Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
HYG vs VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees
HYG's duration was 2.9 years on Aug 31, 2026 and VTIP's 2.3 on Jun 30, 2026; VTIP charges 0.03% to HYG's 0.49%.
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Net assets: $17.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, and $20.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares.
Pair scorecard
VTIP costs 0.46 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.9 points; VTIP is 1.2 times larger.
| Measure | HYG | VTIP |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +1.3% | +2.2% |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index | Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.03% |
| Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 | $16.8bn | $20.9bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, HYG and VTIP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.
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0% in common
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Side by side
HYG and VTIP on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HYG
HYG tracks an index of US high yield bonds. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested, against −1.2% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.
VTIP
VTIP tracks an index of Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, HYG or VTIP?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +1.3% and VTIP +2.2%.
- Which is cheaper, HYG or VTIP?
- VTIP is cheaper, by 0.46 percentage points a year. That is about $46 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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