Best Fit Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

These ETFs are supposed to provide protection against inflation because the principal of the bond increases with inflation as tracked by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). TIPs pay interest twice a year at a fixed rate. They are considered some of the safest investments available because they are backed by the U.S. federal government.

All ranked ETFs meet our Best Fit criteria.

#1 SPDR Barclays TIPS ETF (IPE)

Asset Class: Fixed Income

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Performance (YTD): 1.57% Avg. Volume: 71,741
Fees: 0.18% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Barclays U.S. Government Inflation-linked Bond Index

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#2 Schwab U.S. TIPs ETF (SCHP)

Asset Class: Fixed Income

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Performance (YTD): 1.44% Avg. Volume: 60,640
Fees: 0.07% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index

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#3 iShares Barclays TIPS Bond Fund (TIP)

Asset Class: Fixed Income

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Performance (YTD): 1.23% Avg. Volume: 855,600
Fees: 0.20% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index

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#4 PIMCO 1-5 Year U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund (STPZ)

Asset Class: Fixed Income

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Performance (YTD): 0.61% Avg. Volume: 126,578
Fees: 0.20% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: BofA Merrill Lynch 1-5 Year U.S. Inflation-Linked Treasury Index

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#5 PIMCO Broad U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund (TIPZ)

Asset Class: Fixed Income

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Performance (YTD): 1.62% Avg. Volume: 20,772
Fees: 0.20% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Inflation-Linked Treasury Index

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#6 PIMCO 15+ Year U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund (LTPZ)

Asset Class: Fixed Income

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Performance (YTD): 3.82% Avg. Volume: 33,312
Fees: 0.20% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: BofA Merrill Lynch 15+ Year U.S. Inflation-Linked Treasury Index

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FlexShares iBoxx 3-Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund (TDTT)

Asset Class: Fixed Income

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Performance (YTD): 0.74% Avg. Volume: 142,539
Fees: 0.20% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Markit iBoxx 3-Year Target Duration TIPS Index

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FlexShares iBoxx 5-Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund (TDTF)

Asset Class: Fixed Income

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Performance (YTD): 1.10% Avg. Volume: 49,247
Fees: 0.20% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Markit iBoxx 5-Year Target Duration TIPS Index

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iShares Barclays 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Fund (STIP)

Asset Class: Fixed Income

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Performance (YTD): 0.47% Avg. Volume: 53,491
Fees: 0.20% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities TIPS 0-5 Years Index

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PowerShares DB US Deflation Exchange Traded Notes (DEFL)

Asset Class: Fixed Income

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Performance (YTD): 4.34% Avg. Volume: 388
Fees: 0.75% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: DBIQ Duration-Adjusted Deflation Index

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Top Performing TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES Funds as of 05.03.2013

PIMCO 15+ Year U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund (LTPZ)

Total Return: 9.03%

SPDR Barclays TIPS ETF (IPE)

Total Return: 4.48%

PIMCO Broad U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund (TIPZ)

Total Return: 4.43%

PIMCO 15+ Year U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund (LTPZ)

Total Return: 13.56%

SPDR Barclays TIPS ETF (IPE)

Total Return: 8.04%

PIMCO Broad U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund (TIPZ)

Total Return: 8.00%

* annualized