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TIP vs. VYM

iShares TIPS Bond ETF

TIP
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Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

VYM
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Top 10 comparisons with TIP:
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TIP
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VYM
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
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

Top 10 shared holdings

The top 10 holdings shared by TIP and VYM:

There are no shared holdings.
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Performance Measures**

for the time period Dec 5, 2003 to Dec 5, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return:

3M Trailing Return:

TIP

0.2%

-0.1%

VYM

3.8%

4.7%

Diff.

-3.6%

-4.8%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

TIP

-14.6%

6.2%

VYM

-57.0%

18.3%

Diff.

+42.4%

-12.1%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

TIP

0.59

0.24

VYM

0.56

0.16

Diff.

+0.03

+0.08

TIPiShares TIPS Bond ETF
VYMVanguard High Dividend Yield 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
VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
Inception date
Dec 4, 2003
Nov 10, 2006
Expense ratio
0.19%
0.06%
TIP has a higher expense ratio than VYM by 0.13%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in TIP than VYM.
Type
US Bonds
US Equities
TIP targets investing in US Bonds, while VYM targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Blackrock (iShares)
Vanguard
TIP is managed by Blackrock (iShares), while VYM is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$275,002,281
$134,746,385
Both TIP and VYM 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
$48,466,955,232
TIP has more assets under management than VYM by $27,431,652,973. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
ICE US Treasury Inflation Linked Bond Index
FTSE High Dividend Yield Index
TIP is based off of the ICE US Treasury Inflation Linked Bond Index, while VYM is based off of the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither TIP nor VYM use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
TIP and VYM 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
VYM may offer dividends, while TIP does not. The frequency and yield of the dividend for VYM may vary.
Prospectus
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Neither TIP nor VYM require a K1.

Trading Strategies
Related toTIP

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Category

Tactical allocation, leveraged ETFs, volatility hedge, trend-following, mean reversion, buy-the-dip

OOS Cumulative Return

170.95%

Trading Strategies
Related toVYM

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Category

Tactical asset allocation, momentum, risk-on/risk-off, ETFs, leveraged ETFs, multi-asset, defensive vs aggressive

OOS Cumulative Return

170.26%

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