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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MOAT returned +11.3% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so MOAT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MOAT or VTIP?

MOAT charges 0.46% a year and VTIP charges 0.03%, so VTIP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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MOAT vs VTIP: how they differ

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

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund.

What they hold in common

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

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in MOAT	Only in VTIP
Veeva Systems Inc 3.41%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.44%
Airbnb Inc 2.88%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.38%
Microsoft Corp 2.79%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.36%
Charles Schwab Corp/The 2.75%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.19%
Lpl Financial Holdings Inc 2.73%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.02%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.58%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.88%
Nvidia Corp 2.58%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.87%
Estee Lauder Cos Inc/The 2.52%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.79%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

MOAT and VTIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MOAT VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF	VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	VanEck	Vanguard
What it is	Morningstar Wide Moat	Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year	+11.3%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−6.2 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.46%	0.03%
Holdings	55	25

MOAT in plain words

MOAT is an index equity fund tracking the Morningstar Wide Moat. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +11.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.46% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 55 positions, with the top ten at 27.1%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

VTIP in plain words

VTIP is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MOAT or VTIP?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MOAT returned +11.3% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so MOAT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MOAT or VTIP?: MOAT charges 0.46% a year and VTIP charges 0.03%, so VTIP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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