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INDA vs TIP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, INDA returned −14.2% to TIP's −1.0%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $5.8bn for iShares MSCI India ETF and $14.6bn for iShares TIPS Bond ETF.

At a glance
−14.2%
INDA total return, 1 year
−1.0%
TIP total return, 1 year
0.61%
INDA expense ratio
0.18%
TIP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

TIP costs 0.43 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.2 points; TIP is 2.5 times larger.

INDA vs TIP: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureINDATIP
Return
Total return, 1 year−14.2%−1.0%
Drawdown
Below its high20.4%, high on Sep 26, 2024
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI India IndexICE U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Bond Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.61%0.18%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$5.8bn$14.6bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund34.8%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Feb 10, 2012 to Oct 23, 2026 · 767 weekly returns
INDA TIP
Return
Total return edge INDA +106.6% +30.0%
Annualized edge INDA +5.0% +1.8%
Price return edge INDA +78.6% −10.3%
Risk
Volatility edge TIP 19.2% 5.4%
Max drawdown edge TIP −41.0% −14.2%
Downside capture 79.0% 101.8%
Beta 0.70 0.99
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge INDA 0.26 0.03
Sortino edge INDA 0.38 0.05
Treynor 0.072 −0.023
Calmar edge TIP (slight) 0.12 0.13
Against the benchmark
Alpha +1.8% a year −0.2% a year
Alpha t-stat 0.49 −0.56
Information ratio 0.03 −0.45
Tracking error 15.1% 0.4%

Each against its own benchmark: INDA against EEM, Feb 10, 2012 to Oct 23, 2026; TIP against VTP, Jul 18, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026.

Reading

INDA returned more: +106.6% to +30.0%. TIP swung less: 5.4% to 19.2%. TIP fell less at its worst: −14.2% to −41.0%.

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Risk and return: INDA vs TIP: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureINDATIPEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+106.6%+30.0%INDAPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+5.0%+1.8%INDATotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+78.6%−10.3%INDAPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility19.2%5.4%TIPSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation13.4%4.1%TIPLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−41.0%−14.2%TIPDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture59.2%99.7%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture79.0%101.8%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.700.99Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.460.98Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.260.03INDAReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.380.05INDAReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.072−0.023Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.120.13TIP (slight)Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkEEMVTPThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha+1.8% a year−0.2% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat0.49−0.56Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−5.4% to +9.0%−1.0% to +0.6%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio0.03−0.45Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error15.1%0.4%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 767 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

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By the books each fund has filed, INDA and TIP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first INDA TIP
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Only in INDA
HDFC BANK 6.21%
ICICI BANK 5.90%
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD 5.50%
BHARTI AIRTEL LTD 4.44%
INFOSYS 2.83%
AXIS BANK 2.23%
MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRA LTD 1.99%
LARSEN AND TOUBRO LTD 1.97%
Only in TIP
TREASURY (CPI) NOTE 4.07%
TREASURY (CPI) NOTE 4.00%
TREASURY (CPI) NOTE 3.99%
TREASURY (CPI) NOTE 3.75%
TREASURY (CPI) NOTE 3.44%
TREASURY (CPI) NOTE 3.38%
TREASURY (CPI) NOTE 3.38%
TREASURY (CPI) NOTE 3.27%
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Side by side

INDA iShares MSCI India ETF TIP iShares TIPS Bond ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF
What it is Tracks the MSCI India Tracks an index of TIPS Bond
Total return, 1 year −14.2% −1.0%
Its benchmark over the same days +16.3% (EEM) −0.8% (VTP)
Gap to its benchmark −30.5 pts vs EEM −0.2 pts vs VTP
Expense ratio 0.61% 0.18%
Holdings 166 48
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $5.8bn $14.6bn

INDA and TIP on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-8E979CF417

INDA and TIP do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

  1. What each follows. INDA follows MSCI India Index and TIP follows ICE U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Bond Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 INDA returned −14.2% and TIP −1.0% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 13.2 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund
INDA

INDA tracks the MSCI India. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −14.2% with distributions reinvested, against +16.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.61% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 166 positions, with the top ten at 34.8%. It sat 20.4% below its high of Sep 26, 2024 on Oct 28, 2026.

TIP

TIP tracks an index of TIPS Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against −0.8% for its benchmark, the ICE U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, INDA or TIP?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, INDA returned −14.2% and TIP −1.0%.
Which is cheaper, INDA or TIP?
TIP is cheaper, by 0.43 percentage points a year. That is about $43 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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