Which returned more over the last year, TIP or USFR?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, TIP returned −1.0% and USFR returned +4.1%, so USFR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, TIP or USFR?

TIP charges 0.18% a year and USFR charges 0.15%, so USFR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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TIP vs USFR: how they differ

TIP and USFR hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and USFR returned more over the year.

iShares TIPS Bond ETF and WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, TIP and USFR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in TIP	Only in USFR
United States of America 4.10%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 28.04%
United States of America 4.04%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 28.01%
United States of America 3.63%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 28.00%
United States of America 3.44%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 15.95%
United States of America 3.41%
United States of America 3.39%
United States of America 3.37%
United States of America 3.36%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

TIP and USFR on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	TIP iShares TIPS Bond ETF	USFR WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	WisdomTree
What it is	TIPS Bond	Floating Rate Treasury
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+4.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.5 pts	−13.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.15%
Holdings	48	4

TIP in plain words

TIP is a bond fund tracking the TIPS Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year.

USFR in plain words

USFR is a bond fund tracking the Floating Rate Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, TIP or USFR?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, TIP returned −1.0% and USFR returned +4.1%, so USFR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, TIP or USFR?: TIP charges 0.18% a year and USFR charges 0.15%, so USFR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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TIP against USFR, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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