UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act File Number: 811-05986
T. Rowe Price Index Trust, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202
(Address of principal executive offices)
David Oestreicher
100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (410) 345-2000
Date of fiscal year end: May 31
Date of reporting period: May 31, 2024
Item 1. Reports to Shareholders
(a) Report pursuant to Rule 30e-1
Annual Shareholder Report
May 31, 2024
U.S. Limited Duration TIPS Index Fund
This annual shareholder report contains important information about U.S. Limited Duration TIPS Index Fund (the "fund") for the period of June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024. You can find the fund’s prospectus, financial information on Form N-CSR (which includes required tax information for dividends), holdings, proxy voting information, and other information atwww.troweprice.com/prospectus. You can also request this information without charge by contacting T. Rowe Price at 1-800-638-5660 or info@troweprice.com or contacting your intermediary.
What were the fund costs for the last year? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
| Costs of a $10,000 investment | Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment |
|---|
| U.S. Limited Duration TIPS Index Fund - Investor Class | $21 | 0.21% |
What drove fund performance during the past 12 months?
U.S. Treasury inflation protected securities (TIPS) generated positive performance for the 12-month reporting period. Although higher real (inflation adjusted) yields put pressure on the performance of TIPS, principal adjustments for inflation helped keep total returns positive for the sector.
Allocations to options on Treasury futures, which we use to help with interest rate management, contributed to performance versus the style-specific Bloomberg U.S. 1–5 Year Treasury TIPS Index as rate volatility moderated, and using liquid credit default swap indexes to gain exposure to short-dated investment-grade corporates in June and August of 2023 further boosted performance. Security selection within the TIPS sector was an additional contributor.
Market volatility during the period hurt our efforts to take advantage of interest rate movements, and, as a result, the fund’s duration and yield curve positioning detracted versus the style-specific index. Notably, our positioning for lower nominal rates and steeper nominal curves detracted early in the period when upside surprises in economic data led the Federal Reserve to extend its hiking cycle, driving yields higher and curves flatter. An allocation to mortgage-backed securities also hampered results amid concerns about the potential for higher rate volatility.
The fund seeks income by investing in inflation-linked securities and aims to closely track the investment returns of its style-specific benchmark. At period-end, our non-TIPS allocations were very low as the risk/reward trade-off of credit sectors appeared to be unappealing at this point in the economic cycle, while TIPS looked attractive amid the risks of rising inflation expectations.
How has the fund performed?
Cumulative Returns of a Hypothetical $10,000 Investment as of May 31, 2024
| Investor Class | Regulatory Benchmark | Strategy Benchmark |
|---|
| 11/2/20 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| 11/30/20 | 10,050 | 10,090 | 10,058 |
| 2/28/21 | 10,230 | 9,887 | 10,234 |
| 5/31/21 | 10,450 | 9,873 | 10,462 |
| 8/31/21 | 10,580 | 10,034 | 10,611 |
| 11/30/21 | 10,630 | 9,974 | 10,685 |
| 2/28/22 | 10,686 | 9,625 | 10,763 |
| 5/31/22 | 10,561 | 9,061 | 10,687 |
| 8/31/22 | 10,374 | 8,879 | 10,541 |
| 11/30/22 | 10,162 | 8,693 | 10,335 |
| 2/28/23 | 10,140 | 8,690 | 10,313 |
| 5/31/23 | 10,228 | 8,867 | 10,468 |
| 8/31/23 | 10,217 | 8,773 | 10,492 |
| 11/30/23 | 10,327 | 8,796 | 10,621 |
| 2/29/24 | 10,457 | 8,979 | 10,758 |
| 5/31/24 | 10,601 | 8,983 | 10,907 |
202405-3565004, 202407-3567737
Average Annual Total Returns
| 1 Year | Since Inception 11/2/2020 |
|---|
| U.S. Limited Duration TIPS Index Fund (Investor Class) | 3.65% | 1.65% |
| Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Regulatory Benchmark) | 1.31 | |
| Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Treasury TIPS Index (Strategy Benchmark) | 4.19 | 2.46 |
The preceding line graph shows the value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the fund over the past 10 fiscal year periods or since inception (for funds lacking 10-year records). The fund’s performance information included in the line graph and table above is compared with a regulatory required index that represents an overall securities market (Regulatory Benchmark). In addition, the line graph and table may also include one or more indexes that more closely aligns to the fund's investment strategy (Strategy Benchmark(s)). Due to new SEC Rules on shareholder reporting the fund adopted a new broad-based securities market index, referred to as the Regulatory Benchmark. Market index returns do not include expenses, which are deducted from fund returns. The fund's total return figures reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. Neither the fund’s returns nor the index returns reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemptions of fund shares. The fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the fund’s future performance. Updated performance information can be found at www.troweprice.com.
What are some fund statistics?
| Total Net Assets (000s) | $1,842,853 |
| Number of Portfolio Holdings | 16 |
| Investment Advisory Fees Paid (000s) | $336 |
| Portfolio Turnover Rate | 152.4% |
What did the fund invest in?
Credit Quality Allocation* (as a % of Net Assets)
| U.S. Treasury Securities | 99.8% |
| Reserves | 0.2 |
*Credit ratings for the securities held in the Fund are provided by Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s, and Fitch and are converted to the Standard & Poor’s nomenclature. A rating of AAA represents the highest-rated securities, and a rating of D represents the lowest rated securities. If the ratings agencies differ, the highest rating is applied to the security. If a rating is not available, the security is classified as Not Rated. The rating of the underlying investment vehicle is used to determine the creditworthiness of credit default swaps and sovereign securities. The Fund is not rated by any agency.
Top Ten Holdings (as a % of Net Assets)
| U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes | 99.8% |
If you invest directly with T. Rowe Price, you can elect to receive future shareholder reports or other important documents through electronic delivery by enrolling at www.troweprice.com/paperless. If you invest through a financial intermediary such as an investment advisor, a bank, retirement plan sponsor or a brokerage firm, please contact that organization and ask if it can provide electronic delivery.
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U.S. Limited Duration TIPS Index Fund
Investor Class (TLDTX)
T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc.
100 East Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Annual Shareholder Report
May 31, 2024
U.S. Limited Duration TIPS Index Fund
This annual shareholder report contains important information about U.S. Limited Duration TIPS Index Fund (the "fund") for the period of June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024. You can find the fund’s prospectus, financial information on Form N-CSR (which includes required tax information for dividends), holdings, proxy voting information, and other information atwww.troweprice.com/prospectus. You can also request this information without charge by contacting T. Rowe Price at 1-800-638-5660 or info@troweprice.com or contacting your intermediary.
What were the fund costs for the last year? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
| Costs of a $10,000 investment | Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment |
|---|
| U.S. Limited Duration TIPS Index Fund - Z Class | $0 | 0.00% |
What drove fund performance during the past 12 months?
U.S. Treasury inflation protected securities (TIPS) generated positive performance for the 12-month reporting period. Although higher real (inflation adjusted) yields put pressure on the performance of TIPS, principal adjustments for inflation helped keep total returns positive for the sector.
Allocations to options on Treasury futures, which we use to help with interest rate management, contributed to performance versus the style-specific Bloomberg U.S. 1–5 Year Treasury TIPS Index as rate volatility moderated, and using liquid credit default swap indexes to gain exposure to short-dated investment-grade corporates in June and August of 2023 further boosted performance. Security selection within the TIPS sector was an additional contributor.
Market volatility during the period hurt our efforts to take advantage of interest rate movements, and, as a result, the fund’s duration and yield curve positioning detracted versus the style-specific index. Notably, our positioning for lower nominal rates and steeper nominal curves detracted early in the period when upside surprises in economic data led the Federal Reserve to extend its hiking cycle, driving yields higher and curves flatter. An allocation to mortgage-backed securities also hampered results amid concerns about the potential for higher rate volatility.
The fund seeks income by investing in inflation-linked securities and aims to closely track the investment returns of its style-specific benchmark. At period-end, our non-TIPS allocations were very low as the risk/reward trade-off of credit sectors appeared to be unappealing at this point in the economic cycle, while TIPS looked attractive amid the risks of rising inflation expectations.
How has the fund performed?
Cumulative Returns of a Hypothetical $10,000 Investment as of May 31, 2024
| Z Class | Regulatory Benchmark | Strategy Benchmark |
|---|
| 11/2/20 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| 11/30/20 | 10,050 | 10,090 | 10,058 |
| 2/28/21 | 10,230 | 9,887 | 10,234 |
| 5/31/21 | 10,460 | 9,873 | 10,462 |
| 8/31/21 | 10,600 | 10,034 | 10,611 |
| 11/30/21 | 10,660 | 9,974 | 10,685 |
| 2/28/22 | 10,722 | 9,625 | 10,763 |
| 5/31/22 | 10,597 | 9,061 | 10,687 |
| 8/31/22 | 10,420 | 8,879 | 10,541 |
| 11/30/22 | 10,203 | 8,693 | 10,335 |
| 2/28/23 | 10,191 | 8,690 | 10,313 |
| 5/31/23 | 10,280 | 8,867 | 10,468 |
| 8/31/23 | 10,280 | 8,773 | 10,492 |
| 11/30/23 | 10,391 | 8,796 | 10,621 |
| 2/29/24 | 10,539 | 8,979 | 10,758 |
| 5/31/24 | 10,686 | 8,983 | 10,907 |
202405-3565004, 202407-3567737
Average Annual Total Returns
| 1 Year | Since Inception 11/2/2020 |
|---|
| U.S. Limited Duration TIPS Index Fund (Z Class) | 3.95% | 1.87% |
| Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Regulatory Benchmark) | 1.31 | |
| Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Treasury TIPS Index (Strategy Benchmark) | 4.19 | 2.46 |
The preceding line graph shows the value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the fund over the past 10 fiscal year periods or since inception (for funds lacking 10-year records). The fund’s performance information included in the line graph and table above is compared with a regulatory required index that represents an overall securities market (Regulatory Benchmark). In addition, the line graph and table may also include one or more indexes that more closely aligns to the fund's investment strategy (Strategy Benchmark(s)). Due to new SEC Rules on shareholder reporting the fund adopted a new broad-based securities market index, referred to as the Regulatory Benchmark. Market index returns do not include expenses, which are deducted from fund returns. The fund's total return figures reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. Neither the fund’s returns nor the index returns reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemptions of fund shares. The fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the fund’s future performance. Updated performance information can be found at www.troweprice.com.
What are some fund statistics?
| Total Net Assets (000s) | $1,842,853 |
| Number of Portfolio Holdings | 16 |
| Investment Advisory Fees Paid (000s) | $336 |
| Portfolio Turnover Rate | 152.4% |
What did the fund invest in?
Credit Quality Allocation* (as a % of Net Assets)
| U.S. Treasury Securities | 99.8% |
| Reserves | 0.2 |
*Credit ratings for the securities held in the Fund are provided by Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s, and Fitch and are converted to the Standard & Poor’s nomenclature. A rating of AAA represents the highest-rated securities, and a rating of D represents the lowest rated securities. If the ratings agencies differ, the highest rating is applied to the security. If a rating is not available, the security is classified as Not Rated. The rating of the underlying investment vehicle is used to determine the creditworthiness of credit default swaps and sovereign securities. The Fund is not rated by any agency.
Top Ten Holdings (as a % of Net Assets)
| U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes | 99.8% |
If you invest directly with T. Rowe Price, you can elect to receive future shareholder reports or other important documents through electronic delivery by enrolling at www.troweprice.com/paperless. If you invest through a financial intermediary such as an investment advisor, a bank, retirement plan sponsor or a brokerage firm, please contact that organization and ask if it can provide electronic delivery.
Bloomberg does not accept any liability for any errors or omissions in the indexes or data, and hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. No party may rely on any indexes or data contained in this communication. Visit www.troweprice.com/en/us/market-data-disclosures for additional legal notices & disclaimers.
U.S. Limited Duration TIPS Index Fund
Z Class (TLDZX)
T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc.
100 East Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Annual Shareholder Report
May 31, 2024
U.S. Limited Duration TIPS Index Fund
This annual shareholder report contains important information about U.S. Limited Duration TIPS Index Fund (the "fund") for the period of June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024. You can find the fund’s prospectus, financial information on Form N-CSR (which includes required tax information for dividends), holdings, proxy voting information, and other information atwww.troweprice.com/prospectus. You can also request this information without charge by contacting T. Rowe Price at 1-800-638-5660 or info@troweprice.com or contacting your intermediary.
What were the fund costs for the last year? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
| Costs of a $10,000 investment | Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment |
|---|
| U.S. Limited Duration TIPS Index Fund - I Class | $11 | 0.11% |
What drove fund performance during the past 12 months?
U.S. Treasury inflation protected securities (TIPS) generated positive performance for the 12-month reporting period. Although higher real (inflation adjusted) yields put pressure on the performance of TIPS, principal adjustments for inflation helped keep total returns positive for the sector.
