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RBIL vs VTP

F/m Ultrashort Treasury Inflation-Protected Security (TIPS) ETF

RBIL—Nasdaq

Vanguard Total Inflation-Protected Securities ETF

VTPANYSE Arca

Overlap

No data

Expense ratio

VTP −0.12pt a year

RBIL0.17%VTP0.05%

Avg volume · 30D

VTP 1.9×the volume

RBIL32.5KVTP63.4K

RBIL vs VTP Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+4.5%RBIL+0.2%VTP

Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. RBIL +4.5%. VTP +0.2%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−2%−1%1%2%3%Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
RBIL 0.17%
VTP 0.05%, better
Fund size
RBIL $176M
VTP $251M
1Y total return
RBIL +4.5%, better
VTP +0.2%
Yield (12M)
RBIL 4.28%, better
VTP 3.74%
Holdings
RBIL 6
VTP 51
Avg volume (30D)
RBIL 32.5K sh
VTP 63.4K sh, better
NAV per share
RBIL $50.00
VTP $74.00
52W range

ETF.net Grade

  • —RBILUnder classification review
VTP: Cost 93, Risk 37, Mission 100, Tradability 51, Holdings 79, Durability 67.
Pillar letters and Scores for RBIL, VTP, with each pillar’s weight
PillarRBILVTP
Cost30% weightNot scoredA93
Mission25% weightNot scoredA100
Risk15% weightNot scoredD37
Tradability15% weightNot scoredC51
Holdings10% weightNot scoredA79
Durability5% weightNot scoredB67

Rank among TIPS funds

How we build Categories ›

TIPS⁠

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

  1. Rank 1ASCHPSchwab US TIPS ETFScore 85
  2. Rank 2ASTIPiShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETFScore 80
  3. Rank 3AVTPVanguard Total Inflation-Protected Securities ETFScore 77
  4. Rank 4APBTPInvesco 0-5 Yr US TIPS ETFScore 72
  5. RBILNot yet graded

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

RBIL—F/m Ultrashort Treasury Inflation-Protected Security (TIPS) ETF

VTPAVanguard Total Inflation-Protected Securities ETF

In short

RBIL 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

RBIL 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

RBIL 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

RBIL 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 RBIL profile⁠

Full VTP profile⁠

RBIL 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.

RBIL vs VTP Cost

Overpaying RBIL vs VTP

$2,486

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

  • RBIL 0.17%

    $3,546

  • VTP 0.05%

    $1,060

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • RBIL 0.17%
  • VTP 0.05%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$1K$2K$3K$4K051015202530RBIL $3,546VTP $1,060

Year by year

YearRBILVTPOverpaying
10$310$92$218
20$1,211$360$851
30$3,546$1,060$2,486

Expense ratio

  • 0.17%RBIL
  • 0.05%VTP, cheaper
  • Middle half of TIPS funds
  • Median 0.10%

VTP 4th cheapest of 40 funds

RBIL 26th cheapest of 40 funds

RBIL vs VTP Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
RBIL 4.28%, better
VTP 3.74%
Payout (12M)
RBIL $2.14
VTP $2.77
Last payment
RBIL $0.23
VTP $0.99
Ex-dividend
RBIL Oct 16, 2026
VTP Oct 1, 2026
Paid on
RBIL Oct 19, 2026
VTP Oct 5, 2026
Frequency
RBIL Monthly
VTP Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2025 to 2026, same scale for both

RBILMonthly · 19 paymentsAll RBIL payments⁠
One bar per payment. 19 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Apr 16, 2025 $0.20; May 16, 2025 $0.19; Jun 17, 2025 $0.17; Jul 17, 2025 $0.21; Aug 18, 2025 $0.18; Sep 16, 2025 $0.19; Oct 17, 2025 $0.16; Nov 18, 2025 $0.25; Dec 16, 2025 $0.26; Jan 16, 2026 $0.09; Feb 17, 2026 $0.13; Mar 17, 2026 $0.18; Apr 16, 2026 $0.18; May 18, 2026 $0.31; Jun 16, 2026 $0.05; Jul 16, 2026 $0.10; Aug 18, 2026 $0.12; Sep 16, 2026 $0.25; Oct 16, 2026 $0.23. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$12026YTD
VTPQuarterly · 5 paymentsAll VTP payments⁠
One bar per payment. 5 payments from 2025 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$12026YTD

RBIL vs VTP Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
RBIL 0.9%since Mar 2025VTP 4.3%since Aug 2025
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
RBIL 0.09since Mar 2025VTP −0.42since Aug 2025
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
RBIL −0.6%since Feb 2025VTP −4.0%since Jul 2025
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
RBIL −0.04VTP 0.14

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