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TIP vs. XLE

iShares TIPS Bond ETF

TIP
$--
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Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund

XLE
$--

Correlation

0.05

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Top 10 comparisons with TIP:
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TIP
Correlation
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XLE
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund
0.05
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 XLE:

There are no shared holdings.
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TIPiShares TIPS Bond ETF
XLEEnergy Select Sector SPDR Fund

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
XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund
Inception date
Dec 04 2003
Dec 16 1998
Expense ratio
0.19%
0.10%
TIP has a higher expense ratio than XLE by 0.09%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in TIP than XLE.
Type
US Bonds
US Equities
TIP targets investing in US Bonds, while XLE targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Blackrock (iShares)
State Street (SPDR)
TIP is managed by Blackrock (iShares), while XLE is managed by State Street (SPDR).
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$275,002,281
$1,678,169,867
Both TIP and XLE 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
$38,180,414,875
TIP has more assets under management than XLE by $17,145,112,616. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
ICE US Treasury Inflation Linked Bond Index
S&P Energy Select Sector Index
TIP is based off of the ICE US Treasury Inflation Linked Bond Index, while XLE is based off of the S&P Energy Select Sector Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
TIP and XLE 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 XLE 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 XLE may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
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Neither TIP nor XLE 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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