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ETF comparison

VTIP vs VUSB

TIPS vs US Aggregate Bond.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares · Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF

Holdings overlap

0.0 %

0 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of VTIP and VUSB would leave roughly 0.0% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

VTIP only 0.0% Shared 0.0% VUSB only 0.0%
In VTIP only
0 positions
Shared
0 positions
In VUSB only
0 positions

Holdings data for VTIP covers 0.0% of fund weight. The remainder lacks matchable identifiers in the N-PORT filing.

Holdings data for VUSB covers 0.0% of fund weight. The remainder lacks matchable identifiers in the N-PORT filing.

Side by side

VTIP

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares

Vanguard · TIPS

86 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.030%
Net assets
$68.48B
TTM yield
3.59%
Top-10 conc.
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VUSB

Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF

Vanguard · US Aggregate Bond

81 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.10%
Net assets
$8.22B
TTM yield
4.47%
Top-10 conc.
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Sub-score comparison

97
Cost
90
45
Tax efficiency
44
100
Liquidity
96
N/A
Concentration
N/A
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Tracking quality
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VTIP sub-score VUSB

Tracking-quality sub-score is not yet computed for any fund — see methodology for which inputs are live.

Cost difference

VTIP is 7 bps cheaper than VUSB. On a $100,000 position that's about $70/yr more in fees for VUSB.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. It compounds over time — we publish a fuller cost-projection calculator on the methodology page.

Top shared holdings

0 shared in total

No shared holdings between these funds.

Only in VTIP

0 total

Every VTIP position is also held by VUSB.

Only in VUSB

0 total

Every VUSB position is also held by VTIP.

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.