Allocations to options on Treasury futures, which we use to help with interest rate management, contributed to performance versus the style-specific Bloomberg U.S. 1–5 Year Treasury TIPS Index as rate volatility moderated, and using liquid credit default swap indexes to gain exposure to short-dated investment-grade corporates in June and August of 2023 further boosted performance. Security selection within the TIPS sector was an additional contributor.
Market volatility during the period hurt our efforts to take advantage of interest rate movements, and, as a result, the fund’s duration and yield curve positioning detracted versus the style-specific index. Notably, our positioning for lower nominal rates and steeper nominal curves detracted early in the period when upside surprises in economic data led the Federal Reserve to extend its hiking cycle, driving yields higher and curves flatter. An allocation to mortgage-backed securities also hampered results amid concerns about the potential for higher rate volatility.
The fund seeks income by investing in inflation-linked securities and aims to closely track the investment returns of its style-specific benchmark. At period-end, our non-TIPS allocations were very low as the risk/reward trade-off of credit sectors appeared to be unappealing at this point in the economic cycle, while TIPS looked attractive amid the risks of rising inflation expectations.
How has the fund performed?
Cumulative Returns of a Hypothetical $500,000 Investment as of May 31, 2024
| I Class | Regulatory Benchmark | Strategy Benchmark |
|---|
| 11/2/20 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 |
| 11/30/20 | 502,500 | 504,514 | 502,922 |
| 2/28/21 | 511,500 | 494,344 | 511,705 |
| 5/31/21 | 522,500 | 493,635 | 523,106 |
| 8/31/21 | 529,500 | 501,705 | 530,567 |
| 11/30/21 | 532,000 | 498,695 | 534,231 |
| 2/28/22 | 535,127 | 481,272 | 538,143 |
| 5/31/22 | 528,360 | 453,048 | 534,346 |
| 8/31/22 | 520,031 | 443,929 | 527,034 |
| 11/30/22 | 509,100 | 434,665 | 516,749 |
| 2/28/23 | 507,992 | 434,484 | 515,646 |
| 5/31/23 | 512,423 | 443,340 | 523,413 |
| 8/31/23 | 512,423 | 438,631 | 524,620 |
| 11/30/23 | 517,527 | 439,793 | 531,054 |
| 2/29/24 | 524,732 | 448,940 | 537,913 |
| 5/31/24 | 532,027 | 449,128 | 545,350 |
202405-3565004, 202407-3567737
Average Annual Total Returns
| 1 Year | Since Inception 11/2/2020 |
|---|
| U.S. Limited Duration TIPS Index Fund (I Class) | 3.83% | 1.75% |
| Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Regulatory Benchmark) | 1.31 | |
| Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Treasury TIPS Index (Strategy Benchmark) | 4.19 | 2.46 |
The preceding line graph shows the value of a hypothetical $500,000 investment in the fund over the past 10 fiscal year periods or since inception (for funds lacking 10-year records). The fund’s performance information included in the line graph and table above is compared with a regulatory required index that represents an overall securities market (Regulatory Benchmark). In addition, the line graph and table may also include one or more indexes that more closely aligns to the fund's investment strategy (Strategy Benchmark(s)). Due to new SEC Rules on shareholder reporting the fund adopted a new broad-based securities market index, referred to as the Regulatory Benchmark. Market index returns do not include expenses, which are deducted from fund returns. The fund's total return figures reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. Neither the fund’s returns nor the index returns reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemptions of fund shares. The fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the fund’s future performance. Updated performance information can be found at www.troweprice.com.
What are some fund statistics?
| Total Net Assets (000s) | $1,842,853 |
| Number of Portfolio Holdings | 16 |
| Investment Advisory Fees Paid (000s) | $336 |
| Portfolio Turnover Rate | 152.4% |
What did the fund invest in?
Credit Quality Allocation* (as a % of Net Assets)
| U.S. Treasury Securities | 99.8% |
| Reserves | 0.2 |
*Credit ratings for the securities held in the Fund are provided by Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s, and Fitch and are converted to the Standard & Poor’s nomenclature. A rating of AAA represents the highest-rated securities, and a rating of D represents the lowest rated securities. If the ratings agencies differ, the highest rating is applied to the security. If a rating is not available, the security is classified as Not Rated. The rating of the underlying investment vehicle is used to determine the creditworthiness of credit default swaps and sovereign securities. The Fund is not rated by any agency.
Top Ten Holdings (as a % of Net Assets)
| U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes | 99.8% |
If you invest directly with T. Rowe Price, you can elect to receive future shareholder reports or other important documents through electronic delivery by enrolling at www.troweprice.com/paperless. If you invest through a financial intermediary such as an investment advisor, a bank, retirement plan sponsor or a brokerage firm, please contact that organization and ask if it can provide electronic delivery.
Bloomberg does not accept any liability for any errors or omissions in the indexes or data, and hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. No party may rely on any indexes or data contained in this communication. Visit www.troweprice.com/en/us/market-data-disclosures for additional legal notices & disclaimers.
U.S. Limited Duration TIPS Index Fund
I Class (TLDUX)
T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc.
100 East Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Item 1. (b) Notice pursuant to Rule 30e-3.
Not applicable.
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
The registrant has adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, applicable to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. A copy of this code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR. No substantive amendments were approved or waivers were granted to this code of ethics during the period covered by this report.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
The registrant’s Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Paul F. McBride qualifies as an audit committee financial expert, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Mr. McBride is considered independent for purposes of Item 3 of Form N-CSR.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
(a) – (d) Aggregate fees billed for the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered to, or on behalf of, the registrant by the registrant’s principal accountant were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2024 | | | | | 2023 | |
| | Audit Fees | | | | $ | 33,841 | | | | | $ | 33,192 | |
| | Audit-Related Fees | | | | | - | | | | | | - | |
| | Tax Fees | | | | | - | | | | | | - | |
| | All Other Fees | | | | | - | | | | | | - | |
Audit fees include amounts related to the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and services normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings. Audit-related fees include amounts reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and specifically include the issuance of a report on internal controls and, if applicable, agreed-upon procedures related to fund acquisitions. Tax fees include amounts related to services for tax compliance, tax planning, and tax advice. The nature of these services specifically includes the review of distribution calculations and the preparation of Federal, state, and excise tax returns. All other fees include the registrant’s pro-rata share of amounts for agreed-upon procedures in conjunction with service contract approvals by the registrant’s Board of Directors/Trustees.
(e)(1) The registrant’s audit committee has adopted a policy whereby audit and non-audit services performed by the registrant’s principal accountant for the registrant, its investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant require pre-approval in advance at regularly scheduled audit committee meetings. If such a service is required between regularly scheduled audit committee meetings, pre-approval may be authorized by one audit committee member with ratification at the next scheduled audit committee meeting. Waiver of pre-approval for audit or non-audit services requiring fees of a de minimis amount is not permitted.
(2) No services included in (b) – (d) above were approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(f) Less than 50 percent of the hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees.
(g) The aggregate fees billed for the most recent fiscal year and the preceding fiscal year by the registrant’s principal accountant for non-audit services rendered to the registrant, its investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant were $1,230,000 and $1,521,000, respectively.
(h) All non-audit services rendered in (g) above were pre-approved by the registrant’s audit committee. Accordingly, these services were considered by the registrant’s audit committee in maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.
(i) Not applicable.
(j) Not applicable.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Investments.
(a) Not applicable. The complete schedule of investments is included in Item 7 of this Form N-CSR.
(b) Not applicable.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
(a – b) Report pursuant to Regulation S-X.
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5/31/24
5/31/23
5/31/22
NET
ASSET
VALUE
Beginning
of
period
$
9.24
$
10.14
$
10.45
$
10.00
Investment
activities
Net
investment
income
(2)(3)
0.45
0.43
0.50
0.19
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and
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gain/loss
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(0.75)
(0.38)
0.26
Total
from
investment
activities
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0.12
0.45
Distributions
Net
investment
income
(0.42)
(0.58)
(0.39)
—
Net
realized
gain
—
—
(0.04)
—
Total
distributions
(0.42)
(0.58)
(0.43)
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NET
ASSET
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End
of
period
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$
9.24
$
10.14
$
10.45
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Total
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(3.16)%
1.07%
4.50%
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to
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Gross
expenses
before
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Associates
0.34%
0.33%
0.23%
0.74%
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Net
expenses
after
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Associates
0.21%
0.21%
0.21%
0.21%
(5)
Net
investment
income
4.93%
4.53%
4.82%
3.25%
(5)
Portfolio
turnover
rate
152.4%
169.1%
181.3%
39.9%
Net
assets,
end
of
period
(in
thousands)
$10,527
$15,422
$22,502
$12,360
0%
0%
0%
0%
(1)
Inception
date
(2)
Per
share
amounts
calculated
using
average
shares
outstanding
method.
(3)
Includes
the
impact
of
expense-related
arrangements
with
Price
Associates.
(4)
Total
return
reflects
the
rate
that
an
investor
would
have
earned
on
an
investment
in
the
fund
during
each
period,
assuming
reinvestment
of
all
distributions,
and
payment
of
no
redemption
or
account
fees,
if
applicable.
Total
return
is
not
annualized
for
periods
less
than
one
year.
(5)
Annualized
T.
ROWE
PRICE
U.S.
Limited
Duration
TIPS
Index
Fund
For
a
share
outstanding
throughout
each
period
The
accompanying
notes
are
an
integral
part
of
these
financial
statements.
I
Class
(1)
..
Year
..
..
Ended
.
11/2/20
(1)
Through
5/31/21
5/31/24
5/31/23
5/31/22
NET
ASSET
VALUE
Beginning
of
period
$
9.25
$
10.15
$
10.45
$
10.00
Investment
activities
Net
investment
income
(2)(3)
0.47
0.43
0.56
0.20
Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain/loss
(0.13)
(0.74)
(0.44)
0.25
Total
from
investment
activities
0.34
(0.31)
0.12
0.45
Distributions
Net
investment
income
(0.43)
(0.59)
(0.38)
—
Net
realized
gain
—
—
(0.04)
—
Total
distributions
(0.43)
(0.59)
(0.42)
—
NET
ASSET
VALUE
End
of
period
$
9.16
$
9.25
$
10.15
$
10.45
Ratios/Supplemental
Data
Total
return
(3)(4)
3.83%
(3.02)%
1.12%
4.50%
Ratios
to
average
net
assets:
(3)
Gross
expenses
before
waivers/payments
by
Price
Associates
0.15%
0.13%
0.14%
0.14%
(5)
Net
expenses
after
waivers/payments
by
Price
Associates
0.11%
0.11%
0.11%
0.11%
(5)
Net
investment
income
5.15%
4.54%
5.41%
3.40%
(5)
Portfolio
turnover
rate
152.4%
169.1%
181.3%
39.9%
Net
assets,
end
of
period
(in
millions)
$1,758
$1,539
$1,648
$1,636
0%
0%
0%
0%
(1)
Inception
date
(2)
Per
share
amounts
calculated
using
average
shares
outstanding
method.
(3)
Includes
the
impact
of
expense-related
arrangements
with
Price
Associates.
(4)
Total
return
reflects
the
rate
that
an
investor
would
have
earned
on
an
investment
in
the
fund
during
each
period,
assuming
reinvestment
of
all
distributions,
and
payment
of
no
redemption
or
account
fees,
if
applicable.
Total
return
is
not
annualized
for
periods
less
than
one
year.
(5)
Annualized
T.
ROWE
PRICE
U.S.
Limited
Duration
TIPS
Index
Fund
For
a
share
outstanding
throughout
each
period
The
accompanying
notes
are
an
integral
part
of
these
financial
statements.
Z
Class
(1)
..
Year
..
..
Ended
.
11/2/20
(1)
Through
5/31/21
5/31/24
5/31/23
5/31/22
NET
ASSET
VALUE
Beginning
of
period
$
9.27
$
10.18
$
10.46
$
10.00
Investment
activities
Net
investment
income
(2)(3)
0.51
0.43
0.80
0.08
Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain/loss
(0.16)
(0.74)
(0.66)
0.38
Total
from
investment
activities
0.35
(0.31)
0.14
0.46
Distributions
Net
investment
income
(0.44)
(0.60)
(0.38)
—
Net
realized
gain
—
—
(0.04)
—
Total
distributions
(0.44)
(0.60)
(0.42)
—
NET
ASSET
VALUE
End
of
period
$
9.18
$
9.27
$
10.18
$
10.46
Ratios/Supplemental
Data
Total
return
(3)(4)
3.95%
(2.99)%
1.31%
4.60%
Ratios
to
average
net
assets:
(3)
Gross
expenses
before
waivers/payments
by
Price
Associates
0.08%
0.08%
0.08%
3.04%
(5)
Net
expenses
after
waivers/payments
by
Price
Associates
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
(5)
Net
investment
income
5.60%
4.55%
7.83%
1.35%
(5)
Portfolio
turnover
rate
152.4%
169.1%
181.3%
39.9%
Net
assets,
end
of
period
(in
thousands)
$74,763
$23,492
$14,726
$105
0%
0%
0%
0%
(1)
Inception
date
(2)
Per
share
amounts
calculated
using
average
shares
outstanding
method.
