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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, TIP returned −1.0% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so TIP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, TIP or VCLT?

TIP charges 0.18% a year and VCLT charges 0.03%, so VCLT 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 VCLT: how they differ

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

iShares TIPS Bond ETF and Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, TIP and VCLT 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 VCLT
United States of America 4.10%	Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.38%
United States of America 4.04%	CVS Health Corp 0.34%
United States of America 3.63%	Meta Platforms Inc 0.29%
United States of America 3.44%	Boeing Co/The 0.27%
United States of America 3.41%	Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
United States of America 3.39%	Amazon.com Inc 0.26%
United States of America 3.37%	Oracle Corp 0.24%
United States of America 3.36%	AT&T Inc 0.24%

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 May 31, 2026.

TIP and VCLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	TIP iShares TIPS Bond ETF	VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	TIPS Bond	Long-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	−4.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.5 pts	−22.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.03%
Holdings	48	2775

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.

VCLT in plain words

VCLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −4.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 18.1% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, TIP or VCLT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, TIP returned −1.0% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so TIP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, TIP or VCLT?: TIP charges 0.18% a year and VCLT charges 0.03%, so VCLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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