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IWM vs VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWM returned +14.1% to VTIP's +2.2%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $75.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Russell 2000 ETF, and $20.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares.

IWM on its own →VTIP on its own →
At a glance
+14.1%
IWM total return, 1 year
+2.2%
VTIP total return, 1 year
0.19%
IWM expense ratio
0.03%
VTIP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VTIP costs 0.16 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.9 points; IWM is 3.7 times larger.

IWM vs VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIWMVTIP
Return
Total return, 1 year+14.1%+2.2%
Drawdown
Below its high7.6%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksRussell 2000 IndexBloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.19%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$78.0bn$20.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund3.3%

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, IWM 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 IWM VTIP
Only in one fund ↓
Only in IWM
JFROG 0.37%
GLAUKOS 0.35%
TWIST BIOSCIENCE 0.35%
MOOG INC CLASS A 0.34%
BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC 0.33%
UMB FINANCIAL 0.33%
SM ENERGY 0.32%
10X GENOMICS CLASS A 0.31%
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

IWM iShares Russell 2000 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 2000 Tracks an index of Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year +14.1% +2.2%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (VTWO) not measured
Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs VTWO not measured
Expense ratio 0.19% 0.03%
Holdings 1977 26
Net assets, IWM as of Oct 27, 2026 and VTIP as of Sep 30, 2026 $75.5bn $20.9bn

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

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About each fund
IWM

IWM tracks the Russell 2000. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,977 positions, with the top ten at 3.3%. It sat 7.6% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

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, IWM or VTIP?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWM returned +14.1% and VTIP +2.2%.
Which is cheaper, IWM or VTIP?
VTIP is cheaper, by 0.16 percentage points a year. That is about $16 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Sources and dates
IWM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IWM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IWM ↗
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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