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TIP vs. AGG

iShares TIPS Bond ETF

TIP
$--
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iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

AGG
$--

Correlation

0.86

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TIP
Correlation
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AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
0.86
SwitchSCHPSchwab Strategic Trust - Schwab U.S. Tips ETF0.99DFIPDimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional Inflation-Protected Securities ETF0.99SPIPSPDR Series Trust - SPDR Portfolio TIPS ETF0.97TDTFFlexShares Trust - FlexShares iBoxx 5-Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund0.97TIPXSPDR Series Trust - SPDR Bloomberg 1-10 Year TIPS ETF0.97TDTTFlexShares Trust - FlexShares iBoxx 3-Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund0.94LTPZPimco Exchange Traded Fund - PIMCO 15+ Year U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund0.93STPZPimco Exchange Traded Fund - PIMCO 1-5 Year U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund0.92STIPBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF0.92VTIPVanguard Malvern Funds - Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund0.92

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TIPiShares TIPS Bond ETF
AGGiShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

What is TIP?

The Fund seeks to track the investment results of the ICE U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Bond Index (the "Underlying Index"), which tracks the performance of inflation-protected public obligations of the U.S. Treasury, commonly known as "TIPS," that have a remaining maturity of more than one year. TIPS are securities issued by the U.S. Treasury that are designed to provide inflation protection to investors. TIPS are income generating instruments whose interest and principal payments are adjusted for inflation a sustained increase in prices that erodes the purchasing power of money.

Snapshot
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TIP iShares TIPS Bond ETF
AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Inception date
Dec 04 2003
Sep 22 2003
Expense ratio
0.19%
0.03%
TIP has a higher expense ratio than AGG by 0.16%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in TIP than AGG.
Type
US Bonds
US Bonds
TIP targets investing in US Bonds, while AGG targets investing in US Bonds.
Fund owner
Blackrock (iShares)
Blackrock (iShares)
TIP is managed by Blackrock (iShares), while AGG is managed by Blackrock (iShares).
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$275,002,281
$631,408,505
Both TIP and AGG are considered high-volume assets. They’re less likely to be affected by issues like slippage and failed orders on Composer than low-volume assets.
AUM
$21,035,302,259
$91,680,069,240
TIP has more assets under management than AGG by $70,644,766,981. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
ICE US Treasury Inflation Linked Bond Index
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
TIP is based off of the ICE US Treasury Inflation Linked Bond Index, while AGG is based off of the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
TIP and AGG use the same leverage ratio. Inverse and leveraged ETFs can be used to either take an opposite position or amplify returns of a given index.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
TIP and AGG both use a Passive investing strategy. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.
Dividend
No
No
TIP and AGG may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
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Neither TIP nor AGG require a K1.
TIP and AGG’s Correlation
When ETFs are correlated, there are 3 main topics to analyze that will help you build your automated trading strategy: liquidity, expense, and risk.
  • Liquidity: In an active trading strategy (trading multiple time per week), it’s important to consider the liquidity of the ETF you’re using. Lower liquidity can mean more money lost in slippage. AUM and average daily volume are both indicators of liquidity.
  • Expense: Some ETFs are more expensive to use than others. For strategies that are focused on longer holding periods, it’s important to factor in how expensive it is to hold this ETF. Expense ratio is the main indicator of how expensive an ETF is.
  • Risk: Some ETFs will be highly correlated, but have varying degrees of returns, due to leverage. It’s important to consider if an ETF is using leverage or not. The main indicators of a riskier ETF will be the use of leverage and higher standard deviation or max drawdown in a backtest.

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