iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP)
Bonds · Inflation-Protected · data since 2003-12-05 · last close 2026-09-09
iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.5 | 1.3 | -1.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -1.4 | -0.0 | -0.0 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -0.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| 2024 | 0.3 | -1.1 | 0.7 | -1.7 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | -1.9 | 0.5 | -1.7 |
| 2023 | 2.1 | -1.4 | 2.9 | 0.1 | -1.2 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.8 | -1.9 | -0.7 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| 2022 | -2.1 | 0.9 | -1.9 | -2.2 | -1.0 | -3.1 | 4.3 | -2.7 | -6.7 | 1.4 | 1.8 | -1.3 |
| 2021 | 0.3 | -1.7 | -0.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 2.7 | -0.2 | -0.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| 2020 | 2.1 | 0.9 | -1.8 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 0.9 | -0.4 | -0.7 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| 2019 | 1.4 | -0.2 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.3 | -1.1 | -0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | -0.8 | -1.0 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 0.6 | -1.0 | -1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 2017 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.0 | -0.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 | -0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 2016 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.2 | -0.6 | 2.3 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -0.5 | -2.1 | -0.0 |
| 2015 | 3.2 | -1.3 | -0.5 | 0.7 | -1.0 | -1.0 | 0.5 | -0.9 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.0 |
| 2014 | 2.1 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -2.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | -1.1 |
| 2013 | -0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | -4.2 | -3.8 | 0.9 | -1.8 | 1.8 | 0.3 | -1.1 | -1.4 |
| 2012 | 2.3 | -0.6 | -0.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | -0.7 | 1.8 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -0.8 |
| 2011 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 0.6 | -0.0 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| 2010 | 1.5 | -1.3 | -0.0 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 1.3 | -0.2 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 2.5 | -1.7 | -1.4 |
| 2009 | -0.0 | -2.2 | 5.9 | -1.8 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 2.8 | -2.1 |
| 2008 | 3.6 | 1.4 | -0.1 | -1.4 | 0.1 | 1.8 | -0.6 | 0.8 | -4.0 | -8.1 | 0.9 | 6.5 |
| 2007 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -1.3 | -0.2 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 4.1 | 0.1 |
| 2006 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -2.1 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 1.1 | -2.3 |
| 2005 | 0.0 | -0.5 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | -2.5 | 2.5 | -0.1 | -1.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| 2004 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 1.7 | -4.8 | 2.0 | -0.1 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 1.1 | -0.3 | 1.8 |
| 2003 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | -0.0 |
| Avg | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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TIP seasonality — average by calendar month
iShares TIPS Bond ETF has monthly history back to 2003. Its strongest month by median is January — positive in 19 of 23 years, median +0.9%, and higher in 7 of the last 9. September is the soft spot, down in 12 of 22 with a median of -0.1%. Across its full record it has closed 63% of months higher, swings ±1.6% in an average month and has fallen 14.5% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +0.9% | +0.1% | +0.4% | +0.3% | +0.2% | +0.1% | +0.8% | +0.6% | -0.5% | -0.1% | +0.6% | +0.1% |
| Win rate | 83%/23 | 52%/23 | 52%/23 | 70%/23 | 65%/23 | 61%/23 | 74%/23 | 65%/23 | 45%/22 | 59%/22 | 77%/22 | 48%/23 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
TIP risk & extremes
TIP drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was iShares TIPS Bond ETF's best month?+
iShares TIPS Bond ETF's strongest completed month on record is December 2008, at +6.50%.
What was iShares TIPS Bond ETF's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is October 2008, at -8.09%.
Is iShares TIPS Bond ETF up this year?+
iShares TIPS Bond ETF is down 0.24% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is iShares TIPS Bond ETF's 1-year return?+
-0.54% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is iShares TIPS Bond ETF's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 14.5%, measured on month-end closes since 2003.
Which calendar month is historically best for iShares TIPS Bond ETF?+
January has the highest average return across every completed January since 2003. An average is not a forecast.
About iShares TIPS Bond ETF
iShares TIPS Bond ETF is an inflation-protected business worth about $15 billion. Tracked here from its first session onward — every monthly, quarterly and weekly return on record since 2003, with no gaps filled in and nothing smoothed. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2003) would be about $215 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was December 2008 at +6.5%; its worst, October 2008 at -8.09%.
- It has closed January in the green 19 out of 23 times — past performance, future shrug.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.