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IWB vs VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWB returned +13.1% to VTIP's +2.2%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $49.1bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Russell 1000 ETF, and $20.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares.

IWB on its own →VTIP on its own →
At a glance
+13.1%
IWB total return, 1 year
+2.2%
VTIP total return, 1 year
0.15%
IWB expense ratio
0.03%
VTIP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VTIP costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.9 points; IWB is 2.3 times larger.

IWB vs VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIWBVTIP
Return
Total return, 1 year+13.1%+2.2%
Benchmark
What it tracksRussell 1000 IndexBloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.15%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$48.6bn$20.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight92%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund35.3%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, IWB and VTIP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IWB VTIP
Only in one fund ↓
Only in IWB
NVIDIA 7.15%
APPLE 7.06%
MICROSOFT 5.56%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.46%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.63%
BROADCOM INC 2.24%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.12%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.92%
Only in VTIP
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.30%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.22%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.22%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.14%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.97%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.96%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.87%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.83%
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Side by side

IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares
Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Tracks the Russell 1000 Tracks an index of Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year +13.1% +2.2%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.2% (VONE) not measured
Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs VONE not measured
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.03%
Holdings 1025 26
Net assets, IWB as of Oct 28, 2026 and VTIP as of Sep 30, 2026 $49.1bn $20.9bn

IWB and VTIP on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
IWB

IWB tracks the Russell 1000. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.2% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,025 positions, with the top ten at 35.3%.

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, IWB or VTIP?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +13.1% and VTIP +2.2%.
Which is cheaper, IWB or VTIP?
VTIP is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Sources and dates
IWB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IWB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IWB ↗
VTIP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VTIP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VTIP ↗

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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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