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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JAAA returned +4.7% and TIP −1.0%.

Which is cheaper, JAAA or TIP?

TIP is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

JAAA vs TIP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Jul 31, 2026 JAAA's duration was 0.0 years and TIP's 6.3; TIP charges 0.18% to JAAA's 0.20%.

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Net assets: $32.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF, and $14.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares TIPS Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+4.7%

JAAA total return, 1 year

−1.0%

TIP total return, 1 year

0.20%

JAAA expense ratio

0.18%

TIP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

TIP costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.7 points; JAAA is 2.2 times larger.

JAAA vs TIP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	JAAA	TIP
Return
Measure	JAAA	TIP
Total return, 1 year	+4.7%	−1.0%
Benchmark
Measure	JAAA	TIP
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	ICE U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	JAAA	TIP
Expense ratio	0.20%	0.18%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$32.5bn	$14.6bn
Holdings
Measure	JAAA	TIP
Holdings in common	0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Oct 30, 2020 to Oct 23, 2026 · 312 weekly returns

JAAA TIP

Return

Total return edge JAAA +31.1% +6.9%

Annualized edge JAAA +4.6% +1.1%

Price return edge JAAA +1.6% −15.2%

Risk

Volatility edge JAAA 1.3% 5.3%

Max drawdown edge JAAA −2.5% −14.2%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge JAAA 0.93 −0.39

Sortino edge JAAA 1.24 −0.51

Calmar edge JAAA 1.82 0.08

Reading

JAAA returned more: +31.1% to +6.9%. JAAA swung less: 1.3% to 5.3%. JAAA fell less at its worst: −2.5% to −14.2%.

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9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: JAAA vs TIP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	JAAA	TIP	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+31.1%	+6.9%	JAAA	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+4.6%	+1.1%	JAAA	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+1.6%	−15.2%	JAAA	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	1.3%	5.3%	JAAA	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	1.0%	4.0%	JAAA	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−2.5%	−14.2%	JAAA	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.93	−0.39	JAAA	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	1.24	−0.51	JAAA	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	1.82	0.08	JAAA	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 312 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, JAAA and TIP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JAAA TIP

Only in one fund ↓

Only in JAAA

KKR CLO 35 Ltd., Series 35A, Class AR, due Jan 20, 2038 0.85%

AB BSL CLO 1 Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class A1R2, due Oct 15, 2038 0.78%

Anchorage Capital CLO 16 Ltd., Series 2020-16A, Class A1R2, due Jan 19, 2038 0.73%

Palmer Square CLO Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class A1R2, due Apr 16, 2037 0.68%

Ares LXI CLO Ltd., Series 2021-61A, Class A1R2, due Apr 20, 2037 0.68%

Carlyle US CLO Ltd., Series 2021-8A, Class A1R, due Oct 15, 2038 0.62%

WISE CLO Ltd., Series 2024-1A, Class AR, due Apr 15, 2037 0.62%

Magnetite XXXII Ltd., Series 2022-32A, Class AR, due Oct 15, 2037 0.60%

Only in TIP

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jul 15, 2035 3.99%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jan 15, 2035 3.94%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jan 15, 2036 3.92%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jul 15, 2034 3.71%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jan 15, 2034 3.55%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Oct 15, 2030 3.37%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Apr 15, 2030 3.32%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jan 15, 2033 3.31%

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Side by side

JAAA Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF TIP iShares TIPS Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Janus Henderson iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of TIPS Bond

Total return, 1 year +4.7% −1.0%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −0.8% (VTP)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.2 pts vs VTP

Expense ratio 0.20% 0.18%

Holdings 598 48

Net assets, JAAA as of Oct 28, 2026 and TIP as of Oct 27, 2026 $32.5bn $14.6bn

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

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

What each follows. JAAA follows No index, actively managed and TIP follows ICE U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Bond Index.
Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 JAAA returned +4.7% and TIP −1.0% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 5.7 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

JAAA

JAAA is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year.

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, JAAA or TIP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JAAA returned +4.7% and TIP −1.0%.
Which is cheaper, JAAA or TIP?: TIP is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

JAAA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JAAA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Janus Henderson page for JAAA ↗

TIP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TIP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for TIP ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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