TIPS ETFs Scale New Highs on Inflation Fears

TIPS ETFs have been scaling new highs, buoyed by renewed focus on inflation hedging and potential shifts in interest rates.

Zacks Investment Research • Mar 4, 2025

TIPS ETF (STPZ) Hits New 52-Week High

For investors seeking momentum, PIMCO 1-5 Year U.S. TIPS Index ETF STPZ is probably on the radar. The fund just hit a 52-week high and has moved up 4.4% from its 52-week low of $51.04 per share.

Zacks Investment Research • Feb 26, 2025

These bonds, perfect for retirees, are paying twice their historic average

I'm not even retired and I've been buying long-term inflation-protected U.S. Treasury bonds in my 401(k) with both hands.

Market Watch • Aug 21, 2023

Short Or Long, TIPS ETFs Are A Bust

US inflation rates reached 40-year highs in June 2022, prompting investors to move into Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) funds. The article reviews two such ETFs: PIMCO 1-5 Year U.S. TIPS Index ETF and PIMCO 15+ Year U.S. TIPS Index ETF.  TIPS are also compared against other inflation hedges. With High-Yield Corporates outperforming TIPS since 2001 and stocks providing higher returns long-term, I give both STPZ and LTPZ Sell ratings.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 2, 2023

STPZ: TIPS Close To A Buy Zone, At Much Higher Yields Than Before

STPZ: TIPS Close To A Buy Zone, At Much Higher Yields Than Before.

Seeking Alpha • Apr 28, 2023

STPZ: PIMCO's Only TIPS ETF With Positive 1-Yr Return

The PIMCO 1-5 Year U.S. TIPS Index ETF (STPZ) invests in the short-term segment of the US TIPS market. This was the place to be as rates climbed. PIMCO also offers an ETF that covers the full maturity spectrum (TIPZ) and one focused on the long maturity part (LTPZ). Some review of all three is provided.

Seeking Alpha • Jul 13, 2022

Tapering Impact On Treasury Supply

At the November FOMC meeting, the Fed officially announced that it would begin tapering its bond purchase program, starting in mid-November. When the Fed began tapering its QE3 program over the course of 2014, the coupon supply from the U.S. Treasury was stable, leading to an increase in net supply takedown from the private market.

Seeking Alpha • Nov 16, 2021

4 TIPS ETFs at All-Time High

The annual inflation rate in the United States jumped to 4.2% in April 2021 from 2.6% in March and well above market forecasts of 3.6%

Zacks Investment Research • May 18, 2021

IVOL: As Non-Correlated To Common Asset Classes As An ETF Strategy Gets (Podcast)

IVOL: As Non-Correlated To Common Asset Classes As An ETF Strategy Gets (Podcast)

Seeking Alpha • Aug 20, 2020

30-Year TIPS: Poster Child For A 'Volatile' Safe Investment

The Treasury will reopen CUSIP 912810SM1 in a Thursday auction, creating a 29-year, 6-month TIPS.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 16, 2020