(3)
Includes
the
impact
of
expense-related
arrangements
with
Price
Associates.
(4)
Total
return
reflects
the
rate
that
an
investor
would
have
earned
on
an
investment
in
the
fund
during
each
period,
assuming
reinvestment
of
all
distributions,
and
payment
of
no
redemption
or
account
fees,
if
applicable.
Total
return
is
not
annualized
for
periods
less
than
one
year.
(5)
Annualized
T.
ROWE
PRICE
U.S.
Limited
Duration
TIPS
Index
Fund
May
31,
2024
Par/Shares
$
Value
(Amounts
in
000s)
‡
U.S.
GOVERNMENT
AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS
(EXCLUDING
MORTGAGE-BACKED)
99.8%
U.S.
Treasury
Obligations
99.8%
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation-Indexed
Notes,
0.125%,
10/15/25 (1)
197,208
190,676
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation-Indexed
Notes,
0.125%,
4/15/26
123,799
118,132
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation-Indexed
Notes,
0.125%,
7/15/26
102,068
97,411
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation-Indexed
Notes,
0.125%,
10/15/26
248,150
235,704
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation-Indexed
Notes,
0.125%,
4/15/27
166,579
156,194
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation-Indexed
Notes,
0.375%,
7/15/25
28,180
27,471
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation-Indexed
Notes,
0.625%,
1/15/26
106,791
103,270
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation-Indexed
Notes,
1.25%,
4/15/28
111,735
107,562
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation-Indexed
Notes,
1.625%,
10/15/27
178,309
174,993
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation-Indexed
Notes,
1.75%,
1/15/34
44,336
42,861
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation-Indexed
Notes,
2.125%,
4/15/29
357,442
356,995
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation-Indexed
Notes,
2.375%,
10/15/28
225,069
227,460
Total
U.S.
Government
Agency
Obligations
(Excluding
Mortgage-Backed)
(Cost
$1,844,537)
1,838,729
SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
0.3%
Money
Market
Funds
0.3%
T.
Rowe
Price
Government
Reserve
Fund,
5.39% (2)(3)
6,390
6,390
Total
Short-Term
Investments
(Cost
$6,390)
6,390
Total
Investments
in
Securities
100.1%
of
Net
Assets
(Cost
$1,850,927)
$
1,845,119
‡
Par/Shares
and
Notional
Amount
are
denominated
in
U.S.
dollars
unless
otherwise
noted.
(1)
At
May
31,
2024,
all
or
a
portion
of
this
security
is
pledged
as
collateral
and/
or
margin
deposit
to
cover
future
funding
obligations.
(2)
Seven-day
yield
(3)
Affiliated
Companies
T.
ROWE
PRICE
U.S.
Limited
Duration
TIPS
Index
Fund
FUTURES
CONTRACTS
($000s)
Expiration
Date
Notional
Amount
Value
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
Short,
289
U.S.
Treasury
Notes
ten
year
contracts
9/24
(31,442)
$
(95)
Short,
417
Ultra
U.S.
Treasury
Notes
ten
year
contracts
9/24
(46,717)
(318)
Net
payments
(receipts)
of
variation
margin
to
date
204
Variation
margin
receivable
(payable)
on
open
futures
contracts
$
(209)
T.
ROWE
PRICE
U.S.
Limited
Duration
TIPS
Index
Fund
The
accompanying
notes
are
an
integral
part
of
these
financial
statements.
AFFILIATED
COMPANIES
($000s)
The
fund
may
invest
in
certain
securities
that
are
considered
affiliated
companies.
As
defined
by
the
1940
Act,
an
affiliated
company
is
one
in
which
the
fund
owns
5%
or
more
of
the
outstanding
voting
securities,
or
a
company
that
is
under
common
ownership
or
control.
The
following
securities
were
considered
affiliated
companies
for
all
or
some
portion
of
the
year
ended
May
31,
2024.
Net
realized
gain
(loss),
investment
income,
change
in
net
unrealized
gain/loss,
and
purchase
and
sales
cost
reflect
all
activity
for
the
period
then
ended.
Affiliate
Net
Realized
Gain
(Loss)
Change
in
Net
Unrealized
Gain/Loss
Investment
Income
T.
Rowe
Price
Government
Reserve
Fund,
5.39%
$
—
$
—
$
3,200++
Totals
$
—#
$
—
$
3,200+
Supplementary
Investment
Schedule
Affiliate
Value
05/31/23
Purchase
Cost
Sales
Cost
Value
05/31/24
T.
Rowe
Price
Government
Reserve
Fund,
5.39%
$
55,853
¤
¤
$
6,390
Total
$
6,390^
#
Capital
gain
distributions
from
underlying
Price
funds
represented
$0
of
the
net
realized
gain
(loss).
++
Excludes
earnings
on
securities
lending
collateral,
which
are
subject
to
rebates
and
fees
as
described
in
Note
4.
+
Investment
income
comprised
$3,200
of
dividend
income
and
$0
of
interest
income.
¤
Purchase
and
sale
information
not
shown
for
cash
management
funds.
^
The
cost
basis
of
investments
in
affiliated
companies
was
$6,390.
T.
ROWE
PRICE
U.S.
Limited
Duration
TIPS
Index
Fund
May
31,
2024
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
($000s,
except
shares
and
per
share
amounts)
Assets
Investments
in
securities,
at
value
(cost
$1,850,927)
$
1,845,119
Receivable
for
investment
securities
sold
139,463
Interest
receivable
2,965
Receivable
for
shares
sold
190
Cash
1
Foreign
currency
(cost
$1)
1
Other
assets
24
Total
assets
1,987,763
Liabilities
Payable
for
investment
securities
purchased
143,595
Payable
for
shares
redeemed
473
Due
to
affiliates
385
Variation
margin
payable
on
futures
contracts
209
Investment
management
fees
payable
93
Payable
to
directors
1
Other
liabilities
154
Total
liabilities
144,910
Commitments
and
Contingent
Liabilities
(note
6
)
NET
ASSETS
$
1,842,853
T.
ROWE
PRICE
U.S.
Limited
Duration
TIPS
Index
Fund
May
31,
2024
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
($000s,
except
shares
and
per
share
amounts)
The
accompanying
notes
are
an
integral
part
of
these
financial
statements.
Net
Assets
Consist
of:
Total
distributable
earnings
(loss)
$
(163,155)
Paid-in
capital
applicable
to
201,267,000
shares
of
$0.01
par
value
capital
stock
outstanding;
2,000,000,000
shares
of
the
Corporation
authorized
2,006,008
NET
ASSETS
$
1,842,853
NET
ASSET
VALUE
PER
SHARE
Investor
Class
(Net
assets:
$10,527;
Shares
outstanding:
1,150,856)
$
9.15
I
Class
(Net
assets:
$1,757,563;
Shares
outstanding:
191,968,049)
$
9.16
Z
Class
(Net
assets:
$74,763;
Shares
outstanding:
8,148,095)
$
9.18
T.
ROWE
PRICE
U.S.
Limited
Duration
TIPS
Index
Fund
Year
Ended
5/31/24
Investment
Income
(Loss)
Income
Interest
$
85,780
Dividend
3,200
Securities
lending
7
Total
income
88,987
Expenses
Investment
management
1,013
Shareholder
servicing
Investor
Class
$
27
I
Class
1,068
1,095
Prospectus
and
shareholder
reports
Investor
Class
5
I
Class
9
14
Custody
and
accounting
221
Registration
93
Legal
and
audit
39
Directors
6
Miscellaneous
23
Waived
/
paid
by
Price
Associates
(677)
Total
expenses
1,827
Net
investment
income
87,160
T.
ROWE
PRICE
U.S.
Limited
Duration
TIPS
Index
Fund
The
accompanying
notes
are
an
integral
part
of
these
financial
statements.
Year
Ended
5/31/24
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
/
Loss
–
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
Securities
(68,828)
Futures
(7,228)
Swaps
212
Options
written
2,614
Forward
currency
exchange
contracts
(363)
Foreign
currency
transactions
9
Net
realized
loss
(73,584)
Change
in
net
unrealized
gain
/
loss
Securities
50,166
Futures
451
Swaps
187
Change
in
net
unrealized
gain
/
loss
50,804
Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain
/
loss
(22,780)
INCREASE
IN
NET
ASSETS
FROM
OPERATIONS
$
64,380
T.
ROWE
PRICE
U.S.
Limited
Duration
TIPS
Index
Fund
Statement
of
Changes
in
Net
Assets
Year
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Ended
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
5/31/24
5/31/23
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
Operations
Net
investment
income
$
87,160
$
69,267
Net
realized
loss
(73,584)
(97,438)
Change
in
net
unrealized
gain
/
loss
50,804
(18,773)
Increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
from
operations
64,380
(46,944)
Distributions
to
shareholders
Net
earnings
Investor
Class
(547)
(1,048)
I
Class
(75,550)
(87,803)
Z
Class
(2,018)
(835)
Decrease
in
net
assets
from
distributions
(78,115)
(89,686)
Capital
share
transactions
*
Shares
sold
Investor
Class
3,789
7,394
I
Class
430,129
291,515
Z
Class
54,616
17,662
Distributions
reinvested
Investor
Class
537
1,034
I
Class
75,532
87,782
Z
Class
2,018
835
Shares
redeemed
Investor
Class
(9,081)
(13,756)
I
Class
(273,165)
(355,010)
Z
Class
(5,329)
(8,575)
Increase
in
net
assets
from
capital
share
transactions
279,046
28,881
T.
ROWE
PRICE
U.S.
Limited
Duration
TIPS
Index
Fund
Statement
of
Changes
in
Net
Assets
The
accompanying
notes
are
an
integral
part
of
these
financial
statements.
Year
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Ended
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
5/31/24
5/31/23
Net
Assets
Increase
(decrease)
during
period
265,311
(107,749)
Beginning
of
period
1,577,542
1,685,291
End
of
period
$
1,842,853
$
1,577,542
*Share
information
(000s)
Shares
sold
Investor
Class
415
767
I
Class
47,142
30,886
Z
Class
5,973
1,870
Distributions
reinvested
Investor
Class
60
113
I
Class
8,404
9,552
Z
Class
224
91
Shares
redeemed
Investor
Class
(993)
(1,431)
I
Class
(29,849)
(36,464)
Z
Class
(582)
(875)
Increase
in
shares
outstanding
30,794
4,509
T.
ROWE
PRICE
U.S.
Limited
Duration
TIPS
Index
Fund
NOTES
TO
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
T.
Rowe
Price
Index
Trust,
Inc. (the
corporation) is
registered
under
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940
(the
1940
Act).
The
U.S.
Limited
Duration
TIPS
Index
Fund
(the
fund)
is a
diversified, open-end
management
investment
company
established
by
the
corporation. The
fund
seeks
income
by
investing
in
inflation-linked
securities.
The
fund
has three classes
of
shares:
the
U.S.
Limited
Duration
TIPS
Index
Fund
(Investor
Class),
the
U.S.
Limited
Duration
TIPS
Index
Fund–I
Class
(I
Class)
and
the
U.S.
Limited
Duration
TIPS
Index
Fund–Z
Class
(Z
Class).
I
Class
shares
require
a
$500,000
initial
investment
minimum,
although
the
minimum
generally
is
waived
or
reduced
for
financial
intermediaries,
eligible
retirement
plans,
and
certain
other
accounts.
The
Z
Class
is
only
available
to
funds
advised
by
T.
Rowe
Price
Associates,
Inc.
and
its
affiliates
and
other
clients
that
are
subject
to
a
contractual
fee
for
investment
management
services. Each
class
has
exclusive
voting
rights
on
matters
related
solely
to
that
class;
separate
voting
rights
on
matters
that
relate
to
all
classes;
and,
in
all
other
respects,
the
same
rights
and
obligations
as
the
other
classes.
NOTE
1
-
SIGNIFICANT
ACCOUNTING
POLICIES
Basis
of
Preparation
The fund
is
an
investment
company
and
follows
accounting
and
reporting
guidance
in
the
Financial
Accounting
Standards
Board
(FASB)
Accounting
Standards
Codification
Topic
946
(ASC
946).
The
accompanying
financial
statements
were
prepared
in
accordance
with
accounting
principles
generally
accepted
in
the
United
States
of
America
(GAAP),
including,
but
not
limited
to,
ASC
946.
GAAP
requires
the
use
of
estimates
made
by
management.
