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PIMCO 1-5 Year U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund (STPZ)

Short-Term Inflation-Protected Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
52.22 USD +0.09 (0.163%) ⇧ (Oct. 15, 2026, 3:59 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 9:01 a.m. EDT

The 1-5 Year TIPS ETF presents a classic defensive trade with a massive income component but limited capital appreciation potential in the current environment. The dividend yield is robust, hovering near 5%, which effectively decouples the investment thesis from traditional equity growth metrics. However, the price action tells a story of stagnation; the fund is trading near its 52-week lows and has underperformed its own 200-day moving average significantly, indicating that the market is pricing in persistent real yields that keep the price suppressed. While the long-term trajectory shows a modest recovery over the last decade, the recent multi-year trend has been flat to slightly negative, failing to generate meaningful total return despite the high coupon. For investors, this is primarily a bond proxy for those seeking to lock in real rates rather than a vehicle for wealth creation. The options market offers no clarity due to a complete lack of speculative interest, reinforcing the view that this is a low-beta, low-volatility instrument where the only 'alpha' comes from the underlying interest rate curve shifting lower.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.007417
AutoETS0.007511
AutoARIMA0.007511
MSTL0.007914

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 81%
H-stat 7.05
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.095
Excess Kurtosis 0.28

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 9:01 a.m. EDT: Speculator positioning is extremely thin across all expirations, with negligible volume and open interest. Implied volatility is elevated for the nearest term calls relative to puts, suggesting a slight, tentative bias toward upside protection or minor rallies, but the lack of significant flow indicates no clear directional conviction from the options market.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.74% 4.57% 3.24% 3.38%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-03 0.390 0.742292
2026-07-01 0.500 0.946970
2026-06-01 0.530 0.989544
2026-05-01 0.420 0.775051
2026-04-01 0.070 0.129702
2025-12-31 0.170 0.316810
2025-12-01 0.170 0.316103
2025-11-03 0.190 0.352570
2025-10-01 0.120 0.221689
2025-09-02 0.210 0.387454
2025-08-01 0.140 0.259644
2025-07-01 0.180 0.335884
2025-06-02 0.150 0.280531
2025-05-01 0.260 0.483092
2025-04-01 0.350 0.652012
2025-03-03 0.020 0.037320
2024-12-31 0.070 0.133843
2024-12-02 0.090 0.171461
2024-11-01 0.040 0.076496
2024-10-01 0.050 0.094572
2024-09-03 0.010 0.019128
2024-08-01 0.060 0.115362
2024-07-01 0.160 0.310982
2024-06-03 0.300 0.583658
2024-05-01 0.150 0.293312
2024-04-01 0.100 0.195084
2023-12-01 0.090 0.177375
2023-11-01 0.165 0.328293
2023-10-02 0.050 0.100080
2023-09-01 0.110 0.218949
2023-08-01 0.060 0.119474
2023-07-03 0.110 0.219386
2023-06-01 0.050 0.098951
2023-05-01 0.100 0.196967
2023-04-03 0.100 0.195963
2022-12-29 0.100 0.200160
2022-12-01 0.020 0.039722
2022-09-01 0.630 1.233843
2022-08-01 0.450 0.854863
2022-07-01 0.210 0.399467
2022-06-01 0.560 1.054217
2022-05-02 0.390 0.730748
2022-04-01 0.330 0.612359
2022-03-01 0.090 0.162514
2022-02-01 0.150 0.275735
2021-12-30 0.210 0.381125
2021-12-01 0.035 0.063683
2021-10-01 0.140 0.255521
2021-09-01 0.340 0.619421
2021-08-02 0.320 0.579815
2021-07-01 0.310 0.566003
2021-06-01 0.280 0.507983
2021-05-03 0.220 0.399202
2021-04-01 0.160 0.292344
2020-12-01 0.060 0.111878
2020-11-02 0.160 0.299513
2020-10-01 0.250 0.465896
2020-09-01 0.230 0.426005
2020-05-01 0.140 0.267994
2020-04-01 0.170 0.329202
2019-12-30 0.210 0.400763
2019-12-02 0.120 0.229841
2019-11-01 0.080 0.152876
2019-10-01 0.160 0.305927
2019-09-03 0.030 0.057121
2019-08-01 0.120 0.228964
2019-07-01 0.200 0.381607
2018-12-28 0.080 0.157511
2018-12-03 0.160 0.314713
2018-11-01 0.065 0.127501
2018-09-04 0.080 0.155551
2018-08-01 0.170 0.331902
2018-07-02 0.190 0.368503
2018-06-01 0.120 0.232603
2018-05-01 0.200 0.387973
2018-04-02 0.150 0.289185
2017-12-28 0.010 0.019275
2017-12-01 0.240 0.461894
2017-11-01 0.050 0.095694
2017-09-01 0.010 0.019120
2017-08-01 0.026 0.049808
2017-07-03 0.140 0.268972
2017-06-01 0.030 0.057176
2017-05-01 0.130 0.247666
2017-04-03 0.150 0.284468
2016-12-01 0.040 0.076496
2016-09-01 0.140 0.268148
2016-08-01 0.160 0.305227
2015-08-31 0.150 0.290641
2015-07-31 0.100 0.192456
2014-08-29 0.060 0.112888
2014-07-31 0.125 0.234610
2014-06-30 0.140 0.261340
2014-05-30 0.120 0.224131
2013-11-29 0.010 0.018836
2013-08-30 0.030 0.056894
2013-07-31 0.010 0.018829
2012-11-30 0.060 0.110885
2012-06-29 0.170 0.318650
2012-05-31 0.260 0.484442
2012-04-30 0.010 0.018447
2011-12-07 0.070 0.130597
2011-11-30 0.052 0.096979
2011-10-31 0.066 0.122699
2011-07-29 0.196 0.363906
2011-06-30 0.306 0.574001
2011-05-31 0.452 0.843598
2011-04-29 0.214 0.395783
2011-03-31 0.209 0.391239
2011-02-28 0.071 0.133333
2011-01-31 0.014 0.026385
2010-12-29 0.057 0.108530
2010-12-08 0.014 0.026815
2010-11-30 0.032 0.060999
2010-10-29 0.020 0.037864
2010-07-30 0.038 0.073147
2010-06-30 0.111 0.214162
2010-05-28 0.168 0.325708
2010-04-30 0.018 0.034629
2010-03-31 0.079 0.153101
2010-01-29 0.047 0.090769
2009-12-29 0.057 0.110981
2009-12-16 0.003 0.005822
2009-11-30 0.061 0.117920
2009-10-30 0.110 0.215433
2009-08-31 0.126 0.252353
Additional Data
dividendYield 4.94

