iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF
$100.10−0.08 (−0.08%)
- 0.03%
- $16.5B
- +1.5%
- 4.72%
- 1M sh
- $100.05
- low $99.56high $104.16
The ETF.net STIP Grade
A
Score 79 out of 100
- 2 of 41
Score 79 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A98 out of 100Rank 1 of 41Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.B61 out of 100Rank 24 of 33Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B66 out of 100Rank 8 of 41Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A94 out of 100Rank 2 of 41Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B68 out of 100Rank 16 of 41Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A90 out of 100Rank 2 of 41
Our read on STIP
AThe short-fuse inflation hedge. STIP holds only inflation-linked Treasuries maturing inside five years, keeping the inflation link while sidestepping most of the long-bond rate swings. Three basis points a year.
The fund seeks to track an index of U.S. Treasury inflation-protected securities with maturities under five years, offering inflation hedging while managing duration risk.
Why people hold it
- Three basis points a year, roughly a quarter of the typical fee in its Treasury ETF group. On cost, this is near the floor for bond funds.
- Maturities capped under five years by design, so the inflation adjustment stays and the long-duration price swings largely do not.
- Running since 2010, a multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively. Plain index construction, US Treasuries only.
- Sits in the upper half of the Treasury bond ETFs we cover, one of the stronger short-maturity builds in that group.
Worth knowing
- Short bonds accrue less inflation compensation than long-dated TIPS, and prices still move with real yields. This is a dampened hedge, not a pure one.
- Distributions are irregular. Payouts ride the inflation adjustment, so income arrives lumpy rather than as a steady check.
- Around 25 bonds, all at the front of the curve. SCHP spans the full TIPS maturity range for the same 0.03%.
STIP Holdings
- Bonds
- 27
- 50%
- Treasury (Cpi) Note 1.13% 10/15/2030
Geography
- United States100.00%
STIP Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
STIP$10,154
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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.
| Period | STIP |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +1.4% |
| 1 month | −0.1% |
| 3 months | −0.4% |
| 1 year | +1.5% |
| 3 years | +4.9% |
| 5 years | +2.9% |
| 10 years | +3.0% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | STIP |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +1.4% | |
| 2025 | +6.0% | |
| 2024 | +4.8% | |
| 2023 | +4.6% | |
| 2022 | −3.0% | |
| 2021 | +5.7% | |
| 2020 | +5.2% |
STIP in the news
STIP Dividends
- 4.72%
- $4.73
- $0.74 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
STIP Risk
- 1.8%
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.
- 0.09
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.
- −5.5%
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.
- 0.21
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
STIP Cost
0.03%
STIP0.03%
- The middle half of TIPS funds
- Median 0.10%
No TIPS fund charges less.
Other funds in TIPS
- ASCHPSchwab US TIPS ETFExpense ratio 0.03%1 year return −2.0%
- AVTPVanguard Total Inflation-Protected Securities ETFExpense ratio 0.05%1 year return −2.1%
- AVTIPVanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETFExpense ratio 0.03%1 year return +1.5%
- APBTPInvesco 0-5 Yr US TIPS ETFExpense ratio 0.07%1 year return +1.5%
- BSPIPState Street SPDR Portfolio TIPS ETFExpense ratio 0.12%1 year return −2.4%