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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, TIP returned −1.0% and VLUE returned +69.4%, so VLUE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, TIP or VLUE?

TIP charges 0.18% a year and VLUE charges 0.15%, so VLUE 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.

ETFIQetfiq.com · independent ETF data

TIP vs VLUE: how they differ

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

iShares TIPS Bond ETF and iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, TIP and VLUE 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 VLUE
United States of America 4.10%	MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 11.63%
United States of America 4.04%	INTEL CORPORATION 9.29%
United States of America 3.63%	CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 4.97%
United States of America 3.44%	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 3.67%
United States of America 3.41%	GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY 3.16%
United States of America 3.39%	VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 2.66%
United States of America 3.37%	AT&T INC. 2.53%
United States of America 3.36%	CITIGROUP INC. 1.94%

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.

TIP and VLUE on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	TIP iShares TIPS Bond ETF	VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	TIPS Bond	MSCI USA Value Factor
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+69.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.5 pts	+51.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.15%
Holdings	48	148

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.

VLUE in plain words

VLUE is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +69.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 43.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, TIP or VLUE?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, TIP returned −1.0% and VLUE returned +69.4%, so VLUE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, TIP or VLUE?: TIP charges 0.18% a year and VLUE charges 0.15%, so VLUE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Other comparisons

Where to next

Where these figures came from

ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure. It is not affiliated with any issuer, and a link is not an endorsement.

TIP against VLUE, 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, TIP against VLUE, data as of Sep 12, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/TIP-VLUE Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

A comparison is not a recommendation. Standards and sources