United States Natural Gas Fund vs Vanguard Sht-Term Inflation-Protected Sec Idx ETF — how do they compare? United States Natural Gas Fund trades at $10.4, while Vanguard Sht-Term Inflation-Protected Sec Idx ETF trades at $49.65. The key difference: Vanguard Sht-Term Inflation-Protected Sec Idx ETF is trading nearer its 52-week high, United States Natural Gas Fund nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| UNG | VTIP | |
|---|---|---|
Sector | Commodities - Energy | — |
52-Week High | $16.90 | $50.75 |
52-Week Low | $10.15 | $49.39 |
Trailing returns across standard periods
UNG is a commodity ETF that tracks the daily price movements of natural gas futures. It primarily invests in front-month contracts at the Henry Hub, making it a highly volatile tool for short-term trading rather than long-term holding due to contango and roll costs.
Read more on UNG →The index is a market-capitalization-weighted index that includes all inflation-protected public obligations issued by the US Treasury with remaining maturities of less than 5 years. The advisor attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the securities that make up the index, holding each security in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index.
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