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IYR vs VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IYR returned +3.4% to VTIP's +2.2%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $3.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF, and $20.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares.

IYR on its own →VTIP on its own →
At a glance
+3.4%
IYR total return, 1 year
+2.2%
VTIP total return, 1 year
0.37%
IYR expense ratio
0.03%
VTIP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VTIP costs 0.34 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.2 points; VTIP is 5.0 times larger.

IYR vs VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIYRVTIP
Return
Total return, 1 year+3.4%+2.2%
Drawdown
Below its high8.6%, high on Jul 28, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksDow Jones U.S. Real Estate Capped IndexBloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.37%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$4.2bn$20.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight80%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund52.5%

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, IYR 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 IYR VTIP
Only in one fund ↓
Only in IYR
WELLTOWER 9.85%
PROLOGIS REIT 8.77%
AMERICAN TOWER REIT 4.96%
SIMON PROPERTY GROUP REIT INC 4.71%
EQUINIX REIT 4.57%
DIGITAL REALTY TRUST REIT 4.54%
REALTY INCOME REIT 4.19%
PUBLIC STORAGE REIT 4.10%
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

IYR iShares U.S. Real Estate 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 an index of U.S. Real Estate Tracks an index of Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year +3.4% +2.2%
Expense ratio 0.37% 0.03%
Holdings 59 26
Net assets, IYR as of Oct 28, 2026 and VTIP as of Sep 30, 2026 $3.9bn $20.9bn

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

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About each fund
IYR

IYR tracks an index of U.S. Real Estate. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 59 positions, with the top ten at 52.5%. It sat 8.6% below its high of Jul 28, 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, IYR or VTIP?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYR returned +3.4% and VTIP +2.2%.
Which is cheaper, IYR or VTIP?
VTIP is cheaper, by 0.34 percentage points a year. That is about $34 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Sources and dates
IYR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IYR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IYR ↗
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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