Category Review
Bond length decided the year for TIPS funds
iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF
$100.65−0.26 (−0.25%)
- 0.03%
- $16.9B
- +2.7%
- 4.67%
- 1.01M sh
- low $99.56high $104.16
The ETF.net STIP Grade
A
Score 80 out of 100
- 2 of 41
Score 80 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 25 of 33Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A74 out of 100Rank 7 of 41Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A93 out of 100Rank 2 of 41Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B68 out of 100Rank 13 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
In short
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.
Stated mandate
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
Worth knowing
STIP Holdings
- Bonds
- 26
- 51%
- Treasury (Cpi) Note 1.13% 10/15/2030
Sectors
- Treasuries100.0%
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$10,267
Returns run to the Oct 30, 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 | +2.4% |
| 1 month | +1.5% |
| 3 months | +0.6% |
| 1 year | +2.7% |
| 3 years | +5.1% |
| 5 years | +3.0% |
| 10 years | +3.1% |
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 | +2.4% | |
| 2025 | +6.0% | |
| 2024 | +4.8% | |
| 2023 | +4.6% | |
| 2022 | −3.0% | |
| 2021 | +5.7% | |
| 2020 | +5.2% |
STIP in the news
STIP Dividends
- 4.67%
- $4.73
- $0.74 per share
- Monthly
STIP Risk
- 1.9%
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.
- 0.30
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.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
STIP Cost
Tied cheapest in TIPS
$638
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
STIP 0.03%
$638
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | STIP |
|---|---|
| 10 | $55 |
| 20 | $216 |
| 30 | $638 |
Other funds in TIPS
- ASCHPSchwab US TIPS ETFExpense ratio 0.03%1 year return +0.1%
- AVTPVanguard Total Inflation-Protected Securities ETFExpense ratio 0.05%1 year return +0.2%
- APBTPInvesco 0-5 Yr US TIPS ETFExpense ratio 0.07%1 year return +2.7%
- AVTIPVanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETFExpense ratio 0.03%1 year return +2.7%
- BSPIPState Street SPDR Portfolio TIPS ETFExpense ratio 0.12%1 year return −0.1%
