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CPII vs VTP

American Beacon Ionic Inflation Protection ETF

CPII—NYSE Arca

Vanguard Total Inflation-Protected Securities ETF

VTPANYSE Arca

Overlap

No data

Expense ratio

VTP −0.65pt a year

CPII0.70%VTP0.05%

Avg volume · 30D

VTP 59.1×the volume

CPII1.07KVTP63.4K

CPII vs VTP Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

+3.8%CPII0.0%VTP

Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. CPII +3.8%. VTP 0.0%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−2%2%Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026
Expense ratio
CPII 0.70%
VTP 0.05%, better
Fund size
CPII $11M
VTP $251M
1Y total return
CPII +3.8%, better
VTP 0.0%
Yield (12M)
CPII 4.44%, better
VTP 3.75%
Holdings
CPII 15
VTP 51
Avg volume (30D)
CPII 1.07K sh
VTP 63.4K sh, better
NAV per share
CPII $19.03
VTP $74.00
52W range

ETF.net Grade

  • —CPIIUnder classification review
VTP: Cost 93, Risk 37, Mission 100, Tradability 51, Holdings 78, Durability 67.
Pillar letters and Scores for CPII, VTP, with each pillar’s weight
PillarCPIIVTP
Cost30% weightNot scoredA93
Mission25% weightNot scoredA100
Risk15% weightNot scoredD37
Tradability15% weightNot scoredC51
Holdings10% weightNot scoredA78
Durability5% weightNot scoredB67

Rank among TIPS funds

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TIPS⁠

Category · 40 funds
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VTP ranks 3rd of 40 funds in the TIPS Category.

  1. Rank 1ASCHPSchwab US TIPS ETFScore 86
  2. Rank 2ASTIPiShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETFScore 81
  3. Rank 3AVTPVanguard Total Inflation-Protected Securities ETFScore 77
  4. Rank 4AVTIPVanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETFScore 72
  5. CPIINot yet graded

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

CPII—American Beacon Ionic Inflation Protection ETF

VTPAVanguard Total Inflation-Protected Securities ETF

In short

CPII No data

VTP Vanguard's ETF answer for the whole TIPS curve. It tracks a market-value-weighted index of Treasury inflation-linked bonds with at least a year left to run, charges five basis points, and opened for business in 2025.

Stated mandate

CPII No data

VTP The Fund passively tracks the full market of U.S. Treasury inflation-protected public obligations through the ICE U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Bond Index.

Why people hold it

CPII No data

  • VTP Five basis points: under half the typical fund in its Treasury peer group, and well below the 0.12% charged by broad TIPS rival SPIP.
  • Full-curve coverage. The index is market value weighted and takes inflation-protected Treasuries with at least one year to maturity, no upper limit, so no single maturity slice bet.ice.com
  • Vanguard's other inflation-linked ETF stops below five years to maturity. This one is the long-end-included sibling, in the same low-cost index wrapper.vanguard.com
  • The inflation link sits inside the bonds, not in a strategy overlay: principal and coupons are indexed to consumer prices, and the fund passes income through quarterly.vanguard.com

Worth knowing

CPII No data

  • VTP Owning the long end cuts both ways. Real-rate moves hit a full-maturity TIPS portfolio harder than a sub-five-year one, so expect more price movement.ice.comvanguard.com
  • A 2025 launch means a short track record and thinner trading than the long-established TIPS funds, which can show up as wider bid-ask spreads.
  • Payouts move with inflation adjustments rather than a fixed rate, and Vanguard discloses that a distribution can include return of capital.vanguard.com

Full CPII profile⁠

Full VTP profile⁠

CPII vs VTP Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

CPII vs VTP Cost

Overpaying CPII vs VTP

$12,546

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • CPII 0.70%

    $13,606

  • VTP 0.05%

    $1,060

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • CPII 0.70%
  • VTP 0.05%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530CPII $13,606VTP $1,060

Year by year

YearCPIIVTPOverpaying
10$1,250$92$1,158
20$4,760$360$4,400
30$13,606$1,060$12,546

Expense ratio

  • 0.70%CPII
  • 0.05%VTP, cheaper
  • Middle half of TIPS funds
  • Median 0.10%

VTP 4th cheapest of 40 funds

CPII 40th cheapest of 40 funds

CPII vs VTP Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 2, 2026
Yield (12M)
CPII 4.44%, better
VTP 3.75%
Payout (12M)
CPII $0.84
VTP $2.77
Last payment
CPII $0.13
VTP $0.99
Ex-dividend
CPII Aug 4, 2026
VTP Oct 1, 2026
Paid on
CPII Aug 6, 2026
VTP Oct 5, 2026
Frequency
CPII Monthly
VTP Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2023 to 2026, same scale for both

CPIIMonthly · 40 paymentsAll CPII payments⁠
One bar per payment. 40 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Apr 3, 2023 $0.13; May 1, 2023 $0.11; Jun 1, 2023 $0.07; Jul 3, 2023 $0.02; Aug 1, 2023 $0.02; Sep 1, 2023 $0.05; Oct 2, 2023 $0.05; Nov 1, 2023 $0.09; Dec 1, 2023 $0.06; Dec 26, 2023 $0.52; Feb 1, 2024 $0.02; Mar 1, 2024 $0.0033; Apr 1, 2024 $0.10; May 1, 2024 $0.13; Jun 3, 2024 $0.13; Jul 1, 2024 $0.01; Aug 1, 2024 $0.01; Sep 3, 2024 $0.01; Oct 1, 2024 $0.05; Nov 1, 2024 $0.05; Dec 2, 2024 $0.05; Dec 27, 2024 $0.48; Feb 3, 2025 $0.009; Mar 3, 2025 $0.02; Apr 1, 2025 $0.12; May 2, 2025 $0.18; Jun 3, 2025 $0.06; Jul 2, 2025 $0.07; Aug 4, 2025 $0.05; Sep 3, 2025 $0.08; Oct 2, 2025 $0.04; Nov 4, 2025 $0.07; Dec 2, 2025 $0.06; Dec 31, 2025 $0.05; Mar 3, 2026 $0.0056; Apr 2, 2026 $0.08; May 4, 2026 $0.10; Jun 2, 2026 $0.19; Jul 2, 2026 $0.17; Aug 4, 2026 $0.13. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$120232026YTD
VTPQuarterly · 5 paymentsAll VTP payments⁠
One bar per payment. 5 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Oct 1, 2025 $0.47; Dec 18, 2025 $0.71; Apr 1, 2026 $0.06; Jul 1, 2026 $1.01; Oct 1, 2026 $0.99. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$120232026YTD

CPII vs VTP Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
CPII 3.5%VTP 4.3%since Aug 2025
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
CPII −0.28VTP −0.42since Aug 2025
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
CPII −6.4%since Jun 2022VTP −4.0%since Jul 2025
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
CPII −0.56VTP 0.14

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