Description

iShares II Public Limited Company - iShares $ TIPS UCITS ETF is an exchange traded fund launched by BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited. It is co-managed by Blackrock Financial Management Inc., BlackRock (Singapore) Limited, and BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It invests in the US Dollars denominated, fixed-rate treasury inflation-protected securities and with a minimum remaining time to maturity of 1 year. The fund invests in investment grade securities that are rated as at least BBB- by S&P and Fitch and at least Baa3 by Moody's. It seeks to replicate the performance of the Barclays US Government Inflation-Linked Bond Index, by employing representative sampling methodology. The fund was formerly known as iShares II Public Limited Company - iShares Barclays $ TIPS. iShares II Public Limited Company - iShares $ TIPS UCITS ETF was formed on December 8, 2006 and is domiciled in Ireland.