ProShares to Change Index, Name for Inflation ETF

The breakeven inflation indicator is used to quantify inflation expectations. Specifically, it is the spread difference in yields between normal Treasuries and Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, or TIPs, of similar duration. By taking the spread differential, investors may determine how much influence inflation has on Treasury yields.

Maryland-based ProShares is the largest issuer of inverse and leveraged ETFs.

ProShares 30 Year TIPS/TSY Spread