Which returned more over the last year, VGLT or VTIP?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGLT returned −5.4% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so VTIP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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VGLT vs VTIP: how they differ

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

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund and Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VGLT and VTIP 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 VGLT	Only in VTIP
JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.62%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.44%
Mexico Government International Bond 0.50%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.38%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.49%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.36%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.19%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.02%
Mexico Government International Bond 0.48%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.88%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.44%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.87%
Province of British Columbia Canada 0.43%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.79%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

VGLT and VTIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund	VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Long-term Treasury	Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year	−5.4%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−22.9 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	not published	0.03%
Holdings	1703	25

VGLT in plain words

VGLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −5.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 39.2% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

VTIP in plain words

VTIP is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VGLT or VTIP?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGLT returned −5.4% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so VTIP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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