Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund Admiral Shares
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- Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund Admiral Shares (VTAPX) is an index mutual fund that seeks to track the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. 0-5 Year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) Index, which measures the investment return of inflation-protected public obligations of the U.S. Treasury with remaining maturities of less than 5 years; the fund employs a full replication strategy by investing all or substantially all of its assets in the securities that comprise the index, holding each in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index, with a dollar-weighted average maturity consistent with the index (2.5 years as of September 30, 2024). Core offerings consist of Admiral Shares with a minimum initial investment of $3,000, an expense ratio of 0.06%, and quarterly income distributions tied to inflation adjustments via the Consumer Price Index; principal holdings are U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Notes, with the top 10 accounting for approximately 48% of assets, including multiple issuances such as United States Treasury Notes at weights ranging from 4.22% to 5.37%. The fund targets investors seeking low-risk inflation protection with limited interest rate sensitivity (effective duration of 2.46 years) and high credit quality backed by the U.S. government, operating within the short-term inflation-protected bond category and serving individual, institutional, and retirement plan investors primarily in the United States. Established in 2012 and managed by The Vanguard Group, Inc., headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, with Joshua C. Barrickman, CFA, as portfolio manager since inception. The fund maintains assets under management of approximately $64.2 billion as of December 2025 and a portfolio turnover rate of 26% in the most recent fiscal year. Recent developments at Vanguard, the fund's sponsor, include its largest round of fee cuts in early 2025 costing an estimated $350 million, the establishment of a dedicated advice and wealth management division, and the launch of roughly a dozen low-cost bond exchange-traded funds over the prior 12 months through June 2025, alongside a collaboration with Wellington and Blackstone in private assets; no fund-specific acquisitions, partnerships, or strategic shifts were reported for VTAPX in 2024-2025, with the prospectus updated January 31, 2025.