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PCE Price Index Update: The Disinflationary Trend Continues
Doug Short • Tue, Apr 30 • 2 Comments
What You Are Told About Inflation Protection Is Wrong
David Cretcher • Mon, Apr 29 • 21 Comments
Why Asset Allocations Fail And What You Can Do About It
David Cretcher • Thu, Mar 7 • 6 Comments
Our 5 Favorite ETFs Launched In The Past 6 Months
Morningstar • Thu, Mar 7
Trouble For 'Bridgewater Risk Parity' Model
Chris Ridder • Mon, Mar 4 • 4 Comments
2 Measures Of Inflation: New Update
Doug Short • Sun, Feb 24 • 6 Comments
Inflation: A 5-Month X-Ray View
Doug Short • Fri, Feb 22 • 1 Comment
What Inflation Means To You: Inside The CPI
Doug Short • Fri, Feb 22 • 2 Comments
Inflation Remains Tame Year-Over-Year, But Core Inflation Jumped In January
Doug Short • Thu, Feb 21
Whip Inflation Now
Brad Zigler • Mon, Dec 10, 2012 • 20 Comments
Where's The Inflation?
Bob McTeer • Thu, Nov 22, 2012 • 20 Comments
If You've Won The Game, Stop Playing
John Gerard Lewis • Wed, Nov 14, 2012 • 18 Comments
TIPS Are Tipped Against You
Kurt Shrout • Wed, Nov 14, 2012 • 13 Comments
ETF Stats For October: Another Record Number Of Closings
Ron Rowland • Tue, Nov 6, 2012 • 1 Comment

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PCE Price Index Update: The Disinflationary Trend Continues
Doug Short • Tue, Apr 30 • 2 Comments
What You Are Told About Inflation Protection Is Wrong
David Cretcher • Mon, Apr 29 • 21 Comments
Why Asset Allocations Fail And What You Can Do About It
David Cretcher • Thu, Mar 7 • 6 Comments
Our 5 Favorite ETFs Launched In The Past 6 Months
Morningstar • Thu, Mar 7
Trouble For 'Bridgewater Risk Parity' Model
Chris Ridder • Mon, Mar 4 • 4 Comments
2 Measures Of Inflation: New Update
Doug Short • Sun, Feb 24 • 6 Comments
Inflation: A 5-Month X-Ray View
Doug Short • Fri, Feb 22 • 1 Comment
What Inflation Means To You: Inside The CPI
Doug Short • Fri, Feb 22 • 2 Comments
Inflation Remains Tame Year-Over-Year, But Core Inflation Jumped In January
Doug Short • Thu, Feb 21
Whip Inflation Now
Brad Zigler • Mon, Dec 10, 2012 • 20 Comments
Where's The Inflation?
Bob McTeer • Thu, Nov 22, 2012 • 20 Comments
If You've Won The Game, Stop Playing
John Gerard Lewis • Wed, Nov 14, 2012 • 18 Comments
TIPS Are Tipped Against You
Kurt Shrout • Wed, Nov 14, 2012 • 13 Comments
ETF Stats For October: Another Record Number Of Closings
Ron Rowland • Tue, Nov 6, 2012 • 1 Comment

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Behind Vanguard’s ETF change of heart

at MarketWatch.com (Oct 22, 2012)

VTIP vs. ETF Alternatives

VTIP Description

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of inflation-protected public obligations of the U.S. Treasury with remaining maturities of less than five years.
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Country: United States

Key Info

In Your Portfolio: Broad U.S. Bond ETFs, A Guide to U.S. Government Bond ETFs
Asset Class Performance: Bonds

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Wednesday, May 15, 3:40 PM More from Gundlach: Not concerned about inflation, he calls TIPS (TIP) "pretty bad" investments and says he'll be a buyer if the 10-year (TLT) yield bounces back to 2% (off 3 bps today to 1.94%). As for the inevitable Apple (AAPL -3.3%) question - he prefers the common stock to the just-issued bonds. Warren Buffett says he prays for stocks he owns to go down in price - it allows him and company repurchase programs to buy at better prices. Is Apple putting money to work the last couple of days? 15 Comments [Tech]
Friday, April 26, 3:26 PM TIPS have mostly rebounded from a recent selloff, but Barclays spots an opportunity at the short-end of the curve. Some 1-year notes are expected to fall in price next week when they fall out of the Barclays U.S. TIPS Index (which must drop them when less than a year to maturity). The ensuing forced selling by funds such as the TIP could create a bargain price for buyers. Comment!
Friday, April 19, 12:48 PM Bill Gross takes advantage of the recent selloff in TIPS (TIP) to add to his holdings, noting the break-even rate for longer-dated paper has fallen to 2.35% (if inflation comes in above this number, TIPS outperform Treasurys). Yesterday's Treasury auction of TIPS was a mess, with one trader calling the action a "get me out" trade. Gross is getting in. 1 Comment [U.S. Economy]
Monday, April 15, 1:42 PM Gold isn't the only inflation hedge losing fans as funds owning TIPS have seen 3 straight months of outflows, according to Morningstar, the first such streak since 2008. At current levels, 5-year TIPS (TIP) would break even only if inflation rises more than 2.18% annually. "We just don't see (it)," says formerly bullish strategist Dan Heckman, whose fund has been a seller of late. 1 Comment [Financials, U.S. Economy]
Friday, January 25, 3:24 PM Inflation-protected securities have duration as well. Today's selloff in Treasurys (TLT -1.5%) is also taking a bite out of TIPS (TIP -0.5%). Meanwhile, Morningstar launches its Real Asset Index which will hold a portfolio of TIPS, REITs, and commodity stocks and futures. Perhaps an ETF will soon be launched to track it. Comment! [U.S. Economy]
Wednesday, December 19, 2012, 3:27 PM Bill Gross (BOND) is "lightening positions" in MBS after they've been a big winner for his funds this year (interesting: the MBB has actually declined since the Fed began QE∞). He's also cutting back on his holdings of corporate paper (LQD). Expecting the Fed to eventually produce higher inflation, he's added to his holdings of TIPS (TIP), while cutting back on non-inflation protected Treasurys. 3 Comments [U.S. Economy, Financials]
Wednesday, December 12, 2012, 4:36 PM Treasurys have a tough day following the Fed's decision to pour on the liquidity, the price on the 10-year note falling nearly half a point following the FOMC announcement. Inflation-protected securities continue to be a (relatively) excellent place to hide out, with TIP -0.3% against TLT's 1.2% decline. No inflation worries? TIPS have outperformed Treasurys of a similar maturity by a wide margin this year. Comment! [U.S. Economy]
Thursday, December 6, 2012, 11:28 AM No inflation? It's another record-high for the TIPS Bond Fund (TIP) as inflation-protected securities continue to outperform Treasurys of a similar maturity (a run stretching back to Sept. 2011). Thus far this year, TIP has posted a total return of better than 8%. 1 Comment [U.S. Economy]
Wednesday, November 21, 2012, 11:47 AM The Treasury sells $13B in 10-year TIPS priced to yield -0.72% vs. a when-issued yield of -0.76%. Bid-to-cover ratio of 2.53 vs. a recent 2.35; indirect bidders take down 48% vs. a recent 43.8%, direct bidders 10.3%. TIP -0.3%. Comment! [U.S. Economy]
Wednesday, October 17, 2012, 9:12 AM TIPS investors have another fund to choose from as Vanguard's Short-Term Inflation Protected Securities ETF (VTIP) traded 30K shares on its launch yesterday. The fund's fee is 0.10% vs. similar funds STIP and STPZ which charge 0.20%. 1 Comment [U.S. Economy]

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