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VB vs VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VB returned +14.4% to VTIP's +2.2%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Sep 30, 2026: $76.9bn for Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF and $20.9bn for Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares.

VB on its own →VTIP on its own →
At a glance
+14.4%
VB total return, 1 year
+2.2%
VTIP total return, 1 year
0.03%
VB expense ratio
0.03%
VTIP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 12.2 points; VB is 3.7 times larger.

VB vs VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureVBVTIP
Return
Total return, 1 year+14.4%+2.2%
Drawdown
Below its high5.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMorningstar US Small Cap IndexBloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.03%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$76.9bn$20.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight22%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund5.9%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, VB and VTIP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026.

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first VB VTIP
MKTLIQ 0.03% 0.11%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in VB
SLCMT1142 1.31%
Natera Inc 0.72%
Twilio Inc 0.57%
Revolution Medicines Inc 0.53%
Everpure Inc 0.52%
Illumina Inc 0.52%
Okta Inc 0.44%
Moderna Inc 0.44%
Only in VTIP
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.30%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.22%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.22%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.14%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.97%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.96%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.87%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.83%
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Side by side

VB Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares
Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Vanguard Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index of Small-Cap Tracks an index of Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year +14.4% +2.2%
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%
Holdings 1303 26
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $76.9bn $20.9bn

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

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About each fund
VB

VB tracks an index of Small-Cap. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,303 positions, with the top ten at 5.9%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

VTIP

VTIP tracks an index of Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.2% with distributions reinvested.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VB or VTIP?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VB returned +14.4% and VTIP +2.2%.
Which is cheaper, VB or VTIP?
Neither: VB and VTIP both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Sources and dates
VB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VB ↗
VTIP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VTIP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VTIP ↗

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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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