STIP ETF — iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF

iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF (STIP)

Updated October 2, 2026.

STIP is a low-cost ETF. its distribution rate is 5.92%, its trailing-12-month yield is 4.73%, its expense ratio is 0.03%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 44/100 (Caution). Total return is 43.3% over the past 15.8 years, 686.1 points behind SPY at 729.4%.

At the current 5.92% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $592 per year, or $49.33 per month.

iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF is an ETF that tracks inflation-protected U.S. Treasury securities with remaining maturities of five years or less, investing at least 80% of assets in the underlying index components. The fund distributes monthly and carries a very low expense ratio of 0.03%. It appeals to income investors seeking inflation protection and short-duration fixed income exposure with modest volatility.

STIP performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-02.

Total return is 43.3% over the past 15.8 years, 686.1 points behind SPY at 729.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 1.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 1.4%.

STIP key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

44 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.60%

Issuer

iShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Fixed Income

Inception date

12/01/2010

Expense ratio

0.03%

Distribution rate

5.92%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

4.73%

Last close

$99.92 (as of 2026-10-02)

AUM

$16,386,951,218

Average volume

1111797.0

Last dividend

$0.73924

Last ex-dividend date

08/03/2026

Last payment date

08/06/2026

Beta

0.2

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (5.92%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (4.73%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: iShares or company page; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

STIP risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 1.4%.

Who may consider STIP — and who may not

STIP may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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