iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP ) Though inflation is currently low, some concerns have started to build up lately on rising food prices due to droughts in California, unusually cold weather in other parts of the country and specific commodity anxieties. As such, investors could definitely look to the ultra-safe Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) ETFs in order to protect against future inflation. This could be easily done by investing in TIP, which tracks the Barclays U.S.