How many short-term inflation-protected bond ETFs are there?

MetaCap tracks 7 US-listed short-term inflation-protected bond ETFs with about $92.4B in combined assets.

What is the largest short-term inflation-protected bond ETF?

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares (VTIP) is the largest, with about $73.0B in assets under management.

Which Short-Term Inflation-Protected Bond ETF has the lowest expense ratio?

Among the funds shown, Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares (VTIP) has the lowest expense ratio at 0.03% per year, or $3 a year on a $10,000 investment.

What does AUM mean for an ETF?

Assets under management (AUM) is the total market value of everything the fund holds. Larger ETFs tend to have tighter bid-ask spreads and more trading volume, but size alone does not make a fund a better investment.

Short-Term Inflation-Protected Bond ETFs

7 short-term inflation-protected bond ETFs ranked by assets under management. Updated October 10, 2026.

Total assets

$92.4B

MetaCap lists 7 US-listed ETFs in the Short-Term Inflation-Protected Bond category, holding a combined $92.4B in assets. The largest by assets are VTIP ($73.0B), STIP ($16.3B) and TDTT ($2.5B). Expense ratios range from 0.03% to 0.25% (median 0.09%); VTIP is the lowest-cost fund shown at 0.03% a year. On the latest trading day, 0 of 7 funds were higher, with an average move of -0.05%.

Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology

Largest short-term inflation-protected bond ETFs by assets

Short-Term Inflation-Protected Bond ETFs by assets under management
#	Symbol	Fund Name	Price	% Change	AUM	Expense Ratio
1	VTIP	Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares	48.46	-0.06%	$73.01B	0.03%
2	STIP	iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF	100.13	-0.04%	$16.32B	0.03%
3	TDTT	Northern Trust iBoxx 3-Year Target Duration TIPS ETF	23.32	-0.09%	$2.55B	0.18%
4	PBTP	Invesco 0-5 Yr US TIPS ETF	25.54	-0.10%	$241.48M	0.07%
5	RBIL	F/m Ultrashort Treasury Inflation-Protected Security (TIPS) ETF	50.05	-0.08%	$167.90M	0.17%
6	PCPI	PIMCO Inflation PLUS Active Exchange-Traded Fund	50.26	0.00%	$115.33M	0.25%
7	ICPI	iShares 0-1 Year TIPS Bond ETF	50.48	-0.02%	$22.65M	0.09%

Frequently asked questions

How many short-term inflation-protected bond ETFs are there?: MetaCap tracks 7 US-listed short-term inflation-protected bond ETFs with about $92.4B in combined assets.
What is the largest short-term inflation-protected bond ETF?: Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares (VTIP) is the largest, with about $73.0B in assets under management.
Which Short-Term Inflation-Protected Bond ETF has the lowest expense ratio?: Among the funds shown, Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares (VTIP) has the lowest expense ratio at 0.03% per year, or $3 a year on a $10,000 investment.
What does AUM mean for an ETF?: Assets under management (AUM) is the total market value of everything the fund holds. Larger ETFs tend to have tighter bid-ask spreads and more trading volume, but size alone does not make a fund a better investment.

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