ETF comparison
TIPvsVTIP
Both TIPS.
iShares TIPS Bond ETF · Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
20 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of TIP and VTIP would leave roughly50.5%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
VTIP 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 thecost calculator pre-filled with TIP vs VTIP.
Top shared holdings
20 shared in total| # | Holding | In TIP | In VTIP | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 3.42% | 5.39% | 3.42% |
| 2 | United States of America | 3.39% | 5.30% | 3.39% |
| 3 | United States of America | 3.29% | 5.33% | 3.29% |
| 4 | United States of America | 3.17% | 5.14% | 3.17% |
| 5 | United States of America | 3.15% | 4.97% | 3.15% |
| 6 | United States of America | 3.04% | 4.83% | 3.04% |
| 7 | United States of America | 2.97% | 4.70% | 2.97% |
| 8 | United States of America | 2.95% | 4.74% | 2.95% |
| 9 | United States of America | 2.90% | 4.59% | 2.90% |
| 10 | United States of America | 2.83% | 4.42% | 2.83% |
| 11 | United States of America | 2.68% | 4.26% | 2.68% |
| 12 | United States of America | 2.62% | 4.20% | 2.62% |
Only in TIP
29 total- United States of America4.08%
- United States of America4.02%
- United States of America3.78%
- United States of America3.61%
- United States of America3.37%
- United States of America3.35%
- United States of America3.34%
- United States of America3.18%
- United States of America2.93%
- United States of America2.72%
Only in VTIP
5 total- United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds4.83%
- United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds4.29%
- United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds3.91%
- United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds3.86%
- United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds1.96%
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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.