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

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Fund Description

The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of inflation-protected public obligations of the U.S. Treasury with remaining maturities of less than five years. The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Year Index. The index is a market-capitalization-weighted index that includes all inflation-protected public obligations issued by the U.S. Treasury with remaining maturities of less than five years.

Fund Snapshot Updated 06.17.2013

Previous Close Expense Ratio 0.10%
YTD Return 1.3% Avg. 30-Day Volume 177,236
1-Year Return 0.0% Market Cap Loading...
Bid $49.43 Shares Outstanding 12,867,000
Ask $49.45 Dividends $0.10
Top 10 Holdings
United States Treas Nts (TMTIPUS912828SQ48) 14.17%
United States Treas Nts (TMTIPUS912828QD52) 12.12%
United States Treas Nts (TMTIPUS912828MY36) 6.77%
United States Treas Nts (TMTIPUS912828BW98) 6.59%
United States Treas Nts (TMTIPUS912828DH04) 6.14%
United States Treas Nts (TMTIPUS912828CP39) 6.10%
United States Treas Nts (TMTIPUS912828BD18) 5.86%
United States Treas Nts (TMTIPUS912828FL97) 5.85%
United States Treas Nts (TMTIPUS912828UX60) 5.82%
United States Treas Nts (TMTIPUS912828ET33) 5.67%
% of Total Holdings 75.10%

Sector Breakdown

Geographic Breakdown

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