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TIP vs. FTEC

iShares TIPS Bond ETF

TIP
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Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF

FTEC
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Correlation

TIPiShares TIPS Bond ETF
FTECFidelity MSCI Information Technology Index 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
FTEC Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF
Inception date
Dec 4, 2003
Oct 24, 2013
Expense ratio
0.19%
0.08%
TIP has a higher expense ratio than FTEC by 0.11%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in TIP than FTEC.
Type
US Bonds
US Equities
TIP targets investing in US Bonds, while FTEC targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Blackrock (iShares)
Fidelity
TIP is managed by Blackrock (iShares), while FTEC is managed by Fidelity.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$275,002,281
$25,275,556
Both TIP and FTEC 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
$6,896,905,950
TIP has more assets under management than FTEC by $14,138,396,309. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
ICE US Treasury Inflation Linked Bond Index
MSCI USA IMI Information Technology 25/50 Index
TIP is based off of the ICE US Treasury Inflation Linked Bond Index, while FTEC is based off of the MSCI USA IMI Information Technology 25/50 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
TIP and FTEC 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 FTEC 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 FTEC may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
Neither TIP nor FTEC require a K1.

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