iShares Short-Term TIPS Bond Index Fund (BIIPX)
The fund seeks to track the investment results of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 0-5 Years Index (Series-L) (the "underlying index"), which measures the performance of inflation-protected public obligations of the U.S. Treasury that have a remaining maturity of less than five years. It generally invests at least 90% of its assets, plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes, in securities of the underlying index.
Fund Info
US09258N8855
Feb 15, 2016
$2,000,000
Expense Ratio
BIIPX has an expense ratio of 0.08%, which is considered low.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
iShares Short-Term TIPS Bond Index Fund (BIIPX) returned 2.91% year-to-date (YTD) and 7.08% over the past 12 months.
BIIPX
2.91%
-0.24%
3.18%
7.08%
3.31%
3.63%
N/A
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.52%
6.32%
-1.44%
12.25%
12.45%
14.20%
10.84%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of BIIPX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.95% | 1.10% | 0.97% | 0.78% | -0.92% | 2.91% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.53% | -0.21% | -0.11% | 0.56% | 0.91% | 0.65% | 0.85% | 0.60% | 0.98% | -0.38% | 0.41% | -0.14% | 4.75% |
| 2023 | 0.75% | -0.42% | 1.83% | 0.25% | -0.70% | -0.21% | 0.51% | 0.14% | -0.21% | 0.35% | 1.03% | 1.06% | 4.42% |
| 2022 | -0.61% | 1.07% | -0.51% | -0.18% | 0.31% | -1.45% | 1.85% | -1.58% | -2.85% | 0.96% | 0.42% | -0.13% | -2.77% |
| 2021 | 0.58% | -0.00% | 0.52% | 0.79% | 0.83% | -0.03% | 1.29% | 0.06% | -0.05% | 0.67% | 0.23% | 0.20% | 5.20% |
| 2020 | 0.51% | 0.50% | -1.70% | 1.09% | 0.70% | 0.80% | 0.69% | 1.21% | -0.25% | -0.23% | 0.58% | 0.92% | 4.89% |
| 2019 | 0.83% | 0.10% | 0.72% | 0.48% | 0.49% | 0.66% | -0.05% | 0.57% | -0.31% | 0.35% | 0.11% | 0.66% | 4.68% |
| 2018 | -0.20% | -0.10% | 0.56% | -0.05% | 0.43% | 0.09% | -0.18% | 0.51% | -0.25% | -0.31% | -0.05% | 0.13% | 0.57% |
| 2017 | 0.40% | 0.10% | 0.17% | 0.07% | -0.04% | -0.45% | 0.37% | 0.26% | -0.10% | 0.16% | -0.22% | 0.15% | 0.88% |
| 2016 | 0.60% | 0.99% | -0.02% | -0.11% | 0.93% | -0.12% | -0.28% | 0.71% | 0.00% | -0.56% | 0.33% | 2.50% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 96, BIIPX is among the top 4% of mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for iShares Short-Term TIPS Bond Index Fund (BIIPX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
iShares Short-Term TIPS Bond Index Fund provided a 4.51% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.44 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.44 | $0.41 | $0.36 | $0.57 | $0.46 | $0.16 | $0.21 | $0.27 | $0.19 | $0.20 |
Dividend yield | 4.51% | 4.30% | 3.77% | 6.02% | 4.39% | 1.60% | 2.12% | 2.74% | 1.88% | 1.97% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for iShares Short-Term TIPS Bond Index Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.07 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.16 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.07 | $0.08 | $0.05 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.41 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.05 | $0.03 | $0.05 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.05 | $0.04 | $0.01 | $0.36 |
| 2022 | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.11 | $0.04 | $0.09 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.57 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.04 | $0.06 | $0.07 | $0.06 | $0.08 | $0.03 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.07 | $0.46 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.05 | $0.03 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.16 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.03 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.03 | $0.21 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.05 | $0.02 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.27 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.01 | $0.03 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.05 | $0.02 | $0.19 |
| 2016 | $0.01 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.20 |
Drawdowns
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The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the iShares Short-Term TIPS Bond Index Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the iShares Short-Term TIPS Bond Index Fund was 5.13%, occurring on Sep 30, 2022. Recovery took 303 trading sessions.
The current iShares Short-Term TIPS Bond Index Fund drawdown is 0.92%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -5.13% | Mar 9, 2022 | 143 | Sep 30, 2022 | 303 | Dec 14, 2023 | 446 |
| -4.05% | Mar 6, 2020 | 9 | Mar 18, 2020 | 56 | Jun 8, 2020 | 65 |
| -1.91% | Nov 19, 2021 | 57 | Feb 10, 2022 | 11 | Feb 28, 2022 | 68 |
| -1.16% | Oct 20, 2016 | 40 | Dec 15, 2016 | 29 | Jan 30, 2017 | 69 |
| -1.12% | May 1, 2025 | 8 | May 12, 2025 | — | — | — |
Volatility
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