PBTP ranks 4th and TIP 9th of 40 funds in the TIPS Category.
PBTP vs TIP
PBTP −0.11pt a year
0.07%0.18%
TIP 22.5×the volume
83.7K1.88M
PBTP +2.9pt
+3.0%+0.1%
PBTP vs TIP Performance
+15.8%+0.5%
- PBTP 0.07%, better
- TIP 0.18%
- PBTP $248M
- TIP $14.6B
- PBTP +2.7%, better
- TIP 0.0%
- PBTP 3.99%
- TIP 4.41%, better
- PBTP 27
- TIP 50
- PBTP 83.7K sh
- TIP 1.88M sh, better
- PBTP $25.80
- TIP $106.69
ETF.net Grade
| Pillar | PBTP | TIP |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | A90Higher | D31 |
| Mission | B57 | A100Higher |
| Risk | A74Higher | D35 |
| Tradability | B58 | A94Higher |
| Holdings | A82Higher | A78 |
| Durability | B64 | A88Higher |
Rank among TIPS funds
Same Category. PBTP and TIP are both graded against the same 40 TIPS funds, so their Grades compare head to head.
Our read on each fund
PBTPA
TIPB
In short
PBTP Inflation-linked Treasuries with the long end cut off: PBTP holds only TIPS maturing inside five years, keeping the CPI adjustment while dialing down interest-rate swings.
TIP The 2003-vintage TIPS fund: roughly 50 inflation-linked Treasuries, tracked tightly and traded heavily. You pay up for that depth, because cheaper TIPS wrappers now exist.
Stated mandate
PBTP The fund provides exposure to US Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities with remaining maturities from one month to less than five years.
TIP The fund seeks to track an index of inflation-protected U.S. Treasury bonds, providing fixed-income exposure and a potential hedge against inflation.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
PBTP vs TIP Holdings
How we measure overlap
Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.
PBTP vs TIP Cost
Overpaying TIP vs PBTP
$2,269
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
PBTP 0.07%
$1,480
TIP 0.18%
$3,749
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | PBTP | TIP | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $128 | $328 | $200 |
| 20 | $503 | $1,281 | $778 |
| 30 | $1,480 | $3,749 | $2,269 |
- 0.07%PBTP, cheaper
- 0.18%TIP
- Middle half of TIPS funds
- Median 0.10%
PBTP 5th cheapest of 40 funds
TIP 27th cheapest of 40 funds
PBTP vs TIP Dividends
- PBTP 3.99%
- TIP 4.41%, better
- PBTP $1.03
- TIP $4.71
- PBTP $0.02
- TIP $0.78
- PBTP Sep 21, 2026
- TIP Aug 3, 2026
- PBTP Sep 25, 2026
- TIP Aug 6, 2026
- PBTP Quarterly
- TIP Monthly
Distribution history
PBTP vs TIP Risk
Fall from peak · 5 years
- PBTP
- TIP
Risk facts
- Volatility
- PBTP 1.9%, betterTIP 4.5%
- Return per unit of risk
- PBTP 0.28, betterTIP 0.05
- Worst fall
- PBTP −5.5%, betterTIP −14.5%
- Market sensitivity
- PBTP 0.20TIP 0.69
PBTP and TIP in the news



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