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VTIP vs VUG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VTIP returned +2.2% to VUG's +6.6%; 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 $232.9bn for Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF.

VTIP on its own →VUG on its own →
At a glance
+2.2%
VTIP total return, 1 year
+6.6%
VUG total return, 1 year
0.03%
VTIP expense ratio
0.03%
VUG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 4.4 points; VUG is 11.1 times larger.

VTIP vs VUG: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureVTIPVUG
Return
Total return, 1 year+2.2%+6.6%
Drawdown
Below its high4.1%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years IndexMorningstar US Large Cap Growth Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.03%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$20.9bn$232.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight97%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund63.1%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, VTIP and VUG 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 VUG
MKTLIQ 0.11% 0.05%
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 5.22%
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 VUG
NVIDIA Corp 13.49%
Apple Inc 12.51%
Microsoft Corp 9.74%
Alphabet Inc 5.16%
Broadcom Inc 4.34%
Amazon.com Inc 4.26%
Meta Platforms Inc 4.23%
Alphabet Inc 4.09%
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Side by side

VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares VUG Vanguard Morningstar Growth 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 growth
Total return, 1 year +2.2% +6.6%
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%
Holdings 26 137
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $20.9bn $232.9bn

VTIP and VUG 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.

VUG

VUG tracks an index of US growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +6.6% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 137 positions, with the top ten at 63.1%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VTIP or VUG?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VTIP returned +2.2% and VUG +6.6%.
Which is cheaper, VTIP or VUG?
Neither: VTIP and VUG both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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VTIP on its own →VUG on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →VTIP dividend history →VTIP holdings →VUG dividend history →VUG holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
VTIP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VTIP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VTIP ↗
VUG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VUG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VUG ↗

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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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