How far is VTIP below its high?

0.7% below its high of Aug 20, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

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VTIP · Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund

VTIP tracks the Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities and returned +1.7% over the past year.

Bond fund · Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities · data as of Sep 11, 2026

+1.7%Total return, 1 year

0.03%Expense ratio

25Holdings

−0.7%Below its high

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Period by period

VTIP over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
Window	Total return	S&P 500	Gap to S&P 500	Gap to Nasdaq-100
3 months	−0.3%	+3.3%	−3.6 pts	+0.5 pts
6 months	+0.6%	+16.0%	−15.5 pts	−20.1 pts
1 year	+1.7%	+17.5%	−15.8 pts	−21.2 pts
3 years	+15.3%	+77.9%	−62.6 pts	−79.8 pts
Since listing	+34.9%	+566.6%	−531.7 pts	−1047.0 pts

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.

What it tracks	Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Fund type	Bond fund
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Jan 28, 2026)	0.03%
Price	$49.50
Listed since	Oct 16, 2012
Net assets (SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jun 30, 2026)	$71.0bn
Below its high (ETFIQ)	−0.7%
Holdings	25
Top ten weight	50.3%
Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT)	Jun 30, 2026

Questions people ask

How has VTIP performed?: Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, VTIP returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +15.3%.
What does VTIP cost?: The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.
How far is VTIP below its high?: 0.7% below its high of Aug 20, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

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