Management
believes
that
estimates
and
valuations
are
appropriate;
however,
actual
results
may
differ
from
those
estimates,
and
the
valuations
reflected
in
the
accompanying
financial
statements
may
differ
from
the
value
ultimately
realized
upon
sale
or
maturity.
Investment
Transactions,
Investment
Income,
and
Distributions
Investment
transactions
are
accounted
for
on
the
trade
date
basis.
Income
and
expenses
are
recorded
on
the
accrual
basis.
Realized
gains
and
losses
are
reported
on
the
identified
cost
basis. Premiums
and
discounts
on
debt
securities
are
amortized
for
financial
reporting
purposes. Inflation
adjustments
to
the
principal
amount
of
inflation-indexed
bonds
are
reflected
as
interest
income. Income
tax-related
interest
and
penalties,
if
incurred,
are
recorded
as
income
tax
expense. Dividends
received
from other
investment
companies are
reflected
as
dividend income;
capital
gain
distributions
are
reflected
as
realized
gain/
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loss. Dividend
income and
capital
gain
distributions
are
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date. Non-cash
dividends,
if
any,
are
recorded
at
the
fair
market
value
of
the
asset
received. Distributions
to
shareholders
are
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date. Income
distributions,
if
any, are
declared
by
each
class
daily
and
paid
monthly,
except
for
distributions
of
inflation
adjustments,
if
any,
which
are
declared
and
paid
annually. A
capital
gain
distribution,
if
any, may
also
be
declared
and
paid
by
the
fund
annually.
Currency
Translation
Assets,
including
investments,
and
liabilities
denominated
in
foreign
currencies
are
translated
into
U.S.
dollar
values
each
day
at
the
prevailing
exchange
rate,
using
the
mean
of
the
bid
and
asked
prices
of
such
currencies
against
U.S.
dollars
as
provided
by
an
outside
pricing
service.
Purchases
and
sales
of
securities,
income,
and
expenses
are
translated
into
U.S.
dollars
at
the
prevailing
exchange
rate
on
the
respective
date
of
such
transaction.
The
effect
of
changes
in
foreign
currency
exchange
rates
on
realized
and
unrealized
security
gains
and
losses
is
not
bifurcated
from
the
portion
attributable
to
changes
in
market
prices.
Class
Accounting
Shareholder
servicing,
prospectus,
and
shareholder
report
expenses
incurred
by
each
class
are
charged
directly
to
the
class
to
which
they
relate.
Expenses
common
to
all
classes
and
investment
income
are
allocated
to
the
classes
based
upon
the
relative
daily
net
assets
of
each
class’s
settled
shares;
realized
and
unrealized
gains
and
losses
are
allocated
based
upon
the
relative
daily
net
assets
of
each
class’s
outstanding
shares.
Capital
Transactions
Each
investor’s
interest
in
the
net
assets
of the
fund
is
represented
by
fund
shares. The
fund’s
net
asset
value
(NAV)
per
share
is
computed
at
the
close
of
the
New
York
Stock
Exchange
(NYSE),
normally
4
p.m.
ET,
each
day
the
NYSE
is
open
for
business.
However,
the
NAV
per
share
may
be
calculated
at
a
time
other
than
the
normal
close
of
the
NYSE
if
trading
on
the
NYSE
is
restricted,
if
the
NYSE
closes
earlier,
or
as
may
be
permitted
by
the
SEC.
Purchases
and
redemptions
of
fund
shares
are
transacted
at
the
next-computed
NAV
per
share,
after
receipt
of
the
transaction
order
by
T.
Rowe
Price
Associates,
Inc.,
or
its
agents.
Indemnification
In
the
normal
course
of
business, the
fund
may
provide
indemnification
in
connection
with
its
officers
and
directors,
service
providers,
and/or
private
company
investments. The
fund’s
maximum
exposure
under
these
arrangements
is
unknown;
however,
the
risk
of
material
loss
is
currently
considered
to
be
remote.
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VALUATION
Fair
Value
The
fund’s
financial
instruments
are
valued
at
the
close
of
the
NYSE
and
are
reported
at
fair
value,
which
GAAP
defines
as
the
price
that
would
be
received
to
sell
an
asset
or
paid
to
transfer
a
liability
in
an
orderly
transaction
between
market
participants
at
the
measurement
date. The fund’s
Board
of
Directors
(the
Board)
has
designated
T.
Rowe
Price
Associates,
Inc.
as
the
fund’s
valuation
designee
(Valuation
Designee).
Subject
to
oversight
by
the
Board,
the
Valuation
Designee
performs
the
following
functions
in
performing
fair
value
determinations:
assesses
and
manages
valuation
risks;
establishes
and
applies
fair
value
methodologies;
tests
fair
value
methodologies;
and
evaluates
pricing
vendors
and
pricing
agents.
The
duties
and
responsibilities
of
the
Valuation
Designee
are
performed
by
its
Valuation
Committee. The
Valuation
Designee provides
periodic
reporting
to
the
Board
on
valuation
matters.
Various
valuation
techniques
and
inputs
are
used
to
determine
the
fair
value
of
financial
instruments.
GAAP
establishes
the
following
fair
value
hierarchy
that
categorizes
the
inputs
used
to
measure
fair
value:
Level
1
–
quoted
prices
(unadjusted)
in
active
markets
for
identical
financial
instruments
that
the
fund
can
access
at
the
reporting
date
Level
2
–
inputs
other
than
Level
1
quoted
prices
that
are
observable,
either
directly
or
indirectly
(including,
but
not
limited
to,
quoted
prices
for
similar
financial
instruments
in
active
markets,
quoted
prices
for
identical
or
similar
financial
instruments
in
inactive
markets,
interest
rates
and
yield
curves,
implied
volatilities,
and
credit
spreads)
Level
3
–
unobservable
inputs
(including
the Valuation
Designee’s assumptions
in
determining
fair
value)
Observable
inputs
are
developed
using
market
data,
such
as
publicly
available
information
about
actual
events
or
transactions,
and
reflect
the
assumptions
that
market
participants
would
use
to
price
the
financial
instrument.
Unobservable
inputs
are
those
for
which
market
data
are
not
available
and
are
developed
using
the
best
information
available
about
the
assumptions
that
market
participants
would
use
to
price
the
financial
instrument.
GAAP
requires
valuation
techniques
to
maximize
the
use
of
relevant
observable
inputs
and
minimize
the
use
of
unobservable
inputs.
When
multiple
inputs
are
used
to
derive
fair
value,
the
financial
instrument
is
assigned
to
the
level
within
the
fair
value
hierarchy
based
on
the
lowest-level
input
that
is
significant
to
the
fair
value
of
the
financial
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Input
levels
are
not
necessarily
an
indication
of
the
risk
or
liquidity
associated
with
financial
instruments
at
that
level
but
rather
the
degree
of
judgment
used
in
determining
those
values.
Valuation
Techniques
Debt
securities
generally
are
traded
in
the over-the-
counter
(OTC)
market
and
are
valued
at
prices
furnished
by
independent
pricing
services
or
by
broker
dealers
who
make
markets
in
such
securities.
When
valuing
securities,
the
independent
pricing
services
consider
factors
such
as,
but
not
limited
to,
the
yield
or
price
of
bonds
of
comparable
quality,
coupon,
maturity,
and
type,
as
well
as
prices
quoted
by
dealers
who
make
markets
in
such
securities.
Investments
in
mutual
funds
are
valued
at
the
mutual
fund’s
closing
NAV
per
share
on
the
day
of
valuation.
Futures
contracts
are
valued
at
closing
settlement
prices.
Assets
and
liabilities
other
than
financial
instruments,
including
short-
term
receivables
and
payables,
are
carried
at
cost,
or
estimated
realizable
value,
if
less,
which
approximates
fair
value.
Investments
for
which
market
quotations are
not
readily
available
or
deemed
unreliable
are
valued
at
fair
value
as
determined
in
good
faith
by
the
Valuation
Designee.
The
Valuation
Designee
has
adopted
methodologies
for
determining
the
fair
value
of
investments
for
which
market
quotations
are
not
readily
available
or
deemed
unreliable,
including
the
use
of
other
pricing
sources.
Factors
used
in
determining
fair
value
vary
by
type
of
investment
and
may
include
market
or
investment
specific
considerations.
The
Valuation
Designee typically
will
afford
greatest
weight
to
actual
prices
in
arm’s
length
transactions,
to
the
extent
they
represent
orderly
transactions
between
market
participants,
transaction
information
can
be
reliably
obtained,
and
prices
are
deemed
representative
of
fair
value.
However,
the
Valuation
Designee may
also
consider
other
valuation
methods
such
as
market-based
valuation
multiples;
a
discount
or
premium
from
market
value
of
a
similar,
freely
traded
security
of
the
same
issuer;
discounted
cash
flows;
yield
to
maturity;
or
some
combination.
Fair
value
determinations
are
reviewed
on
a
regular
basis.
Because
any
fair
value
determination
involves
a
significant
amount
of
judgment,
there
is
a
degree
of
subjectivity
inherent
in
such
pricing
decisions. Fair
value
prices
determined
by
the
Valuation
Designee could
differ
from
those
of
other
market
participants,
and
it
is
possible
that
the
fair
value
determined
for
a
security
may
be
materially
different
from
the
value
that
could
be
realized
upon
the
sale
of
that
security.
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The
following
table
summarizes
the
fund’s
financial
instruments,
based
on
the
inputs
used
to
determine
their
fair
values
on
May
31,
2024
(for
further
detail
by
category,
please
refer
to
the
accompanying
Portfolio
of
Investments):
NOTE
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DERIVATIVE
INSTRUMENTS
During
the
year ended
May
31,
2024,
the
fund
invested
in
derivative
instruments.
As
defined
by
GAAP,
a
derivative
is
a
financial
instrument
whose
value
is
derived
from
an
underlying
security
price,
foreign
exchange
rate,
interest
rate,
index
of
prices
or
rates,
or
other
variable;
it
requires
little
or
no
initial
investment
and
permits
or
requires
net
settlement.
The
fund
invests
in
derivatives
only
if
the
expected
risks
and
rewards
are
consistent
with
its
investment
objectives,
policies,
and
overall
risk
profile,
as
described
in
its
prospectus
and
Statement
of
Additional
Information.
The
fund
may
use
derivatives
for
a
variety
of
purposes
and
may
use
them
to
establish
both
long
and
short
positions
within
the
fund’s
portfolio.
Potential
uses
include
to
hedge
against
declines
in
principal
value,
increase
yield,
invest
in
an
asset
with
greater
efficiency
and
at
a
lower
cost
than
is
possible
through
direct
investment,
to
enhance
return,
or
to
adjust
portfolio
duration
and
credit
exposure.
The
risks
($000s)
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Value
Assets
U.S.
Government
Agency
Obligations
(Excluding
Mortgage-Backed)
$
—
$
1,838,729
$
—
$
1,838,729
Short-Term
Investments
6,390
—
—
6,390
Total
$
6,390
$
1,838,729
$
—
$
1,845,119
Liabilities
Futures
Contracts*
$
413
$
—
$
—
$
413
*
The
fair
value
presented
includes
cumulative
gain
(loss)
on
open
futures
contracts;
however,
the
net
value
reflected
on
the
accompanying
Portfolio
of
Investments
is
only
the
unsettled
variation
margin
receivable
(payable)
at
that
date.
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associated
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the
use
of
derivatives
are
different
from,
and
potentially
much
greater
than,
the
risks
associated
with
investing
directly
in
the
instruments
on
which
the
derivatives
are
based.
The
fund
values
its
derivatives
at
fair
value
and
recognizes
changes
in
fair
value
currently
in
its
results
of
operations.
Accordingly,
the
fund
does
not
follow
hedge
accounting,
even
for
derivatives
employed
as
economic
hedges.
Generally,
the
fund
accounts
for
its
derivatives
on
a
gross
basis.
It
does
not
offset
the
fair
value
of
derivative
liabilities
against
the
fair
value
of
derivative
assets
on
its
financial
statements,
nor
does
it
offset
the
fair
value
of
derivative
instruments
against
the
right
to
reclaim
or
obligation
to
return
collateral.
The
following
table
summarizes
the
fair
value
of
the
fund’s
derivative
instruments
held
as
of
May
31,
2024,
and
the
related
location
on
the
accompanying
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities,
presented
by
primary
underlying
risk
exposure:
($000s)
Location
on
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
Fair
Value*
*
Liabilities
Interest
rate
derivatives
Futures
$
413
Total
$
413
*
The
fair
value
presented
includes
cumulative
gain
(loss)
on
open
futures
contracts;
however,
the
value
reflected
on
the
accompanying
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
is
only
the
unsettled
variation
margin
receivable
(payable)
at
that
date.
