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TIP vs. TQQQ

iShares TIPS Bond ETF

TIP
$--
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ProShares UltraPro QQQ

TQQQ
$--

Correlation

0.31

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Top 10 comparisons with TIP:
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TIP
Correlation
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TQQQ
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
0.31
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
TQQQProShares UltraPro QQQ

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
TQQQ ProShares UltraPro QQQ
Inception date
Dec 04 2003
Feb 09 2010
Expense ratio
0.19%
0.86%
TIP has a lower expense ratio than TQQQ by 0.66%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in TIP than TQQQ.
Type
US Bonds
US Equities
TIP targets investing in US Bonds, while TQQQ targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Blackrock (iShares)
ProShares
TIP is managed by Blackrock (iShares), while TQQQ is managed by ProShares.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$275,002,281
$3,460,839,081
Both TIP and TQQQ 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
$16,056,070,130
TIP has more assets under management than TQQQ by $4,979,232,129. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
ICE US Treasury Inflation Linked Bond Index
Nasdaq 100 Index
TIP is based off of the ICE US Treasury Inflation Linked Bond Index, while TQQQ is based off of the Nasdaq 100 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Leveraged (3x)
TIP uses undefined, while TQQQ uses Leveraged (3x). 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 TQQQ 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 TQQQ may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
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Neither TIP nor TQQQ 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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