ETF comparison
TIP vs VTIP
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 roughly 50.5% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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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 the cost 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% | 5.49% | 3.42% |
| 2 | United States of America | 3.39% | 5.46% | 3.39% |
| 3 | United States of America | 3.29% | 5.29% | 3.29% |
| 4 | United States of America | 3.17% | 5.11% | 3.17% |
| 5 | United States of America | 3.15% | 5.09% | 3.15% |
| 6 | United States of America | 3.04% | 4.91% | 3.04% |
| 7 | United States of America | 2.97% | 4.79% | 2.97% |
| 8 | United States of America | 2.95% | 4.80% | 2.95% |
| 9 | United States of America | 2.90% | 4.66% | 2.90% |
| 10 | United States of America | 2.83% | 4.54% | 2.83% |
| 11 | United States of America | 2.68% | 4.33% | 2.68% |
| 12 | United States of America | 2.62% | 4.26% | 2.62% |
Only in TIP
29 total- United States of America 4.08%
- United States of America 4.02%
- United States of America 3.78%
- United States of America 3.61%
- United States of America 3.37%
- United States of America 3.35%
- United States of America 3.34%
- United States of America 3.18%
- United States of America 2.93%
- United States of America 2.72%
Only in VTIP
5 total- United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.75%
- United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.23%
- United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 3.81%
- United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 3.37%
- United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 1.95%
Open TIP or VTIP at a brokerage
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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.