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Voya Core Bond ETF

VCOBNYSE ArcaB

$47.65+0.09 (+0.20%)

As of Oct 13, 2026, 3:50 PM

B61/ 100

Rank 57 of 117 in US Aggregate Bond

B61/100Rank 57 of 117inUS Aggregate Bond
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Expense ratio
0.25%
Fund size
$94M
1Y total return
—
Yield · Last 12 months
Data unavailable
Holdings
842
Avg volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$47.44
52W range
low $47.31high $52.70
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net VCOB Grade

B

Score 61 out of 100

Category
US Aggregate Bond⁠
Rank
57 of 117
Six-pillar profile for VCOB. Scores out of 100: Cost 66, Risk 50, Mission 100, Tradability 15, Holdings 55, Durability 31. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Tradability (15). Leans toward Mission.

Score 61 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    B66 out of 100
    Rank 38 of 117

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 101

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C50 out of 100
    Rank 39 of 116

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    F15 out of 100
    Rank 108 of 117

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B55 out of 100
    Rank 62 of 116

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    D31 out of 100
    Rank 97 of 117

Our read on VCOB

ETF.net Research

BAn actively managed take on the core bond aisle: investment-grade corporates, government and mortgage debt, run by Voya's bond team at a price that undercuts the typical fund in the category.

Stated mandate

The Fund is an actively managed ETF seeking total return through current income and capital appreciation. It normally invests at least 80% of net assets in bonds or bond-like derivatives, primarily including investment-grade corporate, government, and mortgage-related debt.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Active mandate, not an index clone: normally at least 80% of net assets in bonds, spanning investment-grade corporate, government and mortgage-related debt.
  2. 02Charges 0.25%, below the typical fund in its core-bond cohort, which is uncommon for an actively run strategy.
  3. 03Pursues total return from two directions, current income plus capital appreciation, inside a standard 1940 Act ETF wrapper.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Cheap for active, still dearer than the aisle's index heavyweights: BND, SPAB and SCHZ each charge 0.03%.
  2. 02Launched in late 2025, so there is little live record of how the managers navigate a full rate cycle.
  3. 03A small, lightly traded fund next to the category's household names, so bid-ask spreads are worth checking before trading.

VCOB Holdings

As of Oct 12, 2026
Asset class
Bonds
Holdings
842
Top-10 weight
27%
Largest holding
Us Treasury N/B 5 9/30/20317.7%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 57.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001—Us Treasury N/B 5 9/30/20317.73%7,507,300$8M19
002—Us Treasury N/B 4.375 9/15/20293.33%3,275,700$3M17
003—Us Treasury N/B 5.125 8/15/20463.30%3,413,700$3M24
004—Fn FS5050 3 6/1/20521.88%2,223,020$2M1
005—Fn FS9860 2 6/1/20521.86%2,414,708$2M1
006—Fn MA5759 5 7/1/20551.83%1,909,438$2M8
007—Fn MA5877 4.5 11/1/20551.78%1,914,762$2M1
008—Fr RQ0056 5.5 10/1/20551.77%1,789,042$2M4
009—G2 MA7471 2 7/20/20511.73%2,180,708$2M4
010—Fr RQ0028 6 7/1/20551.49%1,461,178$1M8
011—Fn MA6027 4 4/1/20561.47%1,635,170$1M2
012—Us Treasury N/B 5 9/30/20331.47%1,440,900$1M11
013—Fncl 3.5 11/26 Tba1.44%1,650,000$1M9
014—Citi Futures Cash Balance - USD1.29%1,254,700$1M3
015—Fn FA2839 2.5 7/1/20521.14%1,409,298$1M6

Showing 1–15 of 842 holdings

VCOB Performance

Launched Nov 18, 2025

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VCOB$9,798
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,500
Dec 31, 2025 to Oct 12, 2026. VCOB $9,798. SPY $11,500. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,116$10,404$11,692Dec 2025May 2026Oct 2026

Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 12, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for VCOB. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodVCOB
Year to date−2.0%
1 month−0.8%
3 months−2.5%
1 yearFund is under 1 year old—
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper year—
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper year—
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper year—

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for VCOB
YearReturn barVCOB
2026 YTD−2.0%
2025+0.4%

History from Nov 19, 2025

VCOB in the news

Filtered to VCOB · US Aggregate Bond

VCOB Dividends

Last payment
$0.18 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 10 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Dec 30, 2025 $0.25; Jan 29, 2026 $0.10; Feb 26, 2026 $0.18; Mar 30, 2026 $0.24; Apr 29, 2026 $0.11; May 28, 2026 $0.13; Jun 29, 2026 $0.18; Jul 30, 2026 $0.16; Aug 27, 2026 $0.18; Sep 29, 2026 $0.18. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 29, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.18
Aug 27, 2026Aug 28, 2026$0.18
Jul 30, 2026Jul 31, 2026$0.16
Jun 29, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.18
May 28, 2026May 29, 2026$0.13
Apr 29, 2026Apr 30, 2026$0.11
Mar 30, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.24
Feb 26, 2026Feb 27, 2026$0.18
Jan 29, 2026Jan 30, 2026$0.10
Dec 30, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.25

VCOB Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
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Launched Nov 2025; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
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Launched Nov 2025; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
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Launched Nov 2025; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.11
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

VCOB Cost

Expense ratio0.25%
  • The middle half of US Aggregate Bond funds
  • Median 0.34%

35 of the 113 US Aggregate Bond funds charge less.

VCOB costs $25.00 a year on $10,000. The median US Aggregate Bond fund costs $34.00.

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