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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VTIP returned +2.2% and VTV +23.5%.

Which is cheaper, VTIP or VTV?

Neither: VTIP and VTV both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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VTIP vs VTV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VTIP returned +2.2% to VTV's +23.5%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Sep 30, 2026: $20.9bn for Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares and $184.2bn for Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF.

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At a glance

+2.2%

VTIP total return, 1 year

+23.5%

VTV total return, 1 year

0.03%

VTIP expense ratio

0.03%

VTV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 21.3 points; VTV is 8.8 times larger.

VTIP vs VTV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	VTIP	VTV
Return
Measure	VTIP	VTV
Total return, 1 year	+2.2%	+23.5%
Benchmark
Measure	VTIP	VTV
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index	Morningstar US Large Cap Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	VTIP	VTV
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$20.9bn	$184.2bn
Holdings
Measure	VTIP	VTV
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		98%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		23.6%

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

What they share

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first VTIP VTV

MKTLIQ 0.11% 0.17%

Only in one fund ↓

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 5.14%

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%

Only in VTV

Micron Technology Inc 4.56%

JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.33%

Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.92%

ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.56%

Johnson & Johnson 2.42%

AbbVie Inc 1.75%

Walmart Inc 1.72%

Chevron Corp 1.45%

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Side by side

VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares VTV Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Vanguard Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index of Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Tracks an index of US value

Total return, 1 year +2.2% +23.5%

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%

Holdings 26 300

Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $20.9bn $184.2bn

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

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About each fund

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.

VTV

VTV tracks an index of US value. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +23.5% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 300 positions, with the top ten at 23.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VTIP or VTV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VTIP returned +2.2% and VTV +23.5%.
Which is cheaper, VTIP or VTV?: Neither: VTIP and VTV both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

VTIP on its own →VTV on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →VTIP dividend history →VTIP holdings →VTV dividend history →VTV holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

VTIP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VTIP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VTIP ↗

VTV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VTV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VTV ↗

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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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