3. iShares Barclays TIPS Bond Fund ( TIP ) vs. All Takers Following the unprecedented injections of liquidity into the global financial system in recent years, inflation has been on the minds of most investors. But most investors still expect prices to head higher at some point in the future, and they're clearly hoping that TIP will protect them from the ravages of inflation. iShares' EEM has historically been the default option for achieving emerging market exposure through ETFs, but VWO's remarkable growth in recent years has positioned the competing Vanguard product as a legitimate threat.