Nationwide Launches TIPS Fund

Nationwide Funds has launched a new inflation-protected mutual fund, the Nationwide Inflation-Protected Securities Fund (NIFAX/NIFIX), which will primarily bets on U.S. Treasury-issued Inflation Protected Securities.

Nationwide Asset Management will be the sub-adviser on the new fund. Joe Buck and Gary Hunt are the portfolio managers.

The new fund’s A Shares require a minimum investment of $2,000 and carry an annual expense ratio of 80 basis points.

For investors, the new fund acts as a hedge to future inflation without burdening the investor with additional credit risk, according to Michael Spangler, president of Nationwide Funds. “Inflation-protected securities play a crucial role in lowering volatility in an investor’s long-term asset allocation strategy,” he stated.

Nationwide Funds manages 86 funds and held $42 billion in assets under management, as of June 1. Nationwide Funds is the mutual fund arm of Nationwide Financial Services, a subsidiary of the privately held insurance giant Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., which is based in Columbus, Ohio.

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