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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and VTIP returned +1.4%, so VTIP returned more.

Which is cheaper, IBIT or VTIP?

IBIT charges 0.25% a year and VTIP charges 0.03%, so VTIP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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IBIT vs VTIP: how they differ

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

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IBIT and VTIP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IBIT and VTIP both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IBIT	VTIP
USD CASH	0.00%	0.07%

Only in each
Only in IBIT	Only in VTIP
BITCOIN 100.00%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.36%
	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.30%
	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.26%
	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.17%
	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.98%
	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.96%
	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.83%
	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.76%

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 Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

IBIT and VTIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF	VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Holds bitcoin	Tracks an index of Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year	−31.1%	+1.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−47.6 pts	−15.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.03%
Holdings	2	27
Net assets	$63.7bn	$20.5bn

IBIT in plain words

IBIT holds bitcoin. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned −31.1% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. It sat 35.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2025 on Sep 18, 2026.

VTIP in plain words

VTIP tracks an index of Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +1.4% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBIT or VTIP?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and VTIP returned +1.4%, so VTIP returned more.
Which is cheaper, IBIT or VTIP?: IBIT charges 0.25% a year and VTIP charges 0.03%, so VTIP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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