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TIP vs VCSH: Differences, Returns & Fees

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TIP's duration was 6.3 years on Jul 31, 2026 and VCSH's 2.7 on May 31, 2026; VCSH 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 $43.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

TIP on its own →VCSH on its own →
At a glance
−1.0%
TIP total return, 1 year
+1.3%
VCSH total return, 1 year
0.18%
TIP expense ratio
0.03%
VCSH expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VCSH costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.3 points; VCSH is 3.1 times larger.

TIP vs VCSH: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureTIPVCSH
Return
Total return, 1 year−1.0%+1.3%
Benchmark
What it tracksICE U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Bond IndexBloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.18%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$14.2bn$43.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

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

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first TIP VCSH
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 VCSH
US TREASURY N/B, due May 31, 2028 0.83%
BANK OF AMER CRP, due Dec 20, 2028 0.23%
ABBVIE INC, due Nov 21, 2029 0.21%
CVS HEALTH CORP, due Mar 25, 2028 0.20%
T-MOBILE USA INC, due Apr 15, 2030 0.19%
BOEING CO, due May 1, 2030 0.19%
WELLS FARGO CO, due Jul 25, 2029 0.18%
JPMORGAN CHASE, due Apr 23, 2032 0.18%
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Side by side

TIP iShares TIPS Bond ETF VCSH Vanguard Short-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 Short-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year −1.0% +1.3%
Its benchmark over the same days −0.8% (VTP) +1.3% (SCHJ)
Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs VTP 0.0 pts vs SCHJ
Expense ratio 0.18% 0.03%
Holdings 48 3064
Net assets, TIP as of Oct 27, 2026 and VCSH as of Sep 30, 2026 $14.6bn $43.9bn

TIP and VCSH 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.

VCSH

VCSH tracks an index of Short-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested, against +1.3% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, TIP or VCSH?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, TIP returned −1.0% and VCSH +1.3%.
Which is cheaper, TIP or VCSH?
VCSH 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 →VCSH on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →TIP dividend history →TIP holdings →VCSH dividend history →VCSH holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
TIP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
TIP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for TIP ↗
VCSH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VCSH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VCSH ↗

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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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