PIMCO Broad U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund
$49.87−0.02 (−0.04%)
- 0.20%
- $81M
- −2.2%
- 5.67%
- 0M sh
- $49.76
- low $49.40high $54.16
The ETF.net TIPZ Grade
C
Score 52 out of 100
- 24 of 41
Score 52 of 100 falls in the C 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.F24 out of 100Rank 29 of 41Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A90 out of 100Rank 15 of 33Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D31 out of 100Rank 32 of 41Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C46 out of 100Rank 21 of 41Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A84 out of 100Rank 3 of 41Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B65 out of 100Rank 15 of 41
Our read on TIPZ
CPIMCO's plain-vanilla take on inflation protection: an index basket of inflation-linked U.S. Treasuries, running since 2009. Narrow mandate, no active tilts, and a price tag that sits above most funds doing the same job.
The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, an index made up of inflation-protected U.S. Treasury securities.
Why people hold it
- One job, stated plainly: hold inflation-protected U.S. Treasuries and track an index of them. The inflation linkage is the whole product, not a sleeve buried inside a broader bond fund.
- Live since 2009, so it has traded through the zero-rate decade and the inflation spike that followed. A long operating history in a category full of newer entrants.
- Broad-maturity by design: it takes the whole TIPS curve rather than betting on short or long bonds, and it is U.S.-only, so there is no currency or foreign-issuer wrinkle.
Worth knowing
- Costs 0.20% a year against a 0.12% median for its Treasury cohort. SPIP (0.12%) and VTP (0.05%) charge less for similar inflation-linked exposure.
- A small fund that trades thinly, which usually shows up as wider bid-ask spreads than the category's largest names.
- Distributions arrive on an irregular cadence, because TIPS income rides on inflation adjustments to principal rather than a fixed coupon.
TIPZ Holdings
- Bonds
- 45
- 49%
- Tsy Infl Ix N/B 07/35 1.875 1.88% 07/15/2035
Sectors
- Government100.0%
Geography
- United States100.00%
TIPZ Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
TIPZ$9,778
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 | TIPZ |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −0.6% |
| 1 month | −1.2% |
| 3 months | −2.6% |
| 1 year | −2.2% |
| 3 years | +4.0% |
| 5 years | −0.3% |
| 10 years | +2.1% |
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 | TIPZ |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −0.6% | |
| 2025 | +5.9% | |
| 2024 | +1.5% | |
| 2023 | +3.4% | |
| 2022 | −12.6% | |
| 2021 | +5.9% | |
| 2020 | +11.0% |
TIPZ in the news
The Big Picture
The Fed hiked. The 30-year yield fell 1 basis point
TIPZ Dividends
- 5.67%
- $2.83
- $0.41 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
TIPZ Risk
- 4.7%
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.
- −0.21
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.
- −15.4%
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.
- 0.73
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
TIPZ Cost
0.20%
TIPZ0.20%
- The middle half of TIPS funds
- Median 0.10%
31 of the 41 TIPS funds charge less.
Other funds in TIPS
- CTDTTNorthern Trust iBoxx 3-Year Target Duration TIPS ETFExpense ratio 0.19%1 year return +0.6%
- CSTPZPIMCO 1-5 Year U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded FundExpense ratio 0.20%1 year return +0.5%
- CLDRIiShares iBonds 1-5 Year TIPS Ladder ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return +1.4%
- CIBILiShares iBonds Oct 2035 Term TIPS ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return −3.3%
- CJCPIJPMorgan Inflation Managed Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return −1.6%