Vanguard Shrt-Term Infl-Prot Sec Idx Inv (VTIPX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
25.36
-0.01 (-0.04%)
Aug 29, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
-0.04%
Fund Assets60.09B
Expense Ratio0.14%
Min. Investment$5,000,000
Turnover26.00%
Dividend (ttm)0.66
Dividend Yield2.59%
Dividend Growth-6.52%
Payout FrequencyQuarterly
Ex-Dividend DateJun 30, 2025
Previous Close25.37
YTD Return5.62%
1-Year Return6.52%
5-Year Return19.65%
52-Week Low24.19
52-Week High25.37
Beta (5Y)n/a
Holdings28
Inception DateOct 16, 2012

About VTIPX

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund Investor Shares is a U.S. mutual fund that tracks a market-value–weighted benchmark of Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities with less than five years to maturity. Its primary purpose is to provide exposure to short-duration TIPS, where principal is indexed to changes in the Consumer Price Index, helping preserve purchasing power by adjusting both principal and coupon payments with inflation metrics. The fund emphasizes minimal credit risk by investing exclusively in obligations of the U.S. Treasury and maintains limited interest-rate sensitivity due to its short effective duration. It is designed to deliver broad, low-cost access to the front end of the inflation-linked Treasury market, reflecting securities available to the public after excluding Federal Reserve holdings. By focusing on short maturities, it aims to reduce volatility relative to longer-duration inflation-protected strategies while retaining the core inflation-indexing feature of TIPS. The fund plays a role in fixed income allocations where investors seek inflation linkage, Treasury credit quality, and dampened duration risk within a diversified bond portfolio.

Fund Family Vanguard
Category Short-Term Inflation-Protected Bond
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol VTIPX
Share Class Investor Shares
Index Bloomberg US TIPS 0-5 Yr TR

Performance

VTIPX had a total return of 6.52% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 2.11%.

Equivalent ETF

VTIPX has an equivalent ETF with the ticker symbol VTIP, the Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF. This is an ETF from the same fund company that follows the same index. It has an expense ratio of 0.04% compared to 0.14% for VTIPX.

SymbolNameExpense Ratio
VTIPVanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF0.04%

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
VTSPXInstitutional Shares0.04%
VTAPXAdmiral Shares0.06%

Top 10 Holdings

47.54% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
United States Treasury NotesTII.1.625 04.15.305.28%
United States Treasury NotesTII.1.625 10.15.295.13%
United States Treasury NotesTII.2.125 04.15.295.04%
United States Treasury NotesTII.2.375 10.15.284.94%
United States Treasury NotesTII.1.625 10.15.274.74%
United States Treasury NotesTII.1.25 04.15.284.62%
United States Treasury NotesTII.0.125 04.15.274.58%
United States Treasury NotesTII.0.125 10.15.264.53%
United States Treasury NotesTII.0.125 07.15.304.39%
United States Treasury NotesTII.0.125 10.15.254.28%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Jun 30, 2025$0.2065Jul 1, 2025
Mar 31, 2025$0.0428Apr 1, 2025
Dec 23, 2024$0.2594Dec 24, 2024
Sep 30, 2024$0.1477Oct 1, 2024
Jun 28, 2024$0.2163Jul 1, 2024
Mar 28, 2024$0.0069Apr 1, 2024
Full Dividend History