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

Fund Assets	73.01B
Expense Ratio	0.146%
Min. Investment	$5,000,000
Turnover	25.00%
Dividend (ttm)	1.15
Dividend Yield	4.70%
Dividend Growth	39.05%
Payout Frequency	Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date	Oct 1, 2026

Previous Close	24.45
YTD Return	2.04%
1-Year Return	2.08%
5-Year Return	15.00%
52-Week Low	24.22
52-Week High	25.27
Beta (5Y)	0.06
Holdings	27
Inception Date	Oct 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
• Performance Rating: Average
• Risk Rating: Below Average
• 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 2.08% 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 0.03% compared to 0.146% for VTIPX.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio
VTIP	Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF	0.03%

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
VTSPX	Institutional Shares	0.03%
VTAPX	Admiral Shares	0.06%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Oct 1, 2026	$0.4608	Oct 2, 2026
Jul 1, 2026	$0.334	Jul 2, 2026
Apr 1, 2026	$0.0037	Apr 2, 2026
Dec 17, 2025	$0.3505	Dec 18, 2025
Sep 30, 2025	$0.3176	Oct 1, 2025
Jun 30, 2025	$0.2065	Jul 1, 2025

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Historical data is provided by Tiingo. Delayed stock pricing data is provided by Twelve Data. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Oct 29, 2026

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