Basic Fund Data
Fund Provider:	Barclays Global Investors
Asset Class:	Fixed Income
Fund Category:	U.S. Government Bond
Ticker:	TIP
Expense Ratio:	0.20%
Fund Category Expense Ratio Average:	0.16%
Options:	Yes
Fund Inception Date:	12-04-2003
Fund Structure:	Open-Ended
Fund Weighting Restrictions:	Non-diversified Fund Rules
Fund Tracking Method:	Full Replication
Dividend Payment Frequency:
Basic Index Data
Index Name:	Barclays U.S. Treasury TIPS Index
Index Provider:	Barclays Capital
No of Index Holdings:	Under 100
Explanation of Index Strategy
Security Selection Category:	Passive
Security Selection Method:	Bond Sector
Security Selection Frequency:	Monthly
Index Weighting Category:	Capitalization
Index Weighting Method:	Market Weighted (bonds)
Index Weighting Frequency:	Daily

Market Price Return
1-Year:	17.03%
3-Year annualized:	5.98%
5-Year annualized:	4.69%
10-Year annualized:
Annual Performance History
2009:	10.8
2008:	-2.52
2007:	11.46%
2006:	0.3%
2005:	2.66%
2004:	8.23%
2003:
2002:
2001:
2000:
Data as of 10/31/09

Fundamentals
Assets MM:	$17172.1
P/E Ratio:
P/B Ratio:
Median Market Cap:
12-month yield:	3.1%
Data as of 10/31/09

Risk / 3-Year Average
Alpha:	0.59
Beta:	0.16
Standard Deviation:	2.54
Sharpe Ratio:	0.37
Data as of 10/31/09

Index Snapshot:

The iShares Barclays TIPS Bond Fund (Ticker: TIP) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the inflation-protected sector of the United States Treasury market as defined by the Barclays U.S. TIPS Index. The index includes all publicly issued U.S. Treasury inflation-protected securities that have at least one year remaining to maturity, are rated investment grade and have $250 million or more of outstanding face value. In addition, the securities must be denominated in U.S. dollars and must be fixedrate and non-convertible. The index is market weighted and the securities are updated on the last calendar day of each month. Inflation-protected public obligations of the U.S. Treasury, commonly known as 'TIPS,' are securities issued by the U.S. Treasury that are designed to provide inflation protection. TIPS are income-generating instruments whose interest and principal payments are adjusted for inflation. The inflation adjustment, which is typically applied monthly to the principal of the bond, follows a designated inflation index, such as the consumer price index. A fixed coupon rate is applied to the inflation-adjusted principal so that as inflation rises, both the principal value and the interest payments increase. Because of this inflation adjustment feature, inflation-protected bonds typically have lower yields than conventional fixed-rate bonds.