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Vanguard Total Inflation-Protected Securities ETF

VTPNYSE ArcaA

$72.53+0.06 (+0.08%)

As of Oct 13, 2026, 3:59 PM

A78/ 100

Rank 3 of 41 in TIPS

A78/100Rank 3 of 41inTIPS
Intraday session: up, 40 prints from 72.47 to 72.53. Range 72.46 to 72.57. Use the arrow keys to read each point.72.5072.5610 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.05%
Fund size
$231M
1Y total return
−2.1%
Yield · Last 12 months
3.82%
Holdings
51
Avg volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$72.41
52W range
low $71.97high $79.36
Launched

The ETF.net VTP Grade

A

Score 78 out of 100

Category
TIPS⁠
Rank
3 of 41
Six-pillar profile for VTP. Scores out of 100: Cost 93, Risk 45, Mission 100, Tradability 49, Holdings 86, Durability 65. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Risk (45). Leans toward Mission.

Score 78 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    A93 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 41

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 33

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C45 out of 100
    Rank 21 of 41

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C49 out of 100
    Rank 19 of 41

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A86 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 41

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B65 out of 100
    Rank 15 of 41

Our read on VTP

ETF.net Research

AVanguard's ETF answer for the whole TIPS curve. It tracks a market-value-weighted index of Treasury inflation-linked bonds with at least a year left to run, charges five basis points, and opened for business in 2025.

Stated mandate

The Fund passively tracks the full market of U.S. Treasury inflation-protected public obligations through the ICE U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Bond Index.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Five basis points: under half the typical fund in its Treasury peer group, and well below the 0.12% charged by broad TIPS rival SPIP.
  2. 02Full-curve coverage. The index is market value weighted and takes inflation-protected Treasuries with at least one year to maturity, no upper limit, so no single maturity slice bet.ice.com
  3. 03Vanguard's other inflation-linked ETF stops below five years to maturity. This one is the long-end-included sibling, in the same low-cost index wrapper.advisors.vanguard.com
  4. 04The inflation link sits inside the bonds, not in a strategy overlay: principal and coupons are indexed to consumer prices, and the fund passes income through quarterly.fund-docs.vanguard.com

Worth knowing

  1. 01Owning the long end cuts both ways. Real-rate moves hit a full-maturity TIPS portfolio harder than a sub-five-year one, so expect more price movement.ice.comadvisors.vanguard.com
  2. 02A 2025 launch means a short track record and thinner trading than the long-established TIPS funds, which can show up as wider bid-ask spreads.
  3. 03Payouts move with inflation adjustments rather than a fixed rate, and Vanguard discloses that a distribution can include return of capital.fund-docs.vanguard.com

VTP Holdings

As of Oct 11, 2026
Asset class
Bonds
Holdings
51
Top-10 weight
36%
Largest holding
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 1.88% 07/15/20354.0%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 4.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001—United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 1.88% 07/15/20354.03%92,840$9M7
002—United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 2.13% 01/15/20353.97%88,090$9M6
003—United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 1.88% 01/15/20363.96%93,060$9M9
004—United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 1.88% 07/15/20343.75%83,490$9M6
005—United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 1.75% 01/15/20343.58%78,780$8M6
006—United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 1.13% 10/15/20303.40%78,750$8M6
007—United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 1.25% 04/15/20313.37%78,860$8M12
008—United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 1.13% 01/15/20333.35%73,560$8M5
009—United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 1.63% 04/15/20303.34%74,820$8M11
010—United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 1.38% 07/15/20333.32%73,430$8M4
011—United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 0.63% 07/15/20323.32%72,450$8M5
012—United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 1.63% 10/15/20293.28%72,100$8M12
013—United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 2.13% 04/15/20293.16%67,560$7M9
014—United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 2.38% 10/15/20283.15%66,140$7M13
015—United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 0.13% 01/15/20323.12%66,580$7M4

Showing 1–15 of 51 holdings

VTP Performance

Launched Jul 7, 2025

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VTP$9,785
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$12,044
Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 12, 2026. VTP $9,785. SPY $12,044. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,549$10,897$12,245Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 10, 2025 – Oct 12, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for VTP. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodVTP
Year to date−1.7%
1 month−1.3%
3 months−2.7%
1 year−2.1%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper year—
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper year—
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper year—

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for VTP
YearReturn barVTP
2026 YTD−1.7%
2025+2.3%

History from Jul 9, 2025

VTP in the news

Filtered to VTP · TIPS

VTP Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 12, 2026.
3.82%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.77Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.99 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 5 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Oct 1, 2025 $0.47; Dec 18, 2025 $0.71; Apr 1, 2026 $0.06; Jul 1, 2026 $1.01; Oct 1, 2026 $0.99. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 1, 2026Oct 5, 2026$0.99
Jul 1, 2026Jul 6, 2026$1.01
Apr 1, 2026Apr 6, 2026$0.06
Dec 18, 2025Dec 22, 2025$0.71
Oct 1, 2025Oct 3, 2025$0.47

VTP Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
3.7%
Annualised · 14 months to Sep 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
−1.02
vs 3-month T-bills · 14 months to Sep 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−4.0%
15 months · trough Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.14
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

VTP Cost

Expense ratio0.05%
  • The middle half of TIPS funds
  • Median 0.10%

3 of the 41 TIPS funds charge less.

VTP costs $5.00 a year on $10,000. The median TIPS fund costs $10.00.

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