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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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VOX vs VTIP: how they differ

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

Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund and Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VOX 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 VOXOnly in VTIP
Meta Platforms Inc 21.12%United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.44%
Alphabet Inc 16.14%United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.38%
Alphabet Inc 10.61%United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.36%
Netflix Inc 4.77%United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.19%
Verizon Communications Inc 4.17%United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.02%
Walt Disney Co/The 3.96%United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.88%
AT&T Inc 3.69%United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.87%
Warner Bros Discovery Inc 2.74%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.

VOX and VTIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
VOX
Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund
VTIP
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanguardVanguard
What it isCommunication ServicesShort-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year+2.9%+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−14.6 pts−15.8 pts
Expense ratio0.09%0.03%
Holdings11425

VOX in plain words

VOX is an index equity fund tracking the Communication Services. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 114 positions, with the top ten at 72.1%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Jan 29, 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, VOX or VTIP?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VOX returned +2.9% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so VOX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VOX or VTIP?
VOX charges 0.09% a year and VTIP charges 0.03%, so VTIP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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