Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Fund

Scorecard
4 / 5 Stars
Lipper
4 4 3 5 3
Zacks Investment Research
4 (Sell)
Standard & Poor's
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TheStreet.com
C- (Hold)

Fund Holdings

The fund keeps at least 80 percent of its portfolio in TIPS. The dollar-weighted average maturity of its bonds is between seven and 20 years. "The fund emphasizes inflation-indexed bonds issued by the U.S. government, although it may also purchase inflation-indexed bonds issued by agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. government and by corporations," according to its prospectus. 

Asset Allocation

% Long % Net
Cash 1.59 1.59
Stocks 0.0 0.0
Bonds 98.41 98.41
Other 0.0 0.0
Foreign Bonds 0.0 0.0
Foreign Stocks 0.0 0.0
Convertible 0.0 0.0
Preferred 0.0 0.0

Updated 12.31.2012

Top 10 Holdings

Performance as of 04.30.2013

Portfolio as of 12.31.2012

% Net Assets
US Treasury Note 5.83
US Treasury Note 5.47
US Treasury Note 1.125% 5.43
US Treasury Note 5.38
US Treasury Note 0.125% 5.17
US Treasury Note 4.88
US Treasury Bond 3.875% 4.21
US Treasury Note 1.25% 4.15
US Treasury Note 0.5% 4.11
US Treasury Bond 2.375% 4.07

Bond Ratings (%)

Updated 12.31.2012

Sector VIPSX
AAA 100.0
AA 0.0
A 0.0
BBB 0.0
BB 0.0
B 0.0
Below B 0.0
Other 0.0
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