Furthermore, previously beaten down sectors of the fixed-income marketplace such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (or TIPs) have garnered greater attention as well. The iShares TIPS ETF (TIP) has added $2.7 billion in 2016 and become an increasingly popular way to hedge inflation expectations. A recent Wall Street Journal article cites negative yields and record low interest rates in Japan and Europe as a tremendous catalyst for fixed-income investors seeking better returns.