Which returned more over the last year, SGOV or TIP?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SGOV returned +3.8% and TIP returned −1.0%, so SGOV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SGOV or TIP?

SGOV charges 0.09% a year and TIP charges 0.18%, so SGOV 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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SGOV vs TIP: how they differ

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

iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF and iShares TIPS Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions SGOV and TIP both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	SGOV	TIP
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY	0.51%	0.04%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SGOV	Only in TIP
TREASURY BILL 0.94%	TREASURY (CPI) NOTE 0.10%

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 Sep 10, 2026.

SGOV and TIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SGOV iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF	TIP iShares TIPS Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	0-3 month T-bills	TIPS Bond
Total return, 1 year	+3.8%	−1.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.7 pts	−18.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.18%
Holdings	23	50

SGOV in plain words

SGOV is a cash and treasury bills tracking the 0-3 month T-bills. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year.

TIP in plain words

TIP is a bond fund tracking the TIPS Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SGOV or TIP?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SGOV returned +3.8% and TIP returned −1.0%, so SGOV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SGOV or TIP?: SGOV charges 0.09% a year and TIP charges 0.18%, so SGOV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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SGOV against TIP, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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