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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VONG returned +7.2% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so VONG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VONG or VTIP?

VONG charges 0.07% 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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VONG vs VTIP: how they differ

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

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund and Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VONG 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 VONG	Only in VTIP
NVIDIA Corp 13.09%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.44%
Apple Inc 11.97%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.38%
Microsoft Corp 8.98%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.36%
Broadcom Inc 5.78%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.19%
Amazon.com Inc 5.07%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.02%
Alphabet Inc 3.91%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.88%
Tesla Inc 3.48%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.87%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.20%	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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

VONG and VTIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth 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	Russell 1000 Growth	Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year	+7.2%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−10.3 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.03%
Holdings	387	25

VONG in plain words

VONG is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 387 positions, with the top ten at 61.3%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Jun 1, 2026 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, VONG or VTIP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VONG returned +7.2% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so VONG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VONG or VTIP?: VONG charges 0.07% a year and VTIP charges 0.03%, so VTIP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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