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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPY returned +17.5% and TIP returned −1.0%, so SPY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SPY or TIP?

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

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

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust and iShares TIPS Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPY and TIP 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 SPY	Only in TIP
NVIDIA CORP 8.08%	TREASURY (CPI) NOTE 0.10%
APPLE INC 7.33%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.04%
MICROSOFT CORP 5.59%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.77%
ALPHABET INC CL A 2.98%
BROADCOM INC 2.61%
ALPHABET INC CL C 2.39%
META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 2.16%

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.

SPY and TIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust	TIP iShares TIPS Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	iShares
What it is	S&P 500	TIPS Bond
Total return, 1 year	+17.5%	−1.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	0.0 pts	−18.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.18%
Holdings	505	50

SPY in plain words

SPY is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.5% 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. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 505 positions, with the top ten at 38.2%.

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, SPY or TIP?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPY returned +17.5% and TIP returned −1.0%, so SPY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPY or TIP?: SPY charges 0.09% a year and TIP charges 0.18%, so SPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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