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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +16.7% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so IWB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IWB or VTIP?

IWB charges 0.15% 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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IWB vs VTIP: how they differ

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

iShares Russell 1000 ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWB 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 IWB	Only in VTIP
NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.73%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.44%
APPLE INC. 6.03%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.38%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.00%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.36%
AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.33%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.19%
ALPHABET INC. 3.00%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.02%
BROADCOM INC. 2.54%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.88%
ALPHABET INC. 2.42%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.87%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1.88%	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.

IWB and VTIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IWB iShares Russell 1000 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	Russell 1000	Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year	+16.7%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−0.8 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.03%
Holdings	1024	25

IWB in plain words

IWB is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1024 positions, with the top ten at 33.5%.

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, IWB or VTIP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +16.7% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so IWB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IWB or VTIP?: IWB charges 0.15% a year and VTIP charges 0.03%, so VTIP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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