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Additionally,
the
amount
of
gains
and
losses
on
derivative
instruments
recognized
in
fund
earnings
during
the
year ended
May
31,
2024,
and
the
related
location
on
the
accompanying
Statement
of
Operations
is
summarized
in
the
following
table
by
primary
underlying
risk
exposure:
Counterparty
Risk
and
Collateral
The
fund
invests
in
exchange-traded
and/or
centrally
cleared
derivative
contracts,
such
as
futures,
exchange-traded
options,
and
centrally
cleared
swaps.
Counterparty
risk
on
such
derivatives
is
minimal
because
the
clearinghouse
provides
protection
against
counterparty
defaults.
For
futures
and
centrally
cleared
swaps,
the
fund
is
required
to
deposit
collateral
($000s)
Location
of
Gain
(Loss)
on
Statement
of
Operations
Securities^
Options
Written
Futures
Forward
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
Swaps
Total
Realized
Gain
(Loss)
Inflation
derivatives
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
64
$
64
Interest
rate
derivatives
(77)
2,614
(7,228)
—
—
(4,691)
Foreign
exchange
derivatives
—
—
—
(363)
—
(363)
Credit
derivatives
—
—
—
—
148
148
Total
$
(77)
$
2,614
$
(7,228)
$
(363)
$
212
$
(4,842)
Change
in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
Inflation
derivatives
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
187
$
187
Interest
rate
derivatives
—
—
451
—
—
451
Total
$
—
$
—
$
451
$
—
$
187
$
638
^
Options
purchased
are
reported
as
securities.
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in
an
amount
specified
by
the
clearinghouse
and
the
clearing
firm
(margin
requirement),
and
the
margin
requirement
must
be
maintained
over
the
life
of
the
contract.
Each
clearinghouse
and
clearing
firm,
in
its
sole
discretion,
may
adjust
the
margin
requirements
applicable
to
the
fund.
Collateral may
be
in
the
form
of
cash
or
debt
securities
issued
by
the
U.S.
government
or
related
agencies.
Cash
posted
by
the
fund
is
reflected
as
cash
deposits
in
the
accompanying
financial
statements
and
generally
is
restricted
from
withdrawal
by
the
fund;
securities
posted
by
the
fund
are
so
noted
in
the
accompanying
Portfolio
of
Investments;
both
remain
in
the
fund’s
assets.
While
typically
not
sold
in
the
same
manner
as
equity
or
fixed
income
securities,
exchange-traded
or
centrally
cleared
derivatives
may
be
closed
out
only
on
the
exchange
or
clearinghouse
where
the
contracts
were
cleared.
This
ability
is
subject
to
the
liquidity
of
underlying
positions. As
of
May
31,
2024,
securities
valued
at $1,892,000
had
been
posted
by
the
fund
for
exchange-traded
and/or
centrally
cleared
derivatives.
Forward
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
The
fund
is
subject
to
foreign
currency
exchange
rate
risk
in
the
normal
course
of
pursuing
its
investment
objectives.
It may use
forward
currency
exchange
contracts
(forwards)
primarily
to
protect
its
non-U.S.
dollar-denominated
securities
from
adverse
currency
movements
or
to
increase
exposure
to
a
particular
foreign
currency,
to
shift
the
fund’s
foreign
currency
exposure
from
one
country
to
another,
or
to
enhance
the
fund’s
return.
A
forward
involves
an
obligation
to
purchase
or
sell
a
fixed
amount
of
a
specific
currency
on
a
future
date
at
a
price
set
at
the
time
of
the
contract.
Although
certain
forwards
may
be
settled
by
exchanging
only
the
net
gain
or
loss
on
the
contract,
most
forwards
are
settled
with
the
exchange
of
the
underlying
currencies
in
accordance
with
the
specified
terms.
Forwards
are
valued
at
the
unrealized
gain
or
loss
on
the
contract,
which
reflects
the
net
amount
the
fund
either
is
entitled
to
receive
or
obligated
to
deliver,
as
measured
by
the
difference
between
the
forward
exchange
rates
at
the
date
of
entry
into
the
contract
and
the
forward
rates
at
the
reporting
date.
Appreciated
forwards
are
reflected
as
assets
and
depreciated
forwards
are
reflected
as
liabilities
on
the
accompanying
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
When
a
contract
is
closed,
a
realized
gain
or
loss
is
recorded
on
the
accompanying
Statement
of
Operations.
Risks
related
to
the
use
of
forwards
include
the
possible
failure
of
counterparties
to
meet
the
terms
of
the
agreements;
that
anticipated
currency
movements
will
not
occur,
thereby
reducing
the
fund’s
total
return;
and
the
potential
for
losses
in
excess
of
the
fund’s
initial
investment.
During
the
year ended
May
31,
2024,
the
volume
of
the
fund’s
activity
in
forwards,
based
on
underlying
notional
amounts,
was
generally
less
than
1%
of
net
assets.
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Futures
Contracts
The
fund
is
subject
to interest
rate
risk in
the
normal
course
of
pursuing
its
investment
objectives
and
uses
futures
contracts
to
help
manage
such
risk.
The fund
may
enter
into
futures
contracts
to
manage
exposure
to
interest
rate
and
yield
curve
movements,
security
prices,
foreign
currencies,
credit
quality,
and
mortgage
prepayments;
as
an
efficient
means
of
adjusting
exposure
to
all
or
part
of
a
target
market;
to
enhance
income;
as
a
cash
management
tool;
or
to
adjust
portfolio
duration
and
credit
exposure. A
futures
contract
provides
for
the
future
sale
by
one
party
and
purchase
by
another
of
a
specified
amount
of
a
specific
underlying
financial
instrument
at
an
agreed-
upon
price,
date,
time,
and
place.
The
fund
currently
invests
only
in
exchange-
traded
futures,
which
generally
are
standardized
as
to
maturity
date,
underlying
financial
instrument,
and
other
contract
terms.
Payments
are
made
or
received
by
the
fund
each
day
to
settle
daily
fluctuations
in
the
value
of
the
contract
(variation
margin),
which
reflect
changes
in
the
value
of
the
underlying
financial
instrument.
Variation
margin
is
recorded
as
unrealized
gain
or
loss
until
the
contract
is
closed.
The
value
of
a
futures
contract
included
in
net
assets
is
the
amount
of
unsettled
variation
margin;
net
variation
margin
receivable
is
reflected
as
an
asset
and
net
variation
margin
payable
is
reflected
as
a
liability
on
the
accompanying
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
When
a
contract
is
closed,
a
realized
gain
or
loss
is
recorded
on
the
accompanying
Statement
of
Operations.
Risks
related
to
the
use
of
futures
contracts
include
possible
illiquidity
of
the
futures
markets,
contract
prices
that
can
be
highly
volatile
and
imperfectly
correlated
to
movements
in
hedged
security
values
and/or
interest
rates,
and
potential
losses
in
excess
of
the
fund’s
initial
investment.
During
the
year ended
May
31,
2024,
the
volume
of
the
fund’s
activity
in
futures,
based
on
underlying
notional
amounts,
was
generally
between
0%
and
14%
of
net
assets.
Options
The
fund
is
subject
to interest
rate
risk in
the
normal
course
of
pursuing
its
investment
objectives
and
uses
options
to
help
manage
such
risk.
The
fund
may
use
options
to
manage
exposure
to
security
prices,
interest
rates,
foreign
currencies,
and
credit
quality;
as
an
efficient
means
of
adjusting
exposure
to
all
or
a
part
of
a
target
market;
to
enhance
income;
as
a
cash
management
tool;
or
to
adjust
credit
exposure.
The
fund
may
buy
or
sell
options
that
can
be
settled
either
directly
with
the
counterparty
(OTC
option)
or
through
a
central
clearinghouse
(exchange-traded
option).
Options
are
included
in
net
assets
at
fair
value,
options
purchased
are
included
in
Investments
in
Securities,
and
options
written
are
separately
reflected
as
a
liability
on
the
accompanying
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
Premiums
on
unexercised,
expired
options
are
recorded
as
realized
gains
or
losses
on
the
accompanying
Statement
of
Operations;
premiums
on
exercised
options
are
recorded
as
an
adjustment
to
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the
proceeds
from
the
sale
or
cost
of
the
purchase.
The
difference
between
the
premium
and
the
amount
received
or
paid
in
a
closing
transaction
is
also
treated
as
realized
gain
or
loss
on
the
accompanying
Statement
of
Operations.
In
return
for
a
premium
paid,
call
and
put
options
on
futures
give
the
holder
the
right,
but
not
the
obligation,
to
purchase
or
sell,
respectively,
a
position
in
a
particular
futures
contract
at
a
specified
exercise
price. Risks related
to
the
use
of
options
include
possible
illiquidity
of
the
options
markets;
trading
restrictions
imposed
by
an
exchange
or
counterparty;
possible
failure
of
counterparties
to
meet
the
terms
of
the
agreements;
movements
in
the
underlying
asset
values
and
interest
rates;
and,
for
options
written,
the
potential
for
losses
to
exceed
any
premium
received
by
the
fund.
During
the
year ended
May
31,
2024,
the
volume
of
the
fund’s
activity
in
options,
based
on
underlying
notional
amounts,
was
generally
between
0%
and
11%
of
net
assets.
Swaps
The
fund
is
subject
to
credit
risk
and
inflation
risk in
the
normal
course
of
pursuing
its
investment
objectives
and
uses
swap
contracts
to
help
manage
such
risks.
The
fund
may
use
swaps
in
an
effort
to
manage
both
long
and
short
exposure
to
changes
in
interest
rates,
inflation
rates,
and
credit
quality;
to
adjust
overall
exposure
to
certain
markets;
to
enhance
total
return
or
protect
the
value
of
portfolio
securities;
to
serve
as
a
cash
management
tool;
or
to
adjust
portfolio
duration
and
credit
exposure.
Swap
agreements
can
be
settled
either
directly
with
the
counterparty
(bilateral
swap)
or
through
a
central
clearinghouse
(centrally
cleared
swap).
Fluctuations
in
the
fair
value
of
a
contract
are
reflected
in
unrealized
gain
or
loss
and
are
reclassified
to
realized
gain
or
loss
on
the
accompanying
Statement
of
Operations upon
contract
termination
or
cash
settlement.
Net
periodic
receipts
or
payments
required
by
a
contract
increase
or
decrease,
respectively,
the
value
of
the
contract
until
the
contractual
payment
date,
at
which
time
such
amounts
are
reclassified
from
unrealized
to
realized
gain
or
loss
on
the
accompanying
Statement
of
Operations.
For
bilateral
swaps,
cash
payments
are
made
or
received
by
the
fund
on
a
periodic
basis
in
accordance
with
contract
terms;
unrealized
gain
on
contracts
and
premiums
paid
are
reflected
as
assets
and
unrealized
loss
on
contracts
and
premiums
received
are
reflected
as
liabilities
on
the
accompanying
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
For
bilateral
swaps,
premiums
paid
or
received
are
amortized
over
the
life
of
the
swap
and
are
recognized
as
realized
gain
or
loss
on
the
accompanying
Statement
of
Operations.
For
centrally
cleared
swaps,
payments
are
made
or
received
by
the
fund
each
day
to
settle
the
daily
fluctuation
in
the
value
of
the
contract
(variation
margin).
Accordingly,
the
value
of
a
centrally
cleared
swap
included
in
net
assets
is
the
unsettled
variation
margin;
net
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variation
margin
receivable
is
reflected
as
an
asset
and
net
variation
margin
payable
is
reflected
as
a
liability
on
the
accompanying
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
Credit
default
swaps
are
agreements
where
one
party
(the
protection
buyer)
agrees
to
make
periodic
payments
to
another
party
(the
protection
seller)
in
exchange
for
protection
against
specified
credit
events,
such
as
certain
defaults
and
bankruptcies
related
to
an
underlying
credit
instrument,
or
issuer
or
index
of
such
instruments.
Upon
occurrence
of
a
specified
credit
event,
the
protection
seller
is
required
to
pay
the
buyer
the
difference
between
the
notional
amount
of
the
swap
and
the
value
of
the
underlying
credit,
either
in
the
form
of
a
net
cash
settlement
or
by
paying
the
gross
notional
amount
and
accepting
delivery
of
the
relevant
underlying
credit.
For
credit
default
swaps
where
the
underlying
credit
is
an
index,
a
specified
credit
event
may
affect
all
or
individual
underlying
securities
included
in
the
index
and
will
be
settled
based
upon
the
relative
weighting
of
the
affected
underlying
security(ies)
within
the
index. Risks
related
to
the
use
of
credit
default
swaps
include
the
possible
inability
of
the
fund
to
accurately
assess
the
current
and
future
creditworthiness
of
underlying
issuers,
the
possible
failure
of
a
counterparty
to
perform
in
accordance
with
the
terms
of
the
swap
agreements,
potential
government
regulation
that
could
adversely
affect
the
fund’s
swap
investments,
and
potential
losses
in
excess
of
the
fund’s
initial
investment.
