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iShares Barclays TIPS Bond Fund – TIP ETF Overview

Last PriceToday's Change52-Week RangeTrading Volume
119.84-0.24 (-0.20%)109.65 - 120.111.1 million (Above Avg)

Market data as of 4:00PM 05/16/12. Quotes are delayed by at least 15 min.

Overview - TIP

The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L). The fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in the bonds of the underlying index and at least 95% of its assets in U.S. government bonds. The underlying index measures the performance of the inflation-protected public obligations of the U.S. Treasury. Inflation-protected public obligations of the U.S. Treasury, commonly known as "TIPS," are securities issued by the U.S. Treasury that are designed to provide inflation protection to investors.

Today | 1 Week | 1 Month | 3 Month | 1 Year

Open119.82
Previous Close120.08
Day's Range119.70 - 119.96
Avg Volume (10 Day)733.0K
Total Assets$22.47B
Expense Ratio0.20%
Yield (Trailing 12 Mo.)3.70%
Fund Inception12/04/2003

Trailing Total Returns - TIP

as of 03/31/2012
TimeframeTIPS&P 500Inflation-Protected Bond
1 Month-1.13%-0.63%1.68%
3 Month0.78%7.08%0.48%
Year-to-Date0.78%11.88%2.49%
1 Year11.98%4.76%10.69%
3 Year8.53%19.46%10.04%
5 Year7.46%1.01%7.74%
10 Year--4.71%--
Since Inception6.19%10.23%--

Bond Credit Quality - TIP

as of 03/31/2012
AAA 0.00%
AA
 
98.96%
A 0.00%
BBB 0.00%
BB 0.00%
B 0.00%
Below B 0.00%
Not Rated
 
1.04%

Top Ten Holdings - TIP

as of 03/31/2012
CompanyYTD Return% of Assets
US Treasury Note 1.125%--6.80%
US Treasury Note 2%--5.32%
US Treasury Note--4.98%
US Treasury Note 1.25%--4.55%
US Treasury Bond 2.375%--4.48%
US Treasury Bond--4.36%
US Treasury Bond 3.875%--4.30%
US Treasury Note 1.875%--4.19%
US Treasury Note 2%--4.00%
US Treasury Bond 3.625%--3.88%

Valuation & Growth - TIP

as of 03/31/2012
ValuationTIPCategory Range
Price/Earnings--
Price/Book--
Price/Sales--
Price/Cash Flow--
Dividend Yield
LT Earnings
Historical Earnings
Sales Growth
Cash-Flow Growth
Book-Value Growth
Key:  Lo 
 Hi

Morningstar Summary - TIP, 3 Year

Rate Sensitivity
High
Mid
Low
Ratingvs Category
Overall
RiskAbove Avg
ReturnAvg
Key:  Lo 
 Hi

Risk Analysis - TIP, 3 Year

Beta1.14
Standard Deviation4.95
Alpha0.77
Sharpe Ratio1.66
Mean8.73
R-Squared38.47

Tax Analysis - TIP, 3 Year Avg

Pretax Return8.53%
Tax-adjusted Return7.18%
Tax Cost Ratio1.25%
Potential Cap Gains10.64%

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