Northern Trust 2030 Inflation-Linked Distributing Ladder ETF
$98.380.00 (0.00%)
- 0.10%
- $20M
- +1.7%
- 4.00%
- 0M sh
- $98.28
- low $97.89high $101.66
The ETF.net TIPA Grade
B
Score 58 out of 100
- 19 of 41
Score 58 of 100 falls in the B 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.B68 out of 100Rank 6 of 41Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.B60 out of 100Rank 25 of 33Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B62 out of 100Rank 12 of 41Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C50 out of 100Rank 17 of 41Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C50 out of 100Rank 26 of 41Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D36 out of 100Rank 31 of 41
Our read on TIPA
BMost target-maturity bond funds hand you one lump sum at the finish line. TIPA is a ladder of US inflation-protected Treasuries built to pay you down along the way, income and principal, through 2030.
The Fund seeks periodic inflation-linked distributions from U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities through 2030, providing income and/or principal for a five-year spend-down strategy.
Why people hold it
- Built for spending rather than stockpiling: a TIPS ladder designed to distribute income and/or principal across a five-year spend-down runway ending in 2030.flexshares.com
- Inflation-linked at the source. Distributions are drawn from US Treasury Inflation Protected Securities, not fixed coupons from nominal bonds.flexshares.com
- Costs 0.10% a year, in line with the median for target-maturity bond funds and level with heavyweights like BSCU and IBDU.
- Government paper only, so the things that move it are rates and inflation readings rather than corporate credit trouble.
Worth knowing
- The pot is meant to shrink. Payouts can include return of capital, so this is a melting ice cube by design, not a perpetual income stream.
- A small fund that trades thinly, which usually means wider bid-ask spreads than the aisle's largest target-maturity names.
- Launched in 2025, and payouts track inflation adjustments, so amounts vary rather than arriving like a fixed coupon.
TIPA Holdings
- Bonds
- 6
- 100%
- United States of America Notes Fixed 0.125%
Geography
- United States100.00%
TIPA Performance
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TIPA$10,171
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 | TIPA |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +1.7% |
| 1 month | −0.1% |
| 3 months | −0.2% |
| 1 year | +1.7% |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
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 | TIPA |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +1.7% | |
| 2025 | +0.9% |
TIPA in the news
The Big Picture
The Fed hiked. The 30-year yield fell 1 basis point
TIPA Dividends
- 4.00%
- $3.94
- $0.68 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
TIPA Risk
- 1.4%
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.
- −1.77
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.
- −1.1%
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.
- 0.04
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
TIPA Cost
0.10%
TIPA0.10%
- The middle half of TIPS funds
- Median 0.10%
6 of the 41 TIPS funds charge less.
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- BTDTFNorthern Trust iBoxx 5-Year Target Duration TIPS ETFExpense ratio 0.19%1 year return −1.4%
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