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 has returned 1.18% year to date, but has lost 0.95% in the last one year (as of August 31, 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.