Zero-coupon
inflation
swaps
are
agreements
to
exchange
cash
flows,
on
the
contract’s
maturity
date,
based
on
the
difference
between
a
predetermined
fixed
rate
and
the
cumulative
change
in
the
consumer
price
index,
both
applied
to
a
notional
principal
amount
for
a
specified
period
of
time.
Risks
related
to
the
use
of
zero-coupon
inflation
swaps
include
the
potential
for
unanticipated
movements
in
inflation
rates,
the
possible
failure
of
a
counterparty
to
perform
in
accordance
with
the
terms
of
the
swap
agreements,
potential
government
regulation
that
could
adversely
affect
the
fund’s
swap
investments,
and
potential
losses
in
excess
of
the
fund’s
initial
investment.
During
the
year ended
May
31,
2024,
the
volume
of
the
fund’s
activity
in
swaps,
based
on
underlying
notional
amounts,
was
generally
between
0%
and
2%
of
net
assets.
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OTHER
INVESTMENT
TRANSACTIONS
Consistent
with
its
investment
objective, the
fund
engages
in
the
following
practices
to
manage
exposure
to
certain
risks
and/or
to
enhance
performance.
The
investment
objective,
policies,
program,
and
risk
factors
of the
fund
are
described
more
fully
in the
fund’s prospectus
and
Statement
of
Additional
Information.
TBA
Purchase,
Sale
Commitments
and
Forward
Settling
Mortgage
Obligations
The
fund
enters
into
to-be-announced
(TBA)
purchase
or
sale
commitments
(collectively,
TBA
transactions),
pursuant
to
which
it
agrees
to
purchase
or
sell,
respectively,
mortgage-backed
securities
for
a
fixed
unit
price,
with
payment
and
delivery
at
a
scheduled
future
date
beyond
the
customary
settlement
period
for
such
securities.
With
TBA
transactions,
the
particular
securities
to
be
received
or
delivered
by
the
fund
are
not
identified
at
the
trade
date;
however,
the
securities
must
meet
specified
terms,
including
rate
and
mortgage
term,
and
be
within
industry-accepted
“good
delivery”
standards.
The
fund
may
enter
into
TBA
transactions
with
the
intention
of
taking
possession
of
or
relinquishing
the
underlying
securities,
may
elect
to
extend
the
settlement
by
“rolling”
the
transaction,
and/or
may
use
TBA
transactions
to
gain
or
reduce
interim
exposure
to
underlying
securities.
To
mitigate
counterparty
risk,
the
fund
has
entered
into
Master
Securities
Forward
Transaction
Agreements
(MSFTA)
with
counterparties
that
provide
for
collateral
and
the
right
to
offset
amounts
due
to
or
from
those
counterparties
under
specified
conditions.
Subject
to
minimum
transfer
amounts,
collateral
requirements
are
determined
and
transfers
made
based
on
the
net
aggregate
unrealized
gain
or
loss
on
all
TBA
commitments
and
other
forward
settling
mortgage
obligations
with
a
particular
counterparty
(collectively,
MSFTA
Transactions).
At
any
time,
the
fund’s
risk
of
loss
from
a
particular
counterparty
related
to
its
MSFTA
Transactions
is
the
aggregate
unrealized
gain
on
appreciated
MSFTA
Transactions
in
excess
of
unrealized
loss
on
depreciated
MSFTA
Transactions
and
collateral
received,
if
any,
from
such
counterparty. As
of
May
31,
2024,
securities
valued
at
$294,000 had
been
posted
by
the
fund
to
counterparties
for
MSFTA
Transactions. No
collateral
was
pledged
by
counterparties
to
the
fund
for
MSFTA
Transactions
as
of
May
31,
2024.
Securities
Lending
The fund
may
lend
its
securities
to
approved
borrowers
to
earn
additional
income.
Its
securities
lending
activities
are
administered
by
a
lending
agent
in
accordance
with
a
securities
lending
agreement.
Security
loans
generally
do
not
have
stated
maturity
dates,
and
the
fund
may
recall
a
security
at
any
time.
The
fund
receives
collateral
in
the
form
of
cash
or
U.S.
government
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securities.
Collateral
is
maintained
over
the
life
of
the
loan
in
an
amount
not
less
than
the
value
of
loaned
securities;
any
additional
collateral
required
due
to
changes
in
security
values
is
delivered
to
the
fund
the
next
business
day.
Cash
collateral
is
invested
in
accordance
with
investment
guidelines
approved
by
fund
management.
Additionally,
the
lending
agent
indemnifies
the
fund
against
losses
resulting
from
borrower
default.
Although
risk
is
mitigated
by
the
collateral
and
indemnification,
the
fund
could
experience
a
delay
in
recovering
its
securities
and
a
possible
loss
of
income
or
value
if
the
borrower
fails
to
return
the
securities,
collateral
investments
decline
in
value,
and
the
lending
agent
fails
to
perform.
Securities
lending
revenue
consists
of
earnings
on
invested
collateral
and
borrowing
fees,
net
of
any
rebates
to
the
borrower,
compensation
to
the
lending
agent,
and
other
administrative
costs.
In
accordance
with
GAAP,
investments
made
with
cash
collateral
are
reflected
in
the
accompanying
financial
statements,
but
collateral
received
in
the
form
of
securities
is
not.
At
May
31,
2024,
there
were
no
securities
on
loan.
Other
Purchases
and
sales
of
portfolio
securities
other
than
in-kind
transactions,
if
any,
and short-term securities
aggregated $2,770,431,000 and
$2,507,333,000,
respectively,
for
the
year ended
May
31,
2024.
NOTE
5
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FEDERAL
INCOME
TAXES
Generally,
no
provision
for
federal
income
taxes
is
required
since
the
fund
intends
to continue
to
qualify
as
a
regulated
investment
company
under
Subchapter
M
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
and
distribute
to
shareholders
all
of
its taxable
income
and
gains.
Distributions
determined
in
accordance
with
federal
income
tax
regulations
may
differ
in
amount
or
character
from
net
investment
income
and
realized
gains
for
financial
reporting
purposes.
The
fund
files
U.S.
federal,
state,
and
local
tax
returns
as
required.
The
fund’s
tax
returns
are
subject
to
examination
by
the
relevant
tax
authorities
until
expiration
of
the
applicable
statute
of
limitations,
which
is
generally
three
years
after
the
filing
of
the
tax
return
but
which
can
be
extended
to
six
years
in
certain
circumstances.
Tax
returns
for
open
years
have
incorporated
no
uncertain
tax
positions
that
require
a
provision
for
income
taxes.
Capital
accounts
within
the
financial
reporting
records
are
adjusted
for
permanent
book/tax
differences
to
reflect
tax
character
but
are
not
adjusted
for
temporary
differences.
The
permanent
book/tax
adjustments,
if
any,
have
no
impact
on
results
of
operations
or
net
assets.
T.
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PRICE
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The
tax
character
of
distributions
paid
for
the
periods
presented
was
as
follows:
At
May
31,
2024,
the
tax-basis
cost
of
investments
(including
derivatives,
if
any)
and
gross
unrealized
appreciation
and
depreciation
were as
follows:
At
May
31,
2024,
the
tax-basis
components
of
accumulated
net
earnings
(loss)
were
as
follows:
Temporary
differences
between
book-basis
and
tax-basis
components
of
total
distributable
earnings
(loss)
arise
when
certain
items
of
income,
gain,
or
loss
are
recognized
in
different
periods
for
financial
statement
purposes
versus
for
tax
purposes;
these
differences
will
reverse
in
a
subsequent
reporting
period.
The
temporary
differences
relate
primarily
to
the
deferral
of
losses
from
wash
sales.
The
loss
carryforwards
and
deferrals
primarily
relate
to
capital
loss
carryforwards.
Capital
loss
carryforwards
are
available
indefinitely
to
offset
future
realized
capital
gains.
($000s)
May
31,
2024
May
31,
2023
Ordinary
income
(including
short-term
capital
gains,
if
any)
$
78,115
$
89,686
($000s)
Cost
of
investments
$
1,856,356
Unrealized
appreciation
$
1,698
Unrealized
depreciation
(12,935)
Net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
$
(11,237)
($000s)
Undistributed
ordinary
income
$
30,119
Net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
(11,237)
Loss
carryforwards
and
deferrals
(182,037)
Total
distributable
earnings
(loss)
$
(163,155)
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RELATED
PARTY
TRANSACTIONS
The
fund
is
managed
by
T.
Rowe
Price
Associates,
Inc.
(Price
Associates),
a
wholly
owned
subsidiary
of
T.
Rowe
Price
Group,
Inc.
(Price
Group). The
investment
management
agreement
between
the
fund
and
Price
Associates
provides
for
an
annual
investment
management
fee
equal
to 0.06%
of
the
fund’s
average
daily
net
assets.
The
fee
is
computed
daily
and
paid
monthly.
The Investor
Class is
subject
to
a
contractual
expense
limitation
through
the
expense
limitation
date
indicated
in
the
table
below.
This
agreement
will
continue
through
the
expense
limitation
date
indicated
in
the
table
below,
and
may
be
renewed,
revised,
or
revoked
only
with
approval
of
the
fund’s
Board.
During
the
limitation
period,
Price
Associates
is required
to
waive
or
pay
any
expenses
(excluding
interest;
expenses
related
to
borrowings,
taxes,
and
brokerage;
non-recurring,
extraordinary
expenses;
and
acquired
fund
fees
and
expenses)
that
would
otherwise
cause
the
class’s
ratio
of
annualized
total
expenses
to
average
net
assets
(net
expense
ratio)
to
exceed
its
expense
limitation.
The
class
is
required
to
repay
Price
Associates
for
expenses
previously
waived/paid
to
the
extent
the
class’s
net
assets
grow
or
expenses
decline
sufficiently
to
allow
repayment
without
causing
the
class’s
net
expense
ratio
(after
the
repayment
is
taken
into
account)
to
exceed
the
lesser
of:
(1)
the
expense
limitation
in
place
at
the
time
such
amounts
were
waived;
or
(2)
the
class’s
current
expense
limitation.
However,
no
repayment
will
be
made
more
than
three
years
after
the
date
of
a
payment
or
waiver.
The
I
Class
is
also
subject
to
an
operating
expense
limitation
(I
Class
Limit)
pursuant
to
which
Price
Associates
is
contractually
required
to
pay
all
operating
expenses
of
the
I
Class,
excluding
management
fees;
interest;
expenses
related
to
borrowings,
taxes,
and
brokerage; non-recurring,
extraordinary expenses; and
acquired
fund
fees
and
expenses, to
the
extent
such
operating
expenses,
on
an
annualized
basis,
exceed
the
I
Class
Limit. This
agreement
will
continue
through
the
expense
limitation
date
indicated
in
the
table
below,
and
may
be
renewed,
revised,
or
revoked
only
with
approval
of
the
fund’s
Board.
The
I
Class
is
required
to
repay
Price
Associates
for
expenses
previously
paid
to
the
extent
the
class’s
net
assets
grow
or
expenses
decline
sufficiently
to
allow
repayment
without
causing
the
class’s
operating
expenses
(after
the
repayment
is
taken
into
account)
to
exceed
the
lesser
of:
(1)
the
I
Class
Limit
in
place
at
the
time
such
amounts
were
paid;
or
(2)
the
current
I
Class
Limit.
However,
no
repayment
will
be
made
more
than
three
years
after
the
date
of
a
payment
or
waiver.
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The
Z
Class
is
also
subject
to
a
contractual
expense
limitation
agreement
whereby
Price
Associates
has
agreed
to
waive
and/or
bear
all
of
the
Z
Class’
expenses
(excluding
interest;
expenses
related
to
borrowings,
taxes,
and
brokerage;
non-recurring,
extraordinary
expenses;
and
acquired
fund
fees
and
expenses)
in
their
entirety.
This
fee
waiver
and/or
expense
reimbursement
arrangement
is
expected
to
remain
in
place
indefinitely,
and
the
agreement
may
only
be
amended
or
terminated
with
approval
by
the
fund’s
Board.
Expenses
of
the
fund
waived/paid
by
the
manager
are
not
subject
to
later
repayment
by
the
fund.
Pursuant
to
these
agreements,
expenses
were
waived/paid
by
and/or
repaid
to
Price
Associates
during
the
year ended May
31,
2024
as
indicated
in
the
table
below.
Including these
amounts,
expenses
previously
waived/paid
by
Price
Associates
in
the
amount
of $1,353,000 remain
subject
to
repayment
by
the
fund
at
May
31,
2024.
Any
repayment
of
expenses
previously
waived/
paid
by
Price
Associates
during
the
period
would
be
included
in
the
net
investment
income
and
expense
ratios
presented
on
the
accompanying
Financial
Highlights.
In
addition,
the
fund
has
entered
into
service
agreements
with
Price
Associates
and
two
wholly
owned
subsidiaries
of
Price
Associates,
each
an
affiliate
of
the
fund
(collectively,
Price).
