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VLUE vs VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VLUE returned +54.7% to VTIP's +2.2%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $9.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF, and $20.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares.

VLUE on its own →VTIP on its own →
At a glance
+54.7%
VLUE total return, 1 year
+2.2%
VTIP total return, 1 year
0.15%
VLUE expense ratio
0.03%
VTIP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VTIP costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 52.5 points; VTIP is 2.2 times larger.

VLUE vs VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureVLUEVTIP
Return
Total return, 1 year+54.7%+2.2%
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI USA Enhanced Value IndexBloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.15%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$9.4bn$20.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight97%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund42.8%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, VLUE and VTIP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first VLUE VTIP
Only in one fund ↓
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%
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

VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares
Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor Tracks an index of Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year +54.7% +2.2%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.6% (MLRG) not measured
Gap to its benchmark +41.1 pts vs MLRG not measured
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.03%
Holdings 148 26
Net assets, VLUE as of Oct 28, 2026 and VTIP as of Sep 30, 2026 $9.4bn $20.9bn

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

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About each fund
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%.

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. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VLUE or VTIP?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VLUE returned +54.7% and VTIP +2.2%.
Which is cheaper, VLUE or VTIP?
VTIP is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Sources and dates
VLUE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VLUE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for VLUE ↗
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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