ELECTRIC PLC 0.76%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.88%
ATI INC 0.74%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.87%
ILLUMINA INC 0.73%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.79%

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.

IJH and VTIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF	VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	S&P MidCap 400	Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year	+13.4%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−4.1 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.03%
Holdings	400	25

IJH in plain words

IJH is an index equity fund tracking the S&P MidCap 400. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 400 positions, with the top ten at 7.7%. It sat 5.4% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

VTIP in plain words

VTIP is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% 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.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJH or VTIP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJH returned +13.4% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so IJH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IJH or VTIP?: IJH charges 0.05% a year and VTIP charges 0.03%, so VTIP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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