Price
Associates
provides
certain
accounting
and
administrative
services
to
the
fund.
T.
Rowe
Price
Services,
Inc.
provides
shareholder
and
administrative
services
in
its
capacity
as
the
fund’s
transfer
and
dividend-disbursing
agent.
T.
Rowe
Price
Retirement
Plan
Services,
Inc.
provides
subaccounting
and
recordkeeping
services
for
certain
retirement
accounts
invested
in
the
Investor
Class.
For
the
year
ended
May
31,
2024,
expenses
incurred
pursuant
to
these
service
agreements
were
$109,000
for
Price
Associates;
$28,000
for
T.
Rowe
Price
Services,
Inc.;
and
less
than
$1,000
for
T.
Rowe
Price
Retirement
Plan
Services,
Inc.
All
amounts
due
to
and
due
from
Price,
exclusive
of
investment
management
fees
payable,
are
presented
net
on
the
accompanying
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
Investor
Class
I
Class
Z
Class
Expense
limitation/I
Class
Limit
0.21%
0.05%
0.00%
Expense
limitation
date
07/31/26
07/31/26
N/A
(Waived)/repaid
during
the
period
($000s)
$(15)
$(624)
$(38)
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Price
Investment
Services,
Inc.
(Investment
Services)
serves
as
distributor
to
the
fund.
Pursuant
to
an
underwriting
agreement,
no
compensation
for
any
distribution
services
provided
is
paid
to
Investment
Services
by
the
fund
(except
for
12b-1
fees
under
a
Board-approved
Rule
12b-1
plan).
Additionally,
the
fund
is
one
of
several
mutual
funds
in
which
certain
college
savings
plans
managed
by
Price
Associates invests.
As
approved
by
the
fund’s
Board
of
Directors,
shareholder
servicing
costs
associated
with
each
college
savings
plan
are
borne
by
the
fund
in
proportion
to
the
average
daily
value
of
its
shares
owned
by
the
college
savings
plan.
Price
has
agreed
to waive/reimburse
shareholder
servicing
costs in
excess
of
0.05%
of
the
fund’s
average
daily
value
of
its
shares
owned
by
the
college
savings
plan.
Any
amounts
waived/paid
by
Price
under
this
voluntary
agreement
are
not
subject
to
repayment
by
the
fund.
Price
may
amend
or
terminate
this
voluntary
arrangement
at
any
time
without
prior
notice.
For
the
year ended
May
31,
2024,
the
fund
was
charged $1,061,000 for
shareholder
servicing
costs
related
to
the
college
savings
plans, of
which
$791,000
was
for
services
provided
by
Price.
All
amounts
due
to
and
due
from
Price,
exclusive
of
investment
management
fees
payable,
are
presented
net
on
the
accompanying
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities. At
May
31,
2024,
approximately
98%
of
the
outstanding
shares
of
the
I
Class
were
held
by
college
savings
plans.
Mutual
funds,
trusts,
and
other
accounts
managed
by
Price
Associates
or
its
affiliates
(collectively,
Price
Funds
and
accounts)
may
invest
in
the
fund.
No
Price
fund
or
account
may
invest
for
the
purpose
of
exercising
management
or
control
over
the
fund.
At
May
31,
2024, 100%
of
the
Z
Class's
outstanding
shares
were
held
by
Price
Funds
and
accounts.
The fund
may
invest
its
cash
reserves
in
certain
open-end
management
investment
companies
managed
by
Price
Associates
and
considered
affiliates
of
the
fund:
the
T.
Rowe
Price
Government
Reserve
Fund
or
the
T.
Rowe
Price
Treasury
Reserve
Fund,
organized
as
money
market
funds
(together,
the
Price
Reserve
Funds).
The
Price
Reserve
Funds
are
offered
as
short-term
investment
options
to
mutual
funds,
trusts,
and
other
accounts
managed
by
Price
Associates
or
its
affiliates
and
are
not
available
for
direct
purchase
by
members
of
the
public.
Cash
collateral
from
securities
lending,
if
any,
is
invested
in
the
T.
Rowe
Price
Government
Reserve Fund. The
Price
Reserve
Funds
pay
no
investment
management
fees.
The fund may
participate
in
securities
purchase
and
sale
transactions
with
other
funds
or
accounts
advised
by
Price
Associates
(cross
trades),
in
accordance
with
procedures
adopted
by the
fund’s
Board
and
Securities
and
Exchange
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rules,
which
require,
among
other
things,
that
such
purchase
and
sale
cross
trades
be
effected
at
the
independent
current
market
price
of
the
security.
During
the
year
ended
May
31,
2024,
the
fund
had
no
purchases
or
sales
cross
trades
with
other
funds
or
accounts
advised
by
Price
Associates.
NOTE
7
-
OTHER
MATTERS
Unpredictable environmental,
political,
social
and
economic
events,
including
but
not
limited
to,
environmental
or
natural
disasters,
war
and
conflict
(including
Russia’s
military
invasion
of
Ukraine
and
the
conflict
in
Israel,
Gaza
and
surrounding
areas),
terrorism,
geopolitical
developments
(including
trading
and
tariff
arrangements,
sanctions
and
cybersecurity
attacks),
and
public
health
epidemics
(including
the
global
outbreak
of
COVID-19)
and
similar
public
health
threats,
may
significantly
affect
the
economy
and
the
markets
and
issuers
in
which
a
fund
invests.
The
extent
and
duration
of
such
events
and
resulting
market
disruptions
cannot
be
predicted.
These
and
other
similar
events
may
cause
instability
across
global
markets,
including
reduced
liquidity
and
disruptions
in
trading
markets,
while
some
events
may
affect
certain
geographic
regions,
countries,
sectors,
and
industries
more
significantly
than
others,
and
exacerbate
other
pre-existing
political,
social,
and
economic
risks.
The
fund’s
performance
could
be
negatively
impacted
if
the
value
of
a
portfolio
holding
were
harmed
by
these
or
such
events.
Management
actively
monitors
the
risks
and
financial
impacts
arising
from
such
events.
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REPORT
OF
INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED
PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING
FIRM
To
the
Board
of
Directors
of
T.
Rowe
Price
Index
Trust,
Inc.
and
Shareholders
of
T.
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Duration
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Fund
Opinion
on
the
Financial
Statements
We
have
audited
the
accompanying
statement
of
assets
and
liabilities,
including
the
portfolio
of
investments,
of
T.
Rowe
Price
U.S.
Limited
Duration
TIPS
Index
Fund
(one
of
the
funds
constituting
T.
Rowe
Price
Index
Trust,
Inc.,
referred
to
hereafter
as
the
"Fund")
as
of
May
31,
2024,
the
related
statement
of
operations
for
the
year
ended
May
31,
2024,
the
statement
of
changes
in
net
assets
for
each
of
the
two
years
in
the
period
ended
May
31,
2024,
including
the
related
notes,
and
the
financial
highlights
for
each
of
the
years
ended
May
31,
2024,
2023
and
2022,
and
for
the
period
November
2,
2020
(inception)
through
May
31,
2021
(collectively
referred
to
as
the
“financial
statements”).
In
our
opinion,
the
financial
statements
present
fairly,
in
all
material
respects,
the
financial
position
of
the
Fund
as
of
May
31,
2024,
the
results
of
its
operations
for
the
year
then
ended,
the
changes
in
its
net
assets
for
each
of
the
two
years
in
the
period
ended
May
31,
2024
and
the
financial
highlights
for
each
of
the
years
ended
May
31,
2024,
2023
and
2022,
and
for
the
period
November
2,
2020
(inception)
through
May
31,
2021,
in
conformity
with
accounting
principles
generally
accepted
in
the
United
States
of
America.
Basis
for
Opinion
These
financial
statements
are
the
responsibility
of
the
Fund’s
management.
Our
responsibility
is
to
express
an
opinion
on
the
Fund’s
financial
statements
based
on
our
audits.
We
are
a
public
accounting
firm
registered
with
the
Public
Company
Accounting
Oversight
Board
(United
States)
(PCAOB)
and
are
required
to
be
independent
with
respect
to
the
Fund
in
accordance
with
the
U.S.
federal
securities
laws
and
the
applicable
rules
and
regulations
of
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
and
the
PCAOB.
We
conducted
our
audits
of
these
financial
statements
in
accordance
with
the
standards
of
the
PCAOB.
Those
standards
require
that
we
plan
and
perform
the
audit
to
obtain
reasonable
assurance
about
whether
the
financial
statements
are
free
of
material
misstatement,
whether
due
to
error
or
fraud.
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Our
audits
included
performing
procedures
to
assess
the
risks
of
material
misstatement
of
the
financial
statements,
whether
due
to
error
or
fraud,
and
performing
procedures
that
respond
to
those
risks.
Such
procedures
included
examining,
on
a
test
basis,
evidence
regarding
the
amounts
and
disclosures
in
the
financial
statements.
Our
audits
also
included
evaluating
the
accounting
principles
used
and
significant
estimates
made
by
management,
as
well
as
evaluating
the
overall
presentation
of
the
financial
statements.
Our
procedures
included
confirmation
of
securities
owned
as
of
May
31,
2024
by
correspondence
with
the
custodian,
transfer
agent
and
brokers;
when
replies
were
not
received
from
brokers,
we
performed
other
auditing
procedures.
We
believe
that
our
audits
provide
a
reasonable
basis
for
our
opinion.
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PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP
Baltimore,
Maryland
July
18,
2024
We
have
served
as
the
auditor
of
one
or
more
investment
companies
in
the
T.
Rowe
Price
group
of
investment
companies
since
1973.
REPORT
OF
INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED
PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING
FIRM
(continued)
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TAX
INFORMATION
(UNAUDITED)
FOR
THE
TAX
YEAR
ENDED 5/31/24
We
are
providing
this
information
as
required
by
the
Internal
Revenue
Code.
The
amounts
shown
may
differ
from
those
elsewhere
in
this
report
because
of
differences
between
tax
and
financial
reporting
requirements.
For
shareholders
subject
to
interest
expense
deduction
limitation
under
Section
163(j),
$84,023,000
of
the
fund’s
income
qualifies
as
a
Section
163(j)
interest
dividend
and
can
be
treated
as
interest
income
for
purposes
of
Section
163(j),
subject
to
holding
period
requirements
and
other
limitations.
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APPROVAL
OF
INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT
AGREEMENT
Each
year,
the
fund’s
Board
of
Directors
(Board)
considers
the
continuation
of
the
investment
management
agreement
(Advisory
Contract)
between
the
fund
and
its
investment
adviser,
T.
Rowe
Price
Associates,
Inc.
(Adviser).
In
that
regard,
at
a
meeting
held
on
March
11–12,
2024
(Meeting),
the
Board,
including
all
of
the
fund’s
independent
directors
present
in
person
at
the
Meeting,
approved
the
continuation
of
the
fund’s
Advisory
Contract.
At
the
Meeting,
the
Board
considered
the
factors
and
reached
the
conclusions
described
below
relating
to
the
selection
of
the
Adviser
and
the
approval
of
the
Advisory
Contract.
The
independent
directors
were
assisted
in
their
evaluation
of
the
Advisory
Contract
by
independent
legal
counsel
from
whom
they
received
separate
legal
advice
and
with
whom
they
met
separately.
In
providing
information
to
the
Board,
the
Adviser
was
guided
by
a
detailed
set
of
requests
for
information
submitted
by
independent
legal
counsel
on
behalf
of
the
independent
directors.
In
considering
and
approving
the
continuation
of
the
Advisory
Contract,
the
Board
considered
the
information
it
believed
was
relevant,
including,
but
not
limited
to,
the
information
discussed
below.
The
Board
considered
not
only
the
specific
information
presented
in
connection
with
the
Meeting,
but
also
the
knowledge
gained
over
time
through
interaction
with
the
Adviser
about
various
topics.
The
Board
meets
regularly
and,
at
each
of
its
meetings,
covers
an
extensive
agenda
of
topics
and
materials
and
considers
factors
that
are
relevant
to
its
annual
consideration
of
the
renewal
of
the
T.
Rowe
Price
funds’
advisory
contracts,
including
performance
and
the
services
and
support
provided
to
the
funds
and
their
shareholders.
Services
Provided
by
the
Adviser
The
Board
considered
the
nature,
quality,
and
extent
of
the
services
provided
to
the
fund
by
the
Adviser.
These
services
included,
but
were
not
limited
to,
directing
the
fund’s
investments
in
accordance
with
its
investment
program
and
the
overall
management
of
the
fund’s
portfolio,
as
well
as
a
variety
of
related
activities
such
as
financial,
investment
operations,
and
administrative
services;
compliance;
maintaining
the
fund’s
records
and
registrations;
and
shareholder
communications.
The
Board
also
reviewed
the
background
and
experience
of
the
Adviser’s
senior
management
team
and
investment
personnel
involved
in
the
management
of
the
fund,
as
well
as
the
Adviser’s
compliance
record.
