The article reviews three ETFs that may partly hedge against inflation, though none is a perfect shield. The iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF (STIP) holds short-term U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities with a 0.03% expense ratio, but its price may fall when real interest rates rise. The Invesco Diversified Commodity Strategy ETF (PDBC), with a total expense ratio of 0.74%, gains commodity exposure through futures, while SPDR Gold Shares (GLD), backed by physical gold, charges 0.40%. Each fund works through a different mechanism and carries its own risks, and the article stresses that an inflation hedge should be only one part of a well-diversified portfolio.
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