Inflation Hits 3-Year High as Short Interest Plunges on TIPS ETFs SCHP and VTIP

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Inflation reached a three-year high of 4.2% in May, driven by a 23.5% year-over-year surge in energy prices, and investors are increasingly betting that elevated consumer costs will persist. Short interest in the Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF, which tracks Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities with at least one year to maturity, plummeted nearly 88% month-over-month to just 0.13% of shares, or $20 million, its lowest level since the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025. The Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF, which focuses on TIPS with less than five years to maturity, saw short interest dip to 0.14%, with $24 million worth of shares shorted, while attracting $3.57 billion in institutional inflows over the past twelve months. Both funds carry an expense ratio of 0.03% and pay monthly dividends, with SCHP yielding about 4% and VTIP yielding about 3.6%, offering investors a way to preserve capital and earn income as the Consumer Price Index remains sticky.

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