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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGLT returned −5.4% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so VTIP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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

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VGLT vs VTIP: how they differ

VGLT and VTIP are both bond index funds, and over the year VTIP returned more, +1.7% against −5.4%.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund and Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund.

VGLT and VTIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund	VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Long-term Treasury	Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year	−5.4%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−22.9 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	not published	0.03%
Holdings	not filed	25

VGLT in plain words

VGLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −5.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 39.2% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

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, VGLT or VTIP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGLT returned −5.4% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so VTIP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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