The
Board
concluded
that
the
information
it
considered
with
respect
to
the
nature,
quality,
and
extent
of
the
services
provided
by
the
Adviser,
as
well
as
the
other
factors
considered
at
the
Meeting,
supported
the
Board’s
approval
of
the
continuation
of
the
Advisory
Contract.
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Performance
of
the
Fund
The
Board
took
into
account
discussions
with
the
Adviser
and
detailed
reports
that
it
regularly
receives
throughout
the
year
on
relative
and
absolute
performance
for
the
T.
Rowe
Price
funds.
In
connection
with
the
Meeting,
the
Board
reviewed
information
provided
by
the
Adviser
that
compared
the
fund’s
total
returns,
as
well
as
a
wide
variety
of
other
previously
agreed-upon
performance
measures
and
market
data,
against
relevant
benchmark
indexes
and
peer
groups
of
funds
with
similar
investment
programs
for
various
periods
through
December
31,
2023.
Additionally,
the
Board
reviewed
the
fund’s
relative
performance
information
as
of
September
30,
2023,
which
ranked
the
returns
of
the
fund’s
Investor
Class
for
various
periods
against
a
universe
of
funds
with
similar
investment
programs
selected
by
Broadridge,
an
independent
provider
of
mutual
fund
data.
In
the
course
of
its
deliberations,
the
Board
considered
performance
information
provided
throughout
the
year
and
in
connection
with
the
Advisory
Contract
review
at
the
Meeting,
as
well
as
information
provided
during
investment
review
meetings
conducted
with
portfolio
managers
and
senior
investment
personnel
during
the
course
of
the
year
regarding
the
fund’s
performance.
The
Board
also
considered
relevant
factors,
such
as
overall
market
conditions
and
trends
that
could
adversely
impact
the
fund’s
performance,
the
length
of
the
fund’s
performance
track
record,
and
how
closely
the
fund’s
strategies
align
with
its
benchmarks
and
peer
groups.
The
Board
noted
that,
as
of
December
31,
2023,
the
fund
lagged
its
benchmark
for
most
performance
periods
and
the
fund’s
total
returns
ranked
in
the
fourth
quartile
for
most
periods
when
compared
with
performance
peer
groups
selected
by
third-
party
data
providers.
The
Adviser
provided
the
Board
with
information
addressing
the
fund’s
performance
relative
to
its
benchmarks
and
performance
peers
during
the
applicable
periods,
the
primary
reasons
for
such
results,
and
efforts
being
undertaken
to
improve
performance.
The
Board
considered
the
Adviser’s
responses
and
its
efforts
and
plans
to
improve
the
fund’s
investment
performance
and
noted
that
it
will
continue
to
periodically
review
the
fund’s
performance.
The
Board
concluded
that
the
information
it
considered
with
respect
to
the
fund’s
performance,
as
well
as
the
other
factors
considered
at
the
Meeting,
supported
the
Board’s
approval
of
the
continuation
of
the
Advisory
Contract.
Costs,
Benefits,
Profits,
and
Economies
of
Scale
The
Board
reviewed
detailed
information
regarding
the
revenues
received
by
the
Adviser
under
the
Advisory
Contract
and
other
direct
and
indirect
benefits
that
the
Adviser
(and
its
affiliates)
may
have
realized
from
its
relationship
with
the
fund.
In
considering
soft-dollar
arrangements
pursuant
to
which
research
may
be
received
from
broker-dealers
that
execute
the
fund’s
portfolio
transactions,
the
Board
noted
that
during
2023
the
Adviser
paid
the
costs
of
research
services
for
all
client
accounts
that
it
advises,
including
the
T.
Rowe
Price
funds.
However,
effective
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January
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the
Adviser
will
begin
using
brokerage
commissions
in
connection
with
certain
T.
Rowe
Price
funds’
securities
transactions
to
pay
for
research
when
permissible.
The
Board
received
information
on
the
estimated
costs
incurred
and
profits
realized
by
the
Adviser
from
managing
the
T.
Rowe
Price
funds.
The
Board
also
reviewed
estimates
of
the
profits
realized
from
managing
the
fund
in
particular,
and
the
Board
concluded
that
the
Adviser’s
profits
were
reasonable
in
light
of
the
services
provided
to
the
fund.
The
Board
also
considered
whether
the
fund
benefits
under
the
fee
levels
set
forth
in
the
Advisory
Contract
or
otherwise
from
any
economies
of
scale
realized
by
the
Adviser.
Under
the
Advisory
Contract,
the
fund
pays
a
fee
to
the
Adviser
for
investment
management
services
based
on
the
fund’s
average
daily
net
assets
and
the
fund
pays
its
own
expenses
of
operations.
The
fund’s
shareholders
also
benefit
from
potential
economies
of
scale
through
a
decline
in
certain
operating
expenses
as
the
fund
grows
in
size.
However,
the
fund
is
also
subject
to
contractual
expense
limitations
that
require
the
Adviser
to
waive
its
fees
and/or
bear
any
expenses
that
would
otherwise
cause
the
expenses
of
a
share
class
of
the
fund
to
exceed
a
certain
percentage
based
on
the
class’s
net
assets.
The
expense
limitations
mitigate
the
potential
for
an
increase
in
operating
expenses
above
a
certain
level
that
could
impact
shareholders.
The
fund
also
offers
a
Z
Class,
which
serves
as
an
underlying
investment
within
certain
T.
Rowe
Price
fund
of
funds
arrangements.
The
Adviser
waives
its
advisory
fee
on
the
Z
Class
and
waives
or
bears
the
Z
Class’s
other
operating
expenses,
with
certain
exceptions.
The
Board
considered
whether
the
advisory
fee
and
operating
expense
waivers
on
the
Z
Class
may
present
a
means
for
cross-
subsidization
of
the
Z
Class
by
other
share
classes
of
the
fund.
In
that
regard,
the
Board
noted
that
the
Z
Class
operating
expenses
are
largely
covered
by
the
all-inclusive
fees
charged
by
the
investing
T.
Rowe
Price
fund
of
funds
and
that
any
Z
Class
operating
expenses
not
covered
by
the
investing
T.
Rowe
Price
fund
of
funds’
fees
are
paid
by
the
Adviser
and
not
by
shareholders
of
any
other
share
class
of
the
fund.
In
addition,
the
Board
noted
that
the
fund
potentially
shares
in
indirect
economies
of
scale
through
the
Adviser’s
ongoing
investments
in
its
business
in
support
of
the
T.
Rowe
Price
funds,
including
investments
in
trading
systems,
technology,
and
regulatory
support
enhancements,
and
the
ability
to
possibly
negotiate
lower
fee
arrangements
with
third-party
service
providers.
The
Board
concluded
that
the
advisory
fee
structure
for
the
fund
provides
for
a
reasonable
sharing
of
benefits
from
any
economies
of
scale
with
the
fund’s
investors.
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AGREEMENT
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Fees
and
Expenses
The
Board
was
provided
with
information
regarding
industry
trends
in
management
fees
and
expenses.
Among
other
things,
the
Board
reviewed
data
for
peer
groups
that
were
compiled
by
Broadridge,
which
compared:
(i)
contractual
management
fees,
actual
management
fees,
nonmanagement
expenses,
and
total
expenses
of
the
Investor
Class
of
the
fund
with
a
group
of
competitor
funds
selected
by
Broadridge
(Expense
Group)
and
(ii)
actual
management
fees,
nonmanagement
expenses,
and
total
expenses
of
the
Investor
Class
of
the
fund
with
a
broader
set
of
funds
within
the
Lipper
investment
classification
(Expense
Universe).
The
Board
considered
the
fund’s
contractual
management
fee
rate,
actual
management
fee
rate
(which
reflects
the
management
fees
actually
received
from
the
fund
by
the
Adviser
after
any
applicable
waivers,
reductions,
or
reimbursements),
operating
expenses,
and
total
expenses
(which
reflect
the
net
total
expense
ratio
of
the
fund
after
any
waivers,
reductions,
or
reimbursements)
in
comparison
with
the
information
for
the
Broadridge
peer
groups.
Broadridge
generally
constructed
the
peer
groups
by
seeking
the
most
comparable
funds
based
on
similar
investment
classifications
and
objectives,
expense
structure,
asset
size,
and
operating
components
and
attributes
and
typically
ranks
funds
into
quintiles,
with
the
first
quintile
representing
the
funds
with
the
lowest
relative
expenses
and
the
fifth
quintile
representing
the
funds
with
the
highest
relative
expenses,
although
there
were
not
sufficient
funds
in
the
peer
groups
to
rank
within
quintiles.
The
information
provided
to
the
Board
indicated
that
the
fund’s
contractual
management
fee
ranked
fourth
out
of
four
funds
(Expense
Group),
the
fund’s
actual
management
fee
rate
ranked
first
out
of
four
funds
(Expense
Group
and
Expense
Universe),
and
the
fund’s
total
expenses
ranked
fourth
out
of
four
funds
(Expense
Group
and
Expense
Universe).
The
Board
also
reviewed
the
fee
schedules
for
other
investment
portfolios
with
similar
mandates
that
are
advised
or
subadvised
by
the
Adviser
and
its
affiliates,
including
separately
managed
accounts
for
institutional
and
individual
investors;
subadvised
funds;
and
other
sponsored
investment
portfolios,
including
collective
investment
trusts
and
pooled
vehicles
organized
and
offered
to
investors
outside
the
United
States.
Management
provided
the
Board
with
information
about
the
Adviser’s
responsibilities
and
services
provided
to
subadvisory
and
other
institutional
account
clients,
including
information
about
how
the
requirements
and
economics
of
the
institutional
business
are
fundamentally
different
from
those
of
the
proprietary
mutual
fund
business.
The
Board
considered
information
showing
that
the
Adviser’s
mutual
fund
business
is
generally
more
complex
from
a
business
and
compliance
perspective
than
its
institutional
account
business
and
considered
various
relevant
factors,
such
as
the
broader
scope
of
operations
and
oversight,
more
extensive
shareholder
communication
infrastructure,
greater
asset
flows,
heightened
business
risks,
and
differences
in
applicable
laws
and
regulations
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associated
with
the
Adviser’s
proprietary
mutual
fund
business.
In
assessing
the
reasonableness
of
the
fund’s
management
fee
rate,
the
Board
considered
the
differences
in
the
nature
of
the
services
required
for
the
Adviser
to
manage
its
mutual
fund
business
versus
managing
a
discrete
pool
of
assets
as
a
subadviser
to
another
institution’s
mutual
fund
or
for
an
institutional
account
and
that
the
Adviser
generally
performs
significant
additional
services
and
assumes
greater
risk
in
managing
the
fund
and
other
T.
Rowe
Price
funds
than
it
does
for
institutional
account
clients,
including
subadvised
funds.
On
the
basis
of
the
information
provided
and
the
factors
considered,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
fees
paid
by
the
fund
under
the
Advisory
Contract
are
reasonable.
Approval
of
the
Advisory
Contract
As
noted,
the
Board
approved
the
continuation
of
the
Advisory
Contract.
No
single
factor
was
considered
in
isolation
or
to
be
determinative
to
the
decision.
Rather,
the
Board
concluded,
in
light
of
a
weighting
and
balancing
of
all
factors
considered,
that
it
was
in
the
best
interests
of
the
fund
and
its
shareholders
for
the
Board
to
approve
the
continuation
of
the
Advisory
Contract
(including
the
fees
to
be
charged
for
services
thereunder).
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AGREEMENT
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Item 8. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 9. Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies.
Remuneration paid to Directors is included in Item 7 of this Form N-CSR.
Item 11. Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract.
If applicable, see Item 7.
Item 12. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 13. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 14. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable.
Item 15. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
There has been no change to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors.
Item 16. Controls and Procedures.
(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of this filing and have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of that date, in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this Form N-CSR was recorded, processed, summarized, and reported timely.
(b) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer are aware of no change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 17. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 18. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.
Not applicable.
Item 19. Exhibits.
(a)(1) The registrant’s code of ethics pursuant to Item 2 of Form N-CSR is attached.
(2) Listing standards relating to recovery of erroneously awarded compensation: not applicable.
(3) Separate certifications by the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, are attached.
(b) A certification by the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, is attached.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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T. Rowe Price U.S. Limited Duration TIPS Index Fund |
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| By | | /s/ David Oestreicher | | |
| | David Oestreicher | | |
| | Principal Executive Officer | | |
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| Date | | July 18, 2024 | | |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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| By | | /s/ David Oestreicher | | |
| | David Oestreicher | | |
| | Principal Executive Officer | | |
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| Date | | July 18, 2024 | | |
| By | | /s/ Alan S. Dupski | | |
| | Alan S. Dupski | | |
| | Principal Financial Officer | | |
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| Date | | July 18, 2024 | | |
