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Northern Trust 2030 Inflation-Linked Distributing Ladder ETF

TIPANYSE ArcaFlexSharesB

$98.84−0.14 (−0.14%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:32 PM ET

B58/ 100

Rank 18 of 41 in TIPS

B58/100Rank 18 of 41inTIPS
Intraday session: down, 67 prints from 98.98 to 98.84. Range 98.84 to 98.98. Use the arrow keys to read each point.98.8898.9098.9298.9510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.10%
Fund size
$20M
1Y total return
No data
Yield · Last 12 months
3.97%
Holdings
6
Avg volume · 30D
2.13K sh
52W range
low $97.89high $101.66
Launched

The ETF.net TIPA Grade

B

Score 58 out of 100

Category
TIPS⁠
Rank
18 of 41
Six-pillar profile for TIPA. Scores out of 100: Cost 68, Risk 68, Mission 59, Tradability 44, Holdings 49, Durability 35. Strongest: Cost (68). Weakest: Durability (35). Leans toward Cost and Risk.

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 100
    Rank 6 of 41

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    B59 out of 100
    Rank 28 of 33

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B68 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 41

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C44 out of 100
    Rank 24 of 41

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C49 out of 100
    Rank 26 of 41

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    D35 out of 100
    Rank 31 of 41

Our read on TIPA

ETF.net Research

In short

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.

Stated mandate

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 Performance

Launched Aug 18, 2025

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TIPA$10,057
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$10,141
Jul 31, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026. TIPA $10,057. SPY $10,141. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$10,200$10,400Jul 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026

Jul 31, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026

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.

Trailing total return for TIPA. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodTIPA
Year to dateHistory unavailableNo data
1 month+1.3%
3 months+0.6%
1 yearHistory unavailableNo data
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

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 TIPA
YearReturn barTIPA
2026 YTD+1.5%

History from Mar 20, 2026

TIPA in the news

TIPA 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 Oct 30, 2026.
3.97%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$3.94Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.68 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 10 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Sep 2, 2025 $0.18; Oct 1, 2025 $0.23; Nov 3, 2025 $0.15; Dec 1, 2025 $0.36; Dec 19, 2025 $0.33; Apr 1, 2026 $0.15; May 1, 2026 $0.50; Jun 1, 2026 $0.76; Jul 1, 2026 $1.02; Aug 3, 2026 $0.68. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Nov 2, 2026Pays Nov 6, 2026$0.22
Aug 3, 2026Aug 7, 2026$0.68
Jul 1, 2026Jul 8, 2026$1.02
Jun 1, 2026Jun 5, 2026$0.76
May 1, 2026May 7, 2026$0.50
Apr 1, 2026Apr 7, 2026$0.15
Dec 19, 2025Dec 26, 2025$0.33
Dec 1, 2025Dec 5, 2025$0.36
Nov 3, 2025Nov 7, 2025$0.15
Oct 1, 2025Oct 7, 2025$0.23
Sep 2, 2025Sep 8, 2025$0.18

TIPA Risk

Risk pillarB68 out of 100Rank 9 of 41 in TIPS
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
No data available
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.
No data available
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.
No data available
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.
0.04
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.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

TIPA Cost

Compare TIPA and VTIP

Overpaying vs VTIP, tied cheapest in TIPS

$1,468

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

  • TIPA 0.10%

    $2,106

  • VTIP 0.03% Tied cheapest

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • TIPA 0.10%
  • VTIP 0.03%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$500$1K$1.5K$2K$2.5K051015202530TIPA $2,106VTIP $638

Year by year

YearTIPAVTIPOverpaying
10$183$55$128
20$717$216$501
30$2,106$638$1,468

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