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IBIF

GradeBNew York Stock Exchange Arca

iShares iBonds Oct 2029 Term TIPS ETF

Specialty Bonds · IShares · Inception 2023-09-18

$25.39−0.09 (−0.33%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:20 PM EDT

History starts Sep 21, 2023.
Intraday session: down, 44 prints from 25.48 to 25.39. Range 25.37 to 25.48. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$25.38$25.43$25.45$25.4810 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.10%
Fund size
$126M
1Y return
+0.7%
Yield · Last 12 months
4.98%
Holdings
6
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$25.46
52W range
low $25.46high $26.58

The ETF.net IBIF Grade

B

58/ 100

Rank 19 of 41 in TIPS⁠

Confidence High

Six-pillar profile for IBIF. Scores out of 100: Cost 68, Risk 53, Mission 56, Tradability 63, Holdings 39, Durability 60. Strongest: Cost (68). Weakest: Holdings (39). Leans toward Cost and Tradability.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 58 of 100 sits in the B band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    BScore 68
    Category rank9/41 · top 22%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    BScore 56
    Category rank29/32 · bottom quartile

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    CScore 53
    Category rank16/41 · top 39%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    BScore 63
    Category rank12/41 · top 29%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    DScore 39
    Category rank31/41 · bottom quartile

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    BScore 60
    Category rank20/41 · top 49%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

Our read on IBIF

ETF.net Research

BMost dated-maturity bond ETFs hold corporates or plain Treasuries. IBIF takes the inflation-linked route: an index of U.S. Treasury inflation-protected bonds scheduled to mature in 2029, in the iBonds format.

Stated mandate

The fund is designed to follow an index made up of U.S. Treasury inflation-protected bonds scheduled to mature in 2029.

Why people hold it

  1. 01The inflation-linked seat in a shelf dominated by corporate and nominal-Treasury funds: the index holds TIPS scheduled to mature in 2029, so the inflation protection is built into the bonds.
  2. 02Costs 0.10% a year, right at the median for target-maturity bond funds and level with iShares' 2029 corporate sibling IBDU.
  3. 03Pays quarterly and follows a rules-based index rather than a manager's call, with a BlackRock track record dating to its 2023 launch.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Thinly traded compared with the headline names in its category, so spreads and order type matter more here than on a giant like IBTJ.
  2. 02Want the same 2029 rung without the inflation link? IBTJ holds nominal Treasuries maturing that year for 0.07%.
  3. 03One narrow slice of the market by design: only TIPS scheduled to mature in 2029, not a broad inflation-protected bond portfolio.

IBIF Holdings

As of Sep 22, 2026, 4:53 AM
Asset class
Bonds
Holdings
6
Top-10 weight
100%
Largest holding
TREASURY (CPI) NOTE 1.63% 10/15/202924.7%

Geography

  • United States100.00%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 1.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001—TREASURY (CPI) NOTE 1.63% 10/15/202924.73%318,995$31M20
002—TREASURY (CPI) NOTE 2.13% 04/15/202923.91%304,633$30M15
003—TREASURY (CPI) NOTE 0.25% 07/15/202917.49%233,822$22M15
004—TREASURY (CPI) NOTE 0.88% 01/15/202915.16%198,303$19M15
005—TREASURY (CPI) NOTE 3.88% 04/15/202910.65%130,057$13M15
006—TREASURY (CPI) NOTE 2.50% 01/15/20298.05%101,512$10M13
007—BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY<0.01%10,631$11K440
008—USD CASH<0.01%4$406193

Showing 1–8 of 8 holdings

IBIF Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

IBIF$10,069
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. IBIF $10,069. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,353$10,646$11,940Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for IBIF. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodIBIF
Year to date+0.6%
1 month−1.2%
3 months−0.5%
1 year+0.7%
3 years+4.9%per year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years old—per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for IBIF
YearReturn barIBIF
2026 YTD+0.6%
2025+7.3%
2024+3.1%
2023+3.9%

History from Sep 21, 2023

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IBIF Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
4.98%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.27Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.64 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 11 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Dec 14, 2023 $0.25; Apr 1, 2024 $0.19; Jul 1, 2024 $0.46; Oct 1, 2024 $0.19; Dec 18, 2024 $0.19; Apr 1, 2025 $0.26; Jul 1, 2025 $0.36; Oct 1, 2025 $0.26; Dec 19, 2025 $0.29; Apr 1, 2026 $0.08; Jul 1, 2026 $0.64. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jul 1, 2026Jul 7, 2026$0.64
Apr 1, 2026Apr 7, 2026$0.08
Dec 19, 2025Dec 24, 2025$0.29
Oct 1, 2025Oct 6, 2025$0.26
Jul 1, 2025Jul 7, 2025$0.36
Apr 1, 2025Apr 4, 2025$0.26
Dec 18, 2024Dec 23, 2024$0.19
Oct 1, 2024Oct 4, 2024$0.19
Jul 1, 2024Jul 5, 2024$0.46
Apr 1, 2024Apr 5, 2024$0.19
Dec 14, 2023Dec 20, 2023$0.25

IBIF Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
3.2%
Annualised · 35 months to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.30
vs 3-month T-bills · 35 months to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−2.5%
36 months · trough Dec 2024
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.11
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

IBIF Cost

Expense ratio0.10%
  • The middle half of TIPS funds
  • Median 0.10%

6 of the 41 TIPS funds charge less.

IBIF costs $10.00 a year on $10,000. The median TIPS fund costs $10.00.