With the increased flows into TIPS to start 2021, investors and traders alike might be sensing that a healing economy will translate into higher inflation in the new year. At over $260 million in inflows in the early going, the iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) is seeing strong interest from buyers. A Bond ETF for All Sorts of Scenarios Here's a quick primer on how the three ETFs might fit into your bond portfolio: TIP: seeks to track the investment results of Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L) which composed of inflation-protected U.S. Treasury bonds.