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Short-term Inflation-protected bond portfolios invest primarily in debt securities designed to provide returns with a component explicitly tied to inflation. US Treasury Inflation Protected Securities include an adjustment to their principal values in line with the rate of inflation, as measured by the US Consumer Price Index. These bonds can be issued by any organization or government, but the U.S. Treasury is currently the largest issuer for these securities. Inclusion in the category may be informed by a balance of factors but their durations (a measure of interest rate sensitivity) are typically shorter than 4.0 years, their average weighted maturities are typically less than 7.0 years, and they typically employ benchmarks limited to bonds with maturities of 10 or fewer years.