ETF comparison
STIPvsVTIP
Both TIPS.
iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF · Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
24 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of STIP and VTIP would leave roughly94.8%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.
Cost difference
Expense ratios are effectively identical (0.030% vs 0.030%).
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with STIP vs VTIP.
Top shared holdings
24 shared in total| # | Holding | In STIP | In VTIP | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 5.50% | 5.39% | 5.39% |
| 2 | United States of America | 5.47% | 5.30% | 5.30% |
| 3 | United States of America | 5.30% | 5.33% | 5.30% |
| 4 | United States of America | 5.10% | 5.14% | 5.10% |
| 5 | United States of America | 5.08% | 4.97% | 4.97% |
| 6 | United States of America | 4.90% | 4.83% | 4.83% |
| 7 | United States of America | 4.75% | 4.83% | 4.75% |
| 8 | United States of America | 4.79% | 4.74% | 4.74% |
| 9 | United States of America | 4.78% | 4.70% | 4.70% |
| 10 | United States of America | 4.68% | 4.59% | 4.59% |
| 11 | United States of America | 4.59% | 4.42% | 4.42% |
| 12 | United States of America | 4.32% | 4.26% | 4.26% |
Only in STIP
2 total- BlackRock Funds III3.67%
- United States of America0.01%
Only in VTIP
1 total- United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds3.91%
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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.