TIPS are U.S. government securities issued by the U.S. Treasury that generate principal and interest payments designed to adjust for and protect against inflation, as measured by the U.S. Consumer Price Index. TIPS ETF, the Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF and the Schwab Intermediate-Term U.S. Treasury ETF, according to the filing. The New Funds The TIPS ETF will track the Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities ( TIPS ) Index, according to the filing.