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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHV returned +3.6% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so SHV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SHV or VTIP?

SHV 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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SHV vs VTIP: how they differ

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

iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SHV 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 SHV	Only in VTIP
United States of America 17.17%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.44%
United States of America 12.38%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.38%
United States of America 9.88%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.36%
United States of America 8.60%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.19%
United States of America 8.55%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.02%
United States of America 8.38%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.88%
United States of America 6.85%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.87%
United States of America 6.81%	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 and May 31, 2026.

SHV and VTIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SHV iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond 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	0-1 Year Treasury Bond	Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year	+3.6%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.9 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.03%
Holdings	13	25

SHV in plain words

SHV is a bond fund tracking the 0-1 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.6% 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.

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, SHV or VTIP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHV returned +3.6% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so SHV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SHV or VTIP?: SHV 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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