Which returned more over the last year, USMV or VTIP?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USMV returned +6.6% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so USMV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, USMV or VTIP?

USMV charges 0.15% a year and VTIP charges 0.03%, so VTIP 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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USMV vs VTIP: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, USMV and VTIP 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 USMV	Only in VTIP
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 1.81%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.44%
NVIDIA CORPORATION 1.64%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.38%
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 1.60%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.36%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 1.56%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.19%
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION 1.55%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.02%
THE SOUTHERN COMPANY 1.53%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.88%
AMPHENOL CORPORATION 1.51%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.87%
Chubb Limited 1.50%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.79%

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.

USMV and VTIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	USMV iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF	VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	MSCI USA Min Vol Factor	Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year	+6.6%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−10.9 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.03%
Holdings	170	25

USMV in plain words

USMV is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Min Vol Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +6.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 170 positions, with the top ten at 15.7%.

VTIP in plain words

VTIP is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% 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, USMV or VTIP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USMV returned +6.6% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so USMV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, USMV or VTIP?: USMV charges 0.15% a year and VTIP charges 0.03%, so VTIP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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