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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, TIP returned −1.0% and VOO returned +17.6%, so VOO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, TIP or VOO?

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

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

iShares TIPS Bond ETF and Vanguard 500 Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, TIP and VOO 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 VOO
United States of America 4.10%	NVIDIA Corp 7.53%
United States of America 4.04%	Apple Inc 6.61%
United States of America 3.63%	Microsoft Corp 4.31%
United States of America 3.44%	Amazon.com Inc 3.63%
United States of America 3.41%	Alphabet Inc 3.26%
United States of America 3.39%	Broadcom Inc 2.78%
United States of America 3.37%	Alphabet Inc 2.60%
United States of America 3.36%	Micron Technology Inc 2.02%

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 VOO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	TIP iShares TIPS Bond ETF	VOO Vanguard 500 Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	TIPS Bond	S&P 500
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+17.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.5 pts	+0.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.03%
Holdings	48	506

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.

VOO in plain words

VOO is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% 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. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 506 positions, with the top ten at 36.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, TIP or VOO?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, TIP returned −1.0% and VOO returned +17.6%, so VOO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, TIP or VOO?: TIP charges 0.18% a year and VOO charges 0.03%, so VOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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