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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VT returned +18.9% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so VT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VT or VTIP?

VT charges 0.06% 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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VT vs VTIP: how they differ

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VT 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 VT	Only in VTIP
NVIDIA Corp 4.22%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.44%
Apple Inc 3.53%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.38%
Microsoft Corp 2.73%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.36%
Amazon.com Inc 2.29%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.19%
Alphabet Inc 2.04%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.02%
Broadcom Inc 1.74%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.88%
Alphabet Inc 1.61%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.87%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 1.52%	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.

VT and VTIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VT Vanguard Total World 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	Total World Stock	Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year	+18.9%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+1.4 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.03%
Holdings	10042	25

VT in plain words

VT is an index equity fund tracking the Total World Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10042 positions, with the top ten at 21.9%.

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, VT or VTIP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VT returned +18.9% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so VT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VT or VTIP?: VT charges 0.06% a year and VTIP charges 0.03%, so VTIP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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