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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, TIP returned −1.0% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so VGSH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, TIP or VGSH?

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

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

iShares TIPS Bond ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, TIP and VGSH 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 VGSH
United States of America 4.10%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.26%
United States of America 4.04%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.41%
United States of America 3.63%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.36%
United States of America 3.44%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.32%
United States of America 3.41%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.31%
United States of America 3.39%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.30%
United States of America 3.37%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%
United States of America 3.36%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%

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 VGSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	TIP iShares TIPS Bond ETF	VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	TIPS Bond	Short-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+1.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.5 pts	−15.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.03%
Holdings	48	91

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.

VGSH in plain words

VGSH is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.8% 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.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, TIP or VGSH?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, TIP returned −1.0% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so VGSH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, TIP or VGSH?: TIP charges 0.18% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so VGSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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