TIPS ETF Down More Than Treasuries on Falling Inflation Expectations
June 03, 2013 at 19:00 PM EDT
The iShares TIPS Bond ETF (NYSEArca: TIP) has underperformed Treasury funds with similar durations as investors ratchet down their inflation expectations. TIP is down 3.6% year to date compared with a loss of 1.5% for iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NYSEArca: IEF). TIP has a weighted average...