Category Archives: International bonds

ITIP ETF: How risky is it?

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Tipswatch

I have been following the new iShares International Inflation ETF (ITIP) for a few weeks now, looking for a possible opportunity to buy in. I had arbitrarily set a price of $49.50, and it hasn’t hit that price yet. This … Continue reading →

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New ETF entries … International TIPS funds

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Tipswatch

IShares this month launched two new international bond funds with inflation protection: IShares Global Inflation-Linked Bond Fund (GTIP) and iShares International Inflation-Linked Bond Fund (ITIP). Both funds track indexes of government-issued bonds; the main difference is that GTIP includes U.S. … Continue reading →

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