VHT vs VTIP

Vanguard Health Care ETF vs Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF

Quick take
  • VTIP has the lower expense ratio at 0.03% vs 0.09% for VHT.
  • VTIP pays a higher dividend yield (3.59%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricVHTVTIP
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.09%0.03%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
1.72%3.59%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$18.51B$68.48B
YTD return
-4.77%1.81%
1-year return
3-year return
Annualized.
5-year return
Annualized.
10-year return
Annualized.
Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
0.640.22
P/E ratio
25.44
Last price
$271.09$50.29
Inception
Issuer
VanguardVanguard

VHT top holdings

Top holdings · VHT
LLYEli Lilly and Co11.89%
JNJJohnson & Johnson9.34%
ABBVAbbVie Inc6.18%
MRKMerck & Co Inc4.80%
UNHUnitedHealth Group Inc3.94%
AMGNAmgen Inc3.05%
TMOThermo Fisher Scientific Inc2.97%
ABTAbbott Laboratories2.87%
GILDGilead Sciences Inc2.78%
ISRGIntuitive Surgical Inc2.63%
Sector breakdown · VHT
Technology0.0%
Financial Services0.0%
Industrials0.0%
Healthcare100.0%

VTIP top holdings

Holdings data unavailable for VTIP.

About VHT

VHT (Vanguard Health Care ETF) is US health care sector stocks. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $18.5B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 1.72%. Its largest holding is Eli Lilly and Co (LLY), which represents 11.9% of the portfolio. Technology is the fund's largest sector exposure at 0.0%.

About VTIP

VTIP (Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF) is Short-term TIPS for near-term inflation protection. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $68.5B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.03%, a dividend yield of 3.59%.