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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RSP returned +14.8% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so RSP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, RSP or VTIP?

RSP 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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RSP vs VTIP: how they differ

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

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, RSP 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 RSP	Only in VTIP
Intel Corp. 0.38%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.44%
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 0.34%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.38%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 0.33%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.36%
ON Semiconductor Corp. 0.33%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.19%
Sandisk Corp. 0.32%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.02%
Western Digital Corp. 0.31%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.88%
Ciena Corp. 0.30%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.87%
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 0.29%	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.

RSP and VTIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF	VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Invesco	Vanguard
What it is	S&P 500 equal weight	Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year	+14.8%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−2.7 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.20%	0.03%
Holdings	503	25

RSP in plain words

RSP is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 equal weight. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.8% 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, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 503 positions, with the top ten at 3.2%. It sat 3.5% 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, RSP or VTIP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RSP returned +14.8% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so RSP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, RSP or VTIP?: RSP 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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