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Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares (VTIP)

Short-Term Inflation-Protected Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
49.61 USD -0.03 (-0.060%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 49.62 +0.01 (0.020%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 7:50 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 4:21 a.m. EDT

The short-term outlook remains cautiously bearish due to persistent downward pressure against key moving averages and a statistically significant negative forecast for the coming month. While the asset offers a robust 3.6% yield, this income is insufficient to offset the capital erosion occurring in the price trend. The long-term rating is neutral because, despite a positive cumulative return over the last nine years, the asset lacks the explosive growth or dominant competitive moat required for a top-tier buy; it is a stable inflation hedge rather than a wealth creator. The options market confirms this defensive stance, with traders actively buying protection while showing little appetite for aggressive upside bets.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL_63 ✓0.003478
AutoETS0.004018
MSTL_63_840.004033
AutoARIMA0.004092
MSTL0.004301
AutoTheta0.004589
MSTL_840.006056

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_63

Forecast Reliability
Score 69%
H-stat 9.83
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.000
Excess Kurtosis 1.25

As of July 11, 2026, 4:21 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume relative to calls, particularly in the near term where ATM put volume significantly exceeds open interest, suggesting a hedge against downside volatility. However, the lack of significant out-of-the-money call positioning indicates limited speculative bullishness.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.37% 4.15% 3.33% 4.19%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-01 0.680 1.373183
2026-04-01 0.023 0.046120
2025-12-18 0.711 1.438398
2025-10-01 0.648 1.294964
2025-07-01 0.426 0.855078
2025-04-01 0.098 0.196748
2024-12-24 0.529 1.094558
2024-10-01 0.308 0.627547
2024-07-01 0.444 0.923845
2024-04-01 0.027 0.056521
2023-12-22 0.638 1.344857
2023-10-02 0.342 0.729989
2023-07-03 0.349 0.741449
2023-04-03 0.029 0.060619
2022-12-23 1.117 2.386752
2022-10-03 0.904 1.901957
2022-07-01 0.685 1.374398
2022-04-01 0.487 0.963593
2021-12-23 0.958 1.871825
2021-10-01 0.874 1.687259
2021-07-01 0.481 0.926425
2021-03-25 0.094 0.182171
2020-12-23 0.333 0.652813
2020-10-01 0.280 0.551833
2019-12-23 0.351 0.714577
2019-09-24 0.439 0.893366
2019-06-17 0.170 0.346939
2018-12-13 0.355 0.743300
2018-09-24 0.524 1.084437
2018-06-18 0.293 0.601643
2017-12-26 0.742 1.522988
2016-12-14 0.374 0.764670
2014-12-18 0.395 0.818314
2013-12-20 0.023 0.046691
2012-12-20 0.052 0.103813
Additional Data
dividendDate 2016-12-20
dividendYield 3.6

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 52.82
All Time Low 46.38
Ask 49.63
Ask Size 20
Average Daily Volume10 Day 3,006,710
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,560,326
Average Volume 2,560,326
Average Volume10Days 3,006,710
Beta3 Year 0.21
Bid 49.59
Bid Size 25
Category Short-Term Inflation-Protected Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 49.64
Day Low 49.5733
Dividend Date 1,482,192,000
Dividend Yield 3.6
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 50.2268
Fifty Day Average Change -0.6167984
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.012280265
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -0.60071945
Fifty Two Week High 50.81
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.2000008
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.023617413
Fifty Two Week Low 49.35
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.26000214
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.0052685337
Fifty Two Week Range 49.35 - 50.81
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,350,394,200,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0326786
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fund Family Vanguard
Fund Inception Date 1,350,345,600
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary 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 5 years.
Long Name Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares
Market us_market
Market State PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_223005135
Nav Price 49.59
Net Assets 71,082,705,000.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.03
Open 49.635
Post Market Change 0.0099983215
Post Market Change Percent 0.020153843
Post Market Price 49.62
Post Market Time 1,783,986,625
Previous Close 49.64
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0299988
Regular Market Change Percent -0.0604327
Regular Market Day High 49.64
Regular Market Day Low 49.5733
Regular Market Day Range 49.5733 - 49.64
Regular Market Open 49.635
Regular Market Previous Close 49.64
Regular Market Price 49.61
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,800
Regular Market Volume 1,781,656
Short Name Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-P
Source Interval 15
Symbol VTIP
Three Year Average Return 0.052710198
Total Assets 71,082,704,896
Tradeable 0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 0.66682
Trailing Three Month Returns 0.66682
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 50.00615
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.39614868
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.007921999
Type Disp ETF
Volume 1,781,656
Yield 0.036
Ytd Return 1.64417