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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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SPLG vs VTIP: how they differ

SPLG is an equity index fund and VTIP a bond index fund, and over the year SPLG returned more, +17.6% against +1.7%.

S&P 500, book from IVV and Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund.

SPLG and VTIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SPLG
S&P 500, book from IVV
VTIP
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerS&PVanguard
What it isS&P 500, book from IVVShort-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year+17.6%+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+0.1 pts−15.8 pts
Expense rationot published0.03%
Holdingsnot filed25

SPLG in plain words

SPLG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100.

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, SPLG or VTIP?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPLG returned +17.6% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so SPLG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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SPLG against VTIP, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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