Which returned more over the last year, STIP or TDTF?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, STIP returned +2.2% and TDTF −0.3%.

Which is cheaper, STIP or TDTF?

STIP is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

STIP vs TDTF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Jul 31, 2026 STIP's duration was 2.5 years and TDTF's 3.9; STIP charges 0.03% to TDTF's 0.18%.

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Net assets: $16.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF, and $1.0bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Northern Trust iBoxx 5-Year Target Duration TIPS ETF.

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At a glance

+2.2%

STIP total return, 1 year

−0.3%

TDTF total return, 1 year

0.03%

STIP expense ratio

0.18%

TDTF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

STIP costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.5 points.

STIP vs TDTF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	STIP	TDTF
Return
Measure	STIP	TDTF
Total return, 1 year	+2.2%	−0.3%
Benchmark
Measure	STIP	TDTF
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index	iBoxx 5-Year Target Duration TIPS Index
Cost and size
Measure	STIP	TDTF
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.18%
Net assets, STIP as of Oct 27, 2026 and TDTF as of Jul 31, 2026	$16.8bn	$1.0bn
Holdings
Measure	STIP	TDTF
Holdings in common	36%

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

Risk and return

Sep 30, 2011 to Oct 23, 2026 · 786 weekly returns

STIP TDTF

Return

Total return edge STIP (slight) +39.3% +37.9%

Annualized edge STIP (slight) +2.2% +2.2%

Price return edge STIP −0.5% −7.7%

Risk

Volatility edge STIP 2.2% 4.8%

Max drawdown edge STIP −5.5% −11.5%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge STIP 0.23 0.11

Sortino edge STIP 0.31 0.15

Calmar edge STIP 0.40 0.19

Reading

STIP returned slightly more: +39.3% to +37.9%. STIP swung less: 2.2% to 4.8%. STIP fell less at its worst: −5.5% to −11.5%.

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Risk and return: STIP vs TDTF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	STIP	TDTF	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+39.3%	+37.9%	STIP (slight)	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+2.2%	+2.2%	STIP (slight)	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−0.5%	−7.7%	STIP	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	2.2%	4.8%	STIP	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	1.6%	3.5%	STIP	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−5.5%	−11.5%	STIP	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.23	0.11	STIP	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.31	0.15	STIP	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.40	0.19	STIP	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 786 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

36%

By the books each fund has filed, STIP and TDTF hold 36% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

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36% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first STIP TDTF

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Apr 15, 2031 5.31% 7.28%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Oct 15, 2030 5.36% 4.65%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Apr 15, 2030 5.28% 4.59%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jan 15, 2031 4.57% 11.57%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jul 15, 2030 4.41% 4.40%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Oct 15, 2029 5.17% 4.21%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jan 15, 2030 4.10% 4.30%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jul 15, 2029 3.69% 4.27%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in STIP

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Apr 15, 2029 4.99%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Oct 15, 2028 4.97%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Oct 15, 2027 4.83%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Apr 15, 2027 4.75%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Oct 15, 2026 4.70%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Apr 15, 2028 4.70%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jan 15, 2028 4.26%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jul 15, 2027 4.20%

Only in TDTF

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jan 15, 2032 12.43%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jul 15, 2031 11.94%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jan 15, 2035 5.17%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jul 15, 2034 4.86%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jan 15, 2034 4.61%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jan 15, 2033 4.49%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jul 15, 2032 4.34%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jul 15, 2033 4.21%

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Side by side

STIP iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF TDTF Northern Trust iBoxx 5-Year Target Duration TIPS ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Northern Trust

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +2.2% −0.3%

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.18%

Holdings 24 17

Net assets, STIP as of Oct 27, 2026 and TDTF as of Jul 31, 2026 $16.8bn $1.0bn

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

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STIP and TDTF are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

What each follows. STIP follows ICE U.S. Treasury 0-5 Year Inflation Linked Bond Index and TDTF follows iBoxx 5-Year Target Duration TIPS Index.
Holdings in common. 36% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 STIP returned +2.2% and TDTF −0.3% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 2.5 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

STIP

STIP tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

TDTF

TDTF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, STIP or TDTF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, STIP returned +2.2% and TDTF −0.3%.
Which is cheaper, STIP or TDTF?: STIP is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

STIP on its own →TDTF on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →STIP dividend history →STIP holdings →TDTF dividend history →TDTF holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

STIP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

STIP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for STIP ↗

TDTF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TDTF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Northern Trust website ↗

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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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