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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYG returned +17.9% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so SPYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SPYG or VTIP?

SPYG charges 0.04% 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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SPYG vs VTIP: how they differ

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

State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPYG 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 SPYG	Only in VTIP
NVIDIA Corp 13.66%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.44%
Microsoft Corp 7.81%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.38%
Apple Inc 5.99%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.36%
Alphabet Inc 5.91%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.19%
Broadcom Inc 5.04%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.02%
Alphabet Inc 4.71%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.88%
Micron Technology Inc 3.67%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.87%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.49%	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.

SPYG and VTIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SPYG State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF	VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Vanguard
What it is	SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth	Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year	+17.9%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+0.4 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.03%
Holdings	147	25

SPYG in plain words

SPYG is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 147 positions, with the top ten at 56.4%.

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, SPYG or VTIP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYG returned +17.9% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so SPYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPYG or VTIP?: SPYG charges 0.04% a year and VTIP charges 0.03%, so VTIP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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