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iShares $ TIPS UCITS ETF (Acc) (ITPS.L)

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A single fund giving you a direct slice of US government bonds designed to track and rise with American inflation.

£190.90

Is iShares $ TIPS UCITS ETF (Acc) a good fund for a UK beginner?

The honest version: A single fund giving you a direct slice of US government bonds designed to track and rise with American inflation.

No rating · no target price · nothing for sale here
Price+3.7%
52-week range+5% past year
£190.90
Low £183.70High £196.98
Where today's price sits versus its past year - context, not a signal.
If you had put £1,000 into iShares $ TIPS UCITS ETF (Acc)
£1,037+4%

Over about 2 years to 2026-07-15. This already includes the fund's dividends, which an accumulating fund reinvests for you. Past performance is not a guide to the future, and it could just as easily have fallen.

Why has it been moving?▼ -1% past week · ▲ +5% past year

This is a fund, so it moves with its whole basket (Bonds) - not any single company's news. One share having a bad day barely shows up here.

What does iShares $ TIPS UCITS ETF (Acc) do?

This fund tracks the Bloomberg US Government Inflation-Linked Bond Index by holding US government bonds that adjust in value when American inflation goes up. Buying this single fund spreads your money across many of these special inflation-linked bonds rather than just one. The ongoing charge is 0.1% a year, which means about £1.00 each year for every £1,000 you have invested. Dividends are accumulating, meaning any interest payments are automatically reinvested inside the fund to grow your total holding.

What it tracks

Holds US government bonds whose value rises with US inflation, with the interest reinvested.

OCF: Ongoing Charge Figure: the fund's yearly running cost, taken automatically. 0.22% is about £2.20 a year for every £1,000 you hold.
0.1%
≈ £1.00 a year per £1,000 invested
Yield: The income the fund has paid out over the past year as a percentage of its price. Accumulating funds reinvest this for you instead of paying cash.
Reinvested inside the fund
Acc / Dist: Accumulating (Acc) reinvests dividends inside the fund automatically; Distributing (Dist) pays them to you as cash. Same index either way.
Accumulating
income reinvested
Holdings: Roughly how many different investments the fund spreads your money across. More holdings usually means more diversification.
US Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS)
Spread of your money
Index
Bloomberg US Government Inflation-Linked Bond Index
United States
Domicile
Ireland
ISA-eligible
Replication
Physical (holds the underlying bonds)
Category
Bonds
Where it fits in a portfolio
What's strong
  • Simple one-fund exposure to US inflation-linked bonds
  • Very low ongoing cost of 0.1% a year
  • Automatic reinvestment of interest through accumulating shares
  • Spreads your money across a broad mix of US government inflation-linked bonds
What to watch
  • The value of the fund falls when the market for these bonds falls
  • Currency swings between British pounds and US dollars will affect a UK investor
  • Changes in US interest rates can cause the value of the bonds to shift up and down

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What are the pros and cons of iShares $ TIPS UCITS ETF (Acc)?

4bull points
3bear points

How many points the write-up makes each way — a balance check, not a score or verdict.

The bull case4
  • Simple one-fund exposure to US inflation-linked bonds
  • Very low ongoing cost of 0.1% a year
  • Automatic reinvestment of interest through accumulating shares
  • Spreads your money across a broad mix of US government inflation-linked bonds
Key risks3
  • The value of the fund falls when the market for these bonds falls
  • Currency swings between British pounds and US dollars will affect a UK investor
  • Changes in US interest rates can cause the value of the bonds to shift up and down
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