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Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index
Index Composition
Cap-Weighted
Legal Structure
Open-End Investment Company
Objective
The investment seeks to track the investment results of Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L) which composed of inflation-protected U.S. Treasury bonds.
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. It may invest up to 10% of its assets in U.S. government bonds not included in the underlying index, but which BFA believes will help the fund track the underlying index. It also may invest up to 5% of its assets in repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government obligations and in cash and cash equivalents.
And there's an ETF play for it. Kevin Muir, longtime trader and market strategist at Toronto-based East West Investment Management, says he's preparing for a market storm that nobody else seems to even be considering. "Contrary to the debt-will-overwhelm-us crowd, I believe the next great financial crisis will not be a deflationary shock, but a return of inflation no one is positioned for," he wrote in his Macro Tourist blog this week.
Expectations for a quarter point cut stand at 98%. Only two days after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell indicated the U.S. central bank wouldn't ease as aggressively as investors had anticipated, market participants again say another 25 basis point rate cut in September is in the cards. President Donald Trump's Thursday tweet on plans to put additional tariffs on imports from China has led traders to question the Fed's ability to stay on hold in the face of ratcheting...
Morningstar has awarded this fund 4 stars based on its risk-adjusted performance compared to the 194 funds within its Morningstar Inflation-Protected Bond Category.
How is it determined?
A fund's Overall Morningstar Rating (TM) is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its 3-, 5-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. Please see the ratings tab for more information about methodology.
3 Yr.
Out of 194 funds
5 Yr.
Out of 165 funds
10 Yr.
Out of 104 funds
What does it mean?
A fund's Morningstar Rating is a quantitative assessment of a fund's past performance that accounts for both risk and return, with funds earning between 1 and 5 stars. As always, this rating system is designed to be used as a first step in the fund evaluation process. A high rating alone is not sufficient basis upon which to make an investment decision.
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index AS OF 08/29/2019
YTD
+7.63%
+7.88%
+9.35%
4 Weeks
-0.86%
-0.71%
+5.77%
13 Weeks
+1.69%
+1.84%
+5.77%
26 Weeks
+4.41%
+4.58%
+7.91%
Quarter-End Average Annual Total Returns AS OF 06/30/2019
NAV Return
Market Return
1 Year
+4.60%
+4.62%
3 Year
+1.94%
+1.92%
5 Year
+1.61%
+1.62%
10 Year
+3.46%
+3.44%
Life
+3.02%
+2.96%
Life as of NAV inception date: 12/04/2003 Life market returns are as of the first day the ETF traded on an exchange, which may occur a few days after the NAV inception date. Market returns are based on the closing price on the listed exchange at 4 p.m. ET and do not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times.
Gross Expense Ratio: 0.19%
The performance data featured represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate; therefore, you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted.
Independent third parties provide portfolio composition analytics to standardize calculations for consistent comparison. However, these calculations and the resulting credit quality analytics may differ from the ETF managers' methodology, which you can learn about in the Prospectus & Reports.
Credit Grade / Maturity
Credit Grade
Credit Grade Exposure is provided by a third-party using a proprietary algorithm which considers the ratings assigned to the ETP's underlying fixed income securities by three Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations ("NRSROs"): Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's"), Standard & Poor's Rating Services ("S&P"), or Fitch, Inc. The percentages shown in the table are based on the ETP's fixed-income holdings and may not total 100% if an ETP holds non-fixed income securities such as cash, derivatives, and/or equities. If a security is rated by two or more NRSROs, then the lowest rating is assigned to the holding. If only one NRSRO rates the security, that rating is assigned to the holding. If a security is not rated by an NRSRO, the holding is classified as "Not Rated". "AAA" consists of securities having a credit rating of AAA. "Investment-Grade" consists of securities with a credit rating of AA down to BBB (or for municipal Money Market securities, a rating of SP1 and corporate money market securities, a rating of P1). "High Yield" consists of all securities whose lowest rating is below BBB (or for municipal Money Market securities, a rating of SP2 or SP3, and corporate Money Market securities, a rating of P2 or P3) that are not in default. "Default" consists of securities rated D. The resulting credit quality analytics shown may differ from the ETP Manager's methodology to determine credit quality of the ETP's fixed income securities. A link has been provided to learn more about the ETP's Managers' investment approach and credit grade analytics.
Maturity
A classification of an ETFs exposure according to the maturity of the constituent debt. Maturity refers to the length of time until the principal amount of a bond must be repaid. Bonds are typically classified into the following three categories:
Short-Term (bills): maturities between one and five years; (instruments with maturities less than one year are called Money Market Instruments)
Intermediate-Term (notes): maturities between six to ten years;
Long-Term (bonds): maturities greater than ten years.
Updated daily and calculated using constituent assets (ETP's holdings) aggregated and mapped to corresponding category.
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*The chart illustrates the NAV performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the fund on 12/31/1999 or on commencement of operations (whichever is later). Figures include reinvestment of capital gains and dividends, but do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges or redemption fees, which would lower these figures. This chart is not intended to imply any future performance of the fund.
**The Overall Morningstar RatingTM for a fund is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its 3-, 5-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics, which are based on risk-adjusted returns. The Morningstar Rating TM for funds, or "star rating," is calculated for funds with at least a three-year history. (Exchange-traded funds and open-end mutual funds are considered a single population for comparative purposes.) It is calculated based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a funds monthly excess performance, placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of funds in each fund category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars, and the bottom 10% receive 1 star.
The performance data shown represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Yield and return will vary, therefore you have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. Click on the "Performance & Risk" link to view quarter-end performance. Average annual total returns are historical and include change in share value and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. Cumulative total returns are reported as of the period indicated. Life of fund figures are reported as of the commencement date to the period indicated. Since ETFs are bought and sold at prices set by the market - which can result in a premium or discount to NAV- the returns calculated using market price (market return) can differ from those calculated using NAV (NAV return).
Top basket holdings are as of the date indicated and may not be representative of the funds current or future investments.
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