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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VPL returned +36.9% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so VPL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VPL or VTIP?

VPL 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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VPL vs VTIP: how they differ

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

Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund and Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VPL 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 VPL	Only in VTIP
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 6.06%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.44%
SK hynix Inc 4.12%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.38%
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1.80%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.36%
Toyota Motor Corp 1.74%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.19%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.69%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.02%
BHP Group Ltd 1.66%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.88%
Hitachi Ltd 1.18%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.87%
Advantest Corp 1.16%	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.

VPL and VTIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VPL Vanguard Pacific Stock 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	Pacific Stock	Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year	+36.9%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+19.4 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.03%
Holdings	2335	25

VPL in plain words

VPL is an index equity fund tracking the Pacific Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +36.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2335 positions, with the top ten at 21.6%.

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, VPL or VTIP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VPL returned +36.9% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so VPL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VPL or VTIP?: VPL 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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