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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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TIP vs VOE: how they differ

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

iShares TIPS Bond ETF and Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, TIP and VOE 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 TIPOnly in VOE
United States of America 4.10%Cummins Inc 1.71%
United States of America 4.04%Valero Energy Corp 1.34%
United States of America 3.63%Marathon Petroleum Corp 1.29%
United States of America 3.44%CRH PLC 1.24%
United States of America 3.41%United Rentals Inc 1.23%
United States of America 3.39%General Motors Co 1.21%
United States of America 3.37%SLB Ltd 1.21%
United States of America 3.36%Simon Property Group Inc 1.20%

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 VOE on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
TIP
iShares TIPS Bond ETF
VOE
Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it isTIPS BondMid-Cap Value
Total return, 1 year−1.0%+20.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−18.5 pts+2.7 pts
Expense ratio0.18%0.05%
Holdings48170

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.

VOE in plain words

VOE is an index equity fund tracking the Mid-Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +20.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 170 positions, with the top ten at 12.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, TIP or VOE?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, TIP returned −1.0% and VOE returned +20.2%, so VOE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, TIP or VOE?
TIP charges 0.18% a year and VOE charges 0.05%, so VOE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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TIP against VOE, 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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