ETF comparison
STIP vs TIP
Both TIPS.
Holdings overlap
20 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of STIP and TIP would leave roughly 50.4% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
STIP is 15 bps cheaper than TIP. On a $100,000 position that's about $150/yr more in fees for TIP.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with STIP vs TIP.
Top shared holdings
20 shared in total| # | Holding | In STIP | In TIP | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 5.36% | 3.37% | 3.37% |
| 2 | United States of America | 5.28% | 3.32% | 3.32% |
| 3 | United States of America | 5.31% | 3.29% | 3.29% |
| 4 | United States of America | 5.17% | 3.25% | 3.25% |
| 5 | United States of America | 4.99% | 3.13% | 3.13% |
| 6 | United States of America | 4.97% | 3.12% | 3.12% |
| 7 | United States of America | 4.83% | 3.03% | 3.03% |
| 8 | United States of America | 4.70% | 2.95% | 2.95% |
| 9 | United States of America | 4.57% | 2.87% | 2.87% |
| 10 | United States of America | 4.41% | 2.77% | 2.77% |
| 11 | United States of America | 4.26% | 2.68% | 2.68% |
| 12 | United States of America | 4.20% | 2.62% | 2.62% |
Only in STIP
4 total- United States of America 4.75%
- United States of America 4.70%
- United States of America 3.76%
- United States of America 1.91%
Only in TIP
28 total- United States of America 3.99%
- United States of America 3.94%
- United States of America 3.92%
- United States of America 3.71%
- United States of America 3.55%
- United States of America 3.31%
- United States of America 3.29%
- United States of America 3.28%
- United States of America 3.10%
- United States of America 2.87%
Related comparisons
More comparisons with STIP
- STIP vs SCHP · Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF 49.2%
- STIP vs AGG · iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF 0.0%
- STIP vs BND · Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund ETF Shares 0.0%
- STIP vs BNDX · Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund ETF Shares 0.0%
- STIP vs GOVT · iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF 0.0%
- STIP vs LTPZ · PIMCO 15+ Year U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund 0.0%
More comparisons with TIP
- TIP vs VTIP · Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares 50.4%
- TIP vs LTPZ · PIMCO 15+ Year U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund 12.1%
- TIP vs BOND · PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund 3.0%
- TIP vs PYLD · PIMCO ETF Trust - PIMCO Multisector Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund 1.7%
- TIP vs CORP · PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund 1.3%
- TIP vs CGCP · Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF 0.2%
Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions
matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see
/methodology/.
Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.