iShares TIPS Bond ETFTIP This fund focuses on providing exposure to TIPS, U.S. government bonds that adjusts its principal based on inflation numbers. TIP lost 0.11% year to date and 2.82% in the last one year (as of July 14, 2017). Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETFVTIP This ETF focuses on providing exposure to short-term TIPS, whose face value is indexed to inflation.