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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JAAA returned +4.9% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so JAAA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, JAAA or VTIP?

JAAA charges 0.20% 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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JAAA vs VTIP: how they differ

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

Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JAAA 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 JAAA	Only in VTIP
KKR CLO 35 Ltd. 0.96%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.44%
AB BSL CLO 1 Ltd. 0.88%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.38%
Anchorage Capital CLO 16 Ltd. 0.82%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.36%
Anchorage Capital CLO 17 Ltd. 0.80%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.19%
Carlyle US CLO Ltd. 0.70%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.02%
Carlyle US CLO Ltd. 0.67%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.88%
Regatta XIX Funding Ltd. 0.67%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.87%
Magnetite XXXII Ltd. 0.67%	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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

JAAA and VTIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	JAAA Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF	VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Janus	Vanguard
What it is	Henderson AAA CLO	Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year	+4.9%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−12.6 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.20%	0.03%
Holdings	600	25

JAAA in plain words

JAAA is an index equity fund tracking the Henderson AAA CLO. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 600 positions, with the top ten at 7.5%.

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, JAAA or VTIP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JAAA returned +4.9% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so JAAA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, JAAA or VTIP?: JAAA charges 0.20% a year and VTIP charges 0.03%, so VTIP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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