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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VTIP returned +1.7% and VXUS returned +22.3%, so VXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VTIP or VXUS?

VTIP charges 0.03% a year and VXUS charges 0.05%, 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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VTIP vs VXUS: how they differ

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VTIP and VXUS 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 VTIP	Only in VXUS
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.44%	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.97%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.38%	Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.67%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.36%	ASML Holding NV 1.32%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.19%	SK hynix Inc 1.14%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.02%	Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.89%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.88%	HSBC Holdings PLC 0.74%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.87%	Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.69%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.79%	AstraZeneca PLC 0.67%

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.

VTIP and VXUS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund	VXUS Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities	Total International Stock
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+22.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	+4.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.05%
Holdings	25	8775

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.

VXUS in plain words

VXUS is an index equity fund tracking the Total International Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% 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 8775 positions, with the top ten at 12.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VTIP or VXUS?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VTIP returned +1.7% and VXUS returned +22.3%, so VXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VTIP or VXUS?: VTIP charges 0.03% a year and VXUS charges 0.05%, so VTIP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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