# Northern Trust 2055 Inflation-Linked Distributing Ladder ETF (TIPD): ETF Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/tipd for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: FlexShares · Asset class: Fixed Income - Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 2025-08-18 This ETF is designed to offer consistent distributions that adjust with inflation, generated from investments in U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS). These payouts, which include both income and/or principal, are structured to continue until 2055. It serves investors employing a spend-down strategy who require safeguarded cash flow against inflation to cover their recurring expenditures, delivering monthly income and annual principal payments across a roughly three-decade span. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $93.48 | | Expense Ratio | 0.10% | | Assets Under Management | $3.7M | | NAV | $93.43 (2026-10-28 close) | | Holdings Count | 28 | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | — | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | — /share | | Distribution Frequency | Monthly | | 52-Week Range | $89.95 – $103.34 | | Beta | 0.21 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.7007 /share - Ex-date: 2026-08-03 - Pay date: 2026-08-07 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does TIPD invest in? This ETF is designed to offer consistent distributions that adjust with inflation, generated from investments in U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS). These payouts, which include both income and/or principal, are structured to continue until 2055. It serves investors employing a spend-down strategy who require safeguarded cash flow against inflation to cover their recurring expenditures, delivering monthly income and annual principal payments across a roughly three-decade span. ### What is the expense ratio of TIPD? Northern Trust 2055 Inflation-Linked Distributing Ladder ETF (TIPD) charges an expense ratio of 0.10%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### What is the duration of TIPD? Effective duration measures TIPD's sensitivity to interest-rate changes: a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. TIPD's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. ### What is the credit quality of TIPD? TIPD's credit quality breakdown (the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below) is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds. ### What is the yield to maturity of TIPD? Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from TIPD if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. TIPD's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. It differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid. ### How big is TIPD? Northern Trust 2055 Inflation-Linked Distributing Ladder ETF (TIPD) manages $3.7M in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Does TIPD pay a dividend? Northern Trust 2055 Inflation-Linked Distributing Ladder ETF (TIPD) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is —. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does TIPD pay dividends? Northern Trust 2055 Inflation-Linked Distributing Ladder ETF pays dividends Monthly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is TIPD's dividend yield? TIPD's trailing-twelve-month yield is —, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is TIPD's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for TIPD was 2026-08-03. The next ex-date typically follows Monthly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will TIPD's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.10% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does TIPD charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from TIPD's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does TIPD cost more than a fund like VOO? TIPD is actively managed (current expense ratio 0.10%). Active funds charge more than passive index trackers in exchange for the manager's discretion to over- or under-weight positions. The Cost Verdict card above tells you whether TIPD's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to TIPD? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists ETFs following the same investment strategy as TIPD (0.10%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/tipd - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/tipd/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/tipd/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/tipd/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/tipd/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.