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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, TIP returned −1.0% and VLUE +54.7%.

Which is cheaper, TIP or VLUE?

VLUE is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 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 VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, TIP returned −1.0% to VLUE's +54.7%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $14.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares TIPS Bond ETF, and $9.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

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At a glance

−1.0%

TIP total return, 1 year

+54.7%

VLUE total return, 1 year

0.18%

TIP expense ratio

0.15%

VLUE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VLUE costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 55.7 points; TIP is 1.6 times larger.

TIP vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	TIP	VLUE
Return
Measure	TIP	VLUE
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+54.7%
Benchmark
Measure	TIP	VLUE
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Bond Index	MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	TIP	VLUE
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$14.6bn	$9.3bn
Holdings
Measure	TIP	VLUE
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		97%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		42.8%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, TIP and VLUE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first TIP VLUE

Only in one fund ↓

Only in TIP

TREASURY (CPI) NOTE 4.07%

TREASURY (CPI) NOTE 4.00%

TREASURY (CPI) NOTE 3.99%

TREASURY (CPI) NOTE 3.75%

TREASURY (CPI) NOTE 3.44%

TREASURY (CPI) NOTE 3.38%

TREASURY (CPI) NOTE 3.27%

Only in VLUE

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 20.94%

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.37%

GENERAL MOTORS 3.54%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.72%

AT&T 2.24%

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE 1.95%

PFIZER 1.86%

BANK OF AMERICA 1.77%

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Side by side

TIP iShares TIPS Bond ETF VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of TIPS Bond Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor

Total return, 1 year −1.0% +54.7%

Its benchmark over the same days −0.8% (VTP) +13.6% (MLRG)

Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs VTP +41.1 pts vs MLRG

Expense ratio 0.18% 0.15%

Holdings 48 148

Net assets, TIP as of Oct 27, 2026 and VLUE as of Oct 28, 2026 $14.6bn $9.4bn

TIP and VLUE 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.

VLUE

VLUE tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +54.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 42.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, TIP or VLUE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, TIP returned −1.0% and VLUE +54.7%.
Which is cheaper, TIP or VLUE?: VLUE is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 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 →VLUE on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →TIP dividend history →TIP holdings →VLUE dividend history →VLUE holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

TIP and VLUE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TIP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for TIP ↗

VLUE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for VLUE ↗

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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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