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Vanguard Total Inflation Protd Secs ETF Overview

Vanguard Total Inflation Protd Secs ETF (VTP) is a passively managed Taxable Bond Inflation-Protected Bond exchange-traded fund (ETF). Vanguard launched the ETF in 2025.

The investment seeks to track the performance of the ICE U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Bond Index. The index measures the performance of U.S. dollar denominated sovereign debt publicly issued by the U.S. government in its domestic market with interest and principal payments to inflation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will generally invest all, but at least 80%, of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in the securities comprising the index.

About Vanguard Total Inflation Protd Secs ETF (VTP)

There are 1 members of the management team with an average tenure of 1.07 years: Joshua Barrickman (2025). Management tenure is more important for actively managed ETFs than passive index ETFs.

The ETF has 1 primary benchmark: ICE US Treasury Inflation Linked TR USD index with a weighting of 100%. Vanguard Total Inflation Protd Secs ETF has 50 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 35.9% of the ETF’s assets. The ETF meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a diversified fund. The ETF is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

Vanguard Total Inflation Protd Secs ETF is part of the Fixed Income global asset class and is within the Taxable Bond ETF group. Vanguard Total Inflation Protd Secs ETF has 0.0% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 0.0% There is 0.0% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 100.0% (100.0% domestic bond, 0.0% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). Vanguard Total Inflation Protd Secs ETF has 0.1% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $191 million in total assets, which is below the $2 billion average for the Inflation-Protected Bond category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.

VTP Performance and Fees

The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The Vanguard Total Inflation Protd Secs ETF expense ratio is low compared to funds in the Inflation-Protected Bond category. Vanguard Total Inflation Protd Secs ETF has an expense ratio of 0.05%, which is 82% lower than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a A. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.

High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. Vanguard Total Inflation Protd Secs ETF has a portfolio turnover rate of 4%, which indicates that it holds its assets around / 0.3 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 37% for the Inflation-Protected Bond category.

Recently, in the month of July 2026, Vanguard Total Inflation Protd Secs ETF returned -0.8%, which earned it a grade of D, as the Inflation-Protected Bond category had an average return of -0.7%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all ETFs in that category.

Vanguard Total Inflation Protd Secs ETF has a trailing yield of 2.99%, which is below the 4.95% category average. The fund normally distributes its income quarterly and its capital gains annually.

It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.

Vanguard Total Inflation Protd Secs ETF Grades

Year to date, the ETF has returned 0.5%, 1.1 percentage points better than the category, which translates into a grade of B. The fund has returned 2.6% over the past year (grade of B).

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