Which returned more over the last year, TIP or VBIL?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, TIP returned −1.0% and VBIL returned +3.8%, so VBIL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, TIP or VBIL?

TIP charges 0.18% a year and VBIL charges 0.06%, so VBIL 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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TIP vs VBIL: how they differ

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

iShares TIPS Bond ETF and Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, TIP and VBIL 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 TIP	Only in VBIL
United States of America 4.10%	United States Treasury Bill 6.78%
United States of America 4.04%	United States Treasury Bill 6.10%
United States of America 3.63%	United States Treasury Bill 5.61%
United States of America 3.44%	United States Treasury Bill 5.41%
United States of America 3.41%	United States Treasury Bill 5.18%
United States of America 3.39%	United States Treasury Bill 5.17%
United States of America 3.37%	United States Treasury Bill 5.15%
United States of America 3.36%	United States Treasury Bill 5.13%

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.

TIP and VBIL on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	TIP iShares TIPS Bond ETF	VBIL Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	TIPS Bond	0-3 Month Treasury Bill
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+3.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.5 pts	−13.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.06%
Holdings	48	26

TIP in plain words

TIP is a bond fund tracking the TIPS Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year.

VBIL in plain words

VBIL is a cash and treasury bills tracking the 0-3 Month Treasury Bill. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, TIP or VBIL?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, TIP returned −1.0% and VBIL returned +3.8%, so VBIL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, TIP or VBIL?: TIP charges 0.18% a year and VBIL charges 0.06%, so VBIL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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TIP against VBIL, 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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