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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, TIP returned −1.0% and VCLT −5.9%.

Which is cheaper, TIP or VCLT?

VCLT is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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TIP vs VCLT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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TIP's duration was 6.3 years on Jul 31, 2026 and VCLT's 12.0 on May 31, 2026; VCLT charges 0.03% to TIP's 0.18%.

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Net assets: $14.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares TIPS Bond ETF, and $7.5bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.0%

TIP total return, 1 year

−5.9%

VCLT total return, 1 year

0.18%

TIP expense ratio

0.03%

VCLT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VCLT costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.9 points; TIP is 1.9 times larger.

TIP vs VCLT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	TIP	VCLT
Return
Measure	TIP	VCLT
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	−5.9%
Drawdown
Measure	TIP	VCLT
Below its high		17.8%, high on Sep 22, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	TIP	VCLT
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Bond Index	Bloomberg U.S. 10+ Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	TIP	VCLT
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$14.2bn	$7.5bn
Holdings
Measure	TIP	VCLT
Holdings in common	0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, TIP and VCLT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first TIP VCLT

Only in one fund ↓

Only in TIP

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jul 15, 2035 3.99%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jan 15, 2035 3.94%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jan 15, 2036 3.92%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jul 15, 2034 3.71%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jan 15, 2034 3.55%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Oct 15, 2030 3.37%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Apr 15, 2030 3.32%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jan 15, 2033 3.31%

Only in VCLT

ANHEUSER-BUSCH, due Feb 1, 2046 0.37%

CVS HEALTH CORP, due Mar 25, 2048 0.33%

META PLATFORMS, due Nov 15, 2055 0.28%

BOEING CO, due May 1, 2050 0.27%

PFIZER INVSTMNT, due May 19, 2053 0.27%

AMAZON.COM INC, due Mar 13, 2056 0.26%

ORACLE CORP, due Feb 4, 2056 0.24%

AT&T INC, due Sep 15, 2053 0.23%

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Side by side

TIP iShares TIPS Bond ETF VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index of TIPS Bond Tracks an index of Long-Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year −1.0% −5.9%

Its benchmark over the same days −0.8% (VTP) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs VTP not measured

Expense ratio 0.18% 0.03%

Holdings 48 2562

Net assets, TIP as of Oct 27, 2026 and VCLT as of Sep 30, 2026 $14.6bn $7.5bn

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

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About each fund

TIP

TIP tracks an index of TIPS Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against −0.8% for its benchmark, the ICE U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year.

VCLT

VCLT tracks an index of Long-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −5.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 17.8% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, TIP or VCLT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, TIP returned −1.0% and VCLT −5.9%.
Which is cheaper, TIP or VCLT?: VCLT is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

TIP on its own →VCLT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →TIP dividend history →TIP holdings →VCLT dividend history →VCLT holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

TIP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TIP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for TIP ↗

VCLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VCLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VCLT ↗

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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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