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Why own a bond fund with a negative real yield? We have VG Short-term Investment Grade bond fund and VG Total Bond market index, in addition to the TIPS fund. Also, since the return on CD's is so low, is there a similar vehicle that is a good way to set up a "ladder"?

We have 10% of our portfolio in Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Fund. The YTD return is 4.4%. The yield is -.19%. This was the % a financial advisor set up 2 years ago. Is this too much to have in TIPS and what is a negative yield?