Vanguard short term inflation protected securities index fund institutional shares

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Morningstar’s Fund Analysis VTAPX
Will VTAPX outperform in future?
This is an excellent TIPS fund.
What is a short
What Vanguard fund is best for inflation?
Does Vanguard have an inflation protection fund?

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Last | 10/20/22 EDT

23.81-0.01 (-0.04%)

52 week range

23.70 - 26.39

52 Week High26.39
52 Week High Date11/17/21
52 Week Low23.70
52 Week Low Date09/30/22
Dividend Yield6.43
Net Assets17,651.7
Deferred Load %-
Port Turnover %26

Key Stats

Min Initial Invest5M
Min Sub Invest1
Expense Ratio %0.04
Front End Load %-
YTD % Change-4.02
1 Year % Change-2.94

KEY STATS

52 Week High26.39
52 Week High Date11/17/21
52 Week Low23.70
52 Week Low Date09/30/22
Dividend Yield6.43
Net Assets17,651.7
Deferred Load %-
Port Turnover %26
Min Initial Invest5M
Min Sub Invest1
Expense Ratio %0.04
Front End Load %-
YTD % Change-4.02
1 Year % Change-2.94

There is no recent news for this security.

NAV / 1-Day Return

23.79 / 0.08 %

Longest Manager Tenure

10.02 years

Morningstar’s Fund Analysis VTAPX

Will VTAPX outperform in future?

Get our overall rating based on a fundamental assessment of the pillars below.

Process Pillar

The Process Pillar is our assessment of how sensible, clearly defined, and repeatable VTAPX’s performance objective and investment process is for both security selection and portfolio construction.

People Pillar

The People Pillar is our evaluation of the VTAPX management team’s experience and ability. We find that high-quality management teams deliver superior performance relative to their benchmarks and/or peers.

Parent Pillar

The Parent Pillar is our rating of VTAPX’s parent organization’s priorities and whether they’re in line with investors’ interests.

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This is an excellent TIPS fund.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Fund is a great U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities fund because of its low fee and sensibly constructed portfolio. The fund’s ETF, Admiral, and Institutional share classes are among the cheapest in the inflation-protected bond Morningstar Category, justifying a Morningstar Rating of Gold, while its more-expensive Investor share class is rated Bronze.

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Are short

TIPS can be a good investment choice when inflation is running high, since they adjust payments when interest rates rise, whereas other bonds don't. This is usually a good strategy for short-term investing, but stocks and other investments may offer better long-term returns.

What is a short

The BlackRock Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of inflation-protected U.S. Treasury bonds with remaining maturities of less than five years.

What Vanguard fund is best for inflation?

The Best Vanguard ETFs of October 2022..

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (VTIP).

Vanguard S&P 500 Index Fund ETF (VOO).

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (VWOB).

Vanguard Value Index Fund ETF (VTV).

Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF (VXUS).

Does Vanguard have an inflation protection fund?

Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Fund seeks to provide inflation protection and income consistent with investments in inflation-indexed securities. The fund is actively managed using a style-pure, risk-controlled approach that seeks high predictability of returns relative to the benchmark.