TIP

TIP Dividend Yield

iShares TIPS Bond ETF · Inflation-Protected Bond · iShares · ETF · monthly payer

$106.26

As of Nov 5, 2026, TIP (iShares TIPS Bond ETF) yields 4.09%, paying $1.25 a share a year in monthly distributions at its $106.26 price. It costs 0.18% a year and manages $14.6B. Over the last 5 years it returned 0.1% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.

Dividend yield

4.09%

Paid a Year

$1.25

Expense Ratio

0.18%

Assets

$14.6B

5-Yr Return

0.1%/yr

Frequency

Monthly

Key facts about TIP

Data as of Nov 5, 2026 · Source: SmarterDividends data

As of Nov 5, 2026, TIP yields 4.09% and pays about $1.25 a share a year, monthly.
TIP paid $4.3450 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 5, 2026, in 6 payments.
TIP's expense ratio is 0.18% a year, or $18.00 on $10,000.
TIP is an ETF from iShares with $14.6B in assets, started Dec 4, 2003.
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, TIP returned 0.1% a year with distributions reinvested (-3.7% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
In the 10 years to Oct 2026, TIP returned 2.3% a year with distributions reinvested (-0.8% a year from price alone), against 15.3% for the S&P 500.
Since Dec 2007, TIP's share price is up 1%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 74%.

Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "TIP Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/TIP

What $10,000 in TIP became

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From Dec 2007 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$17,367

Payouts taken as cash

$15,874

$5,790 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$72,756

Since Dec 2007, TIP's share price is up 1%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 74%. Its payouts haven't come at the expense of the share price, so there is no NAV erosion over this period.

TIP total return

A year, through Oct 2026. Total return counts every payout, reinvested; price return doesn't.

Period	Total return	Price return	S&P 500
1 year	−0.0%	−4.2%	+12.0%
3 years	+4.7%	+1.2%	+23.3%
5 years	+0.1%	−3.7%	+12.0%
10 years	+2.3%	−0.8%	+15.3%
Since Dec 2007	+3.0%	+0.0%	+11.1%

TIP distributions

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Paid per share, by year

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Aug 3, 2026	—	$0.7840	+46.5%
Jul 1, 2026	—	$1.0580	+49.2%
Jun 1, 2026	—	$1.2780	+698.8%
May 1, 2026	—	$0.5610	+195.3%
Dec 19, 2025	—	$0.3420	+284.3%
Dec 1, 2025	—	$0.3220	+163.9%
Nov 3, 2025	—	$0.3610	+1103.3%
Oct 1, 2025	—	$0.1980	+14.5%
Sep 2, 2025	—	$0.4170	−4.6%
Aug 1, 2025	—	$0.2640	−63.7%
Jul 1, 2025	—	$0.38	−45.2%
Jun 2, 2025	—	$0.2730	+320.0%

Compare TIP

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TIP questions

What is TIP's dividend yield?

As of Nov 5, 2026, TIP yields 4.09%. Over the last 12 months it paid $4.3450 a share in 6 payments, against a $106.26 share price.

How often does TIP pay dividends?

TIP pays monthly, 12 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of TIP pay?

At about $1.25 a share a year, 100 shares of TIP pay about $125.00 a year, $10.42 each month, before tax.

What is TIP's expense ratio?

TIP's expense ratio is 0.18% a year: $18.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.

What is TIP's total return?

In the 5 years to Oct 2026, TIP returned 0.1% a year with distributions reinvested, of which -3.7% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

Does TIP have NAV erosion?

Since Dec 2007, TIP's share price is up 1%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 74%. Its payouts haven't come at the expense of the share price, so there is no NAV erosion over this period.

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: iShares
Category: Inflation-Protected Bond
Started: Dec 4, 2003
Expense ratio: 0.18%
Assets: $14.6B
Dividend yield: 4.09%
Paid in the last year: $4.3450 (6 payments)
Last payment: $0.7840 · ex Aug 3, 2026
Beta (3 years): 0.73

Income Calculator

At $1.25 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (monthly)$10.42

Annual$125.00

Monthly avg$10.42

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TIP total return calculatorAny start year, with or without reinvesting TIP dividend calculator100 shares pay $125.00 a year, $10.42 each month

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Fund facts from the fund's own reports via Yahoo Finance; payments and returns from SmarterDividends records. For information only, not investment advice.