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TIP vs. SPYD

iShares TIPS Bond ETF

TIP
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vs

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF

SPYD
$--

Correlation

0.23
TIPiShares TIPS Bond ETF
SPYDSPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend 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
SPYD SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF
Inception date
Dec 04 2003
Oct 21 2015
Expense ratio
0.19%
0.07%
TIP has a higher expense ratio than SPYD by 0.12%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in TIP than SPYD.
Type
US Bonds
US Equities
TIP targets investing in US Bonds, while SPYD targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Blackrock (iShares)
State Street (SPDR)
TIP is managed by Blackrock (iShares), while SPYD is managed by State Street (SPDR).
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$275,002,281
$31,341,265
Both TIP and SPYD 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
$6,188,814,848
TIP has more assets under management than SPYD by $14,846,487,411. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
ICE US Treasury Inflation Linked Bond Index
S&P 500 High Dividend Index
TIP is based off of the ICE US Treasury Inflation Linked Bond Index, while SPYD is based off of the S&P 500 High Dividend Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
TIP and SPYD 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 SPYD 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
Yes
SPYD may offer dividends, while TIP does not. The frequency and yield of the dividend for SPYD may vary.
Prospectus
Neither TIP nor SPYD require a K1.
When ETFs are uncorrelated, it’s common for them to be used as complements in a trading strategy. This means it makes sense to be holding both of them at the same time, or to use one as a hedge for the other.

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