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 55.7
All Time Low 49.05
Ask 52.21
Ask Size 200
Average Daily Volume10 Day 106,440
Average Daily Volume3 Month 82,146
Average Volume 82,146
Average Volume10Days 106,440
Beta3 Year 0.28
Bid 52.2
Bid Size 200
Category Short-Term Inflation-Protected Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 52.265
Day Low 52.19
Display Name 1-5 Year U.S. TIPS
Dividend Yield 4.94
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 52.3182
Fifty Day Average Change -0.09819794
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0018769365
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -3.670907
Fifty Two Week High 54.58
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.3600006
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.04323929
Fifty Two Week Low 51.75
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.47000122
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.009082149
Fifty Two Week Range 51.75 - 54.58
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,250,861,400,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0234204
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fullday Change 0.07000351
Fullday Change Percent 0.13427354
Fullday Price 52.22
Fund Family PIMCO
Fund Inception Date 1,250,726,400
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund invests at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the component securities of the ICE BofA 1-5 Year U.S. Inflation-Linked Treasury Index (the "underlying index"). The underlying index is an unmanaged index comprised of Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities ("TIPS") with a maturity of at least 1 year and less than 5 years.
Long Name PIMCO 1-5 Year U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund
Market us_market
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_62176344
Nav Price 52.1
Net Assets 529,952,512.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.2
Open 52.27
Previous Close 52.135
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0850029
Regular Market Change Percent 0.163044
Regular Market Day High 52.265
Regular Market Day Low 52.19
Regular Market Day Range 52.19 - 52.265
Regular Market Open 52.27
Regular Market Previous Close 52.135
Regular Market Price 52.22
Regular Market Time 1,792,094,390
Regular Market Volume 59,046
Short Name PIMCO 1-5 Year U.S. TIPS Index
Source Interval 15
Symbol STPZ
Three Year Average Return 0.0456193
Total Assets 529,952,512
Tradeable 0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -1.16324
Trailing Three Month Returns -1.16324
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 53.3879
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.1679001
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.021875745
Type Disp ETF
Volume 59,046
Yield 0.0494
Ytd Return 0.21096