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Vanguard Core Bond ETF

VCRBNasdaqVanguardA

$74.73+0.01 (+0.01%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

A79/ 100

Rank 9 of 116 in US Aggregate Bond

A79/100Rank 9 of 116inUS Aggregate Bond
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 74.72 to 74.73. Range 74.69 to 74.91. Use the arrow keys to read each point.74.8074.8574.9010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.10%
Fund size · all share classes
$7.6B
1Y total return
0.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
4.77%
Holdings
3427
Avg volume · 30D
756K sh
52W range
low $73.09high $79.13
Launched

The ETF.net VCRB Grade

A

Score 79 out of 100

Category
US Aggregate Bond⁠
Rank
9 of 116
Six-pillar profile for VCRB. Scores out of 100: Cost 84, Risk 43, Mission 100, Tradability 64, Holdings 88, Durability 79. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Risk (43). Leans toward Mission.

Score 79 of 100 falls in the A 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.
    A84 out of 100
    Rank 18 of 115

  • Mission

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

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C43 out of 100
    Rank 82 of 116

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B64 out of 100
    Rank 28 of 116

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A88 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 115

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A79 out of 100
    Rank 16 of 116

Our read on VCRB

ETF.net Research

In short

AVanguard's active answer to its own index bond giant: VCRB roams the US investment-grade market looking to beat the Bloomberg US Aggregate Float Adjusted Index, and charges 0.10% to try.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to outperform the broad U.S. investment-grade fixed-income market, measured by the Bloomberg US Aggregate Float Adjusted Index, by investing across fixed-income securities with different maturities, yields, and qualities.

Why people hold it

  • Active management at near-index pricing: 0.10% a year, against a typical core-bond fee closer to 0.36%.
  • Clear scorecard. It is measured against the same Bloomberg US Aggregate Float Adjusted Index that Vanguard's index fund BND simply tracks, so the active bet is easy to judge.
  • Wide net: roughly 1,600 bonds across different maturities, yields and credit qualities, with income paid monthly.
  • Already a multi-billion-dollar, actively traded fund, which is rare for a young active bond ETF.

Worth knowing

  • Active means human calls. Returns can drift from the benchmark in either direction, unlike the index route BND takes at 0.03%.
  • US investment-grade only. No international sleeve, no high-yield kicker, and like any core bond fund it moves with interest rates.
  • Launched December 2023, so its live record is short next to core bond funds with decades behind them.

VCRB Holdings

Holdings pillarA88 out of 100Rank 7 of 115 in US Aggregate Bond
Asset class
Bonds
Holdings
3,427
Top-10 weight
8%
Largest holding
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.13% 10/31/20291.1%

Sectors

  • Securitized42.5%
  • Corporate30.4%
  • Government27.1%
  • Municipal0.0%

Geography

  • United States81.82%
  • Italy1.47%
  • United Kingdom1.31%
  • Supranational1.25%
  • Canada0.93%
  • Chile0.86%
  • Cayman Islands0.86%
  • Spain0.78%
  • Other countries (53)10.72%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 229.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 4.13% 10/31/20291.15%875,000$85.4M17
2No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 4.63% 04/30/20290.97%732,310$72.7M16
3No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 3.75% 04/15/20280.89%670,000$66M13
4No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 3.38% 11/30/20270.83%630,000$62.1M13
5No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 4.63% 04/30/20310.81%615,000$60.4M16
6No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 3.63% 09/30/20310.75%594,030$55.6M11
7No dataMktliq 12/31/20490.74%554,305$55.4M107
8No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 1.88% 02/28/20290.62%500,000$46.6M11
9No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 3.50% 11/15/20280.62%478,000$46.5M14
10No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 3.63% 05/31/20280.57%435,000$42.7M14
11No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 4.38% 05/15/20340.47%371,230$35.2M14
12No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 3.50% 10/15/20280.47%360,000$35M15
13No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 4.00% 07/31/20300.47%362,000$34.9M16
14No dataOBX 2026-INV4 Trust 5.39% 05/25/20560.44%335,740$32.4M2
15No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 2.88% 05/15/20320.41%339,940$30.3M13

Showing 1–15 of 3427 holdings

VCRB Performance

Launched Dec 12, 2023

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VCRB$10,003
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. VCRB $10,003. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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 VCRB. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodVCRB
Year to date−0.4%
1 month+2.3%
3 months0.0%
1 year0.0%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

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 VCRB
YearReturn barVCRB
2026 YTD−0.4%
2025+7.6%
2024+2.2%
2023+0.7%

History from Dec 14, 2023

VCRB in the news

VCRB Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
4.77%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$3.58Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.29 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 34 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Dec 28, 2023 $0.13; Feb 1, 2024 $0.23; Mar 1, 2024 $0.25; Apr 1, 2024 $0.27; May 1, 2024 $0.24; Jun 3, 2024 $0.24; Jul 1, 2024 $0.24; Aug 1, 2024 $0.28; Sep 3, 2024 $0.28; Oct 1, 2024 $0.21; Nov 1, 2024 $0.29; Dec 2, 2024 $0.27; Dec 24, 2024 $0.39; Feb 3, 2025 $0.30; Mar 3, 2025 $0.26; Apr 1, 2025 $0.27; May 1, 2025 $0.28; Jun 2, 2025 $0.29; Jul 1, 2025 $0.29; Aug 1, 2025 $0.29; Sep 2, 2025 $0.29; Oct 1, 2025 $0.28; Nov 3, 2025 $0.29; Dec 1, 2025 $0.28; Dec 18, 2025 $0.42; Feb 2, 2026 $0.27; Mar 2, 2026 $0.26; Apr 1, 2026 $0.29; May 1, 2026 $0.29; Jun 1, 2026 $0.29; Jul 1, 2026 $0.30; Aug 3, 2026 $0.30; Sep 1, 2026 $0.30; Oct 1, 2026 $0.29. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Nov 2, 2026Pays Nov 4, 2026$0.30
Oct 1, 2026Oct 5, 2026$0.29
Sep 1, 2026Sep 3, 2026$0.30
Aug 3, 2026Aug 5, 2026$0.30
Jul 1, 2026Jul 6, 2026$0.30
Jun 1, 2026Jun 3, 2026$0.29
May 1, 2026May 5, 2026$0.29
Apr 1, 2026Apr 6, 2026$0.29
Mar 2, 2026Mar 4, 2026$0.26
Feb 2, 2026Feb 4, 2026$0.27
Dec 18, 2025Dec 22, 2025$0.42
Dec 1, 2025Dec 3, 2025$0.28

See all 35 payments⁠

$10,000 in VCRB 1 year ago paid $455 in dividends.⁠

VCRB Risk

Risk pillarC43 out of 100Rank 82 of 116 in US Aggregate Bond
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
4.7%
Annualised · 34 months to Oct 2026
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.
−0.23
vs 3-month T-bills · 34 months to Oct 2026
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.
−4.6%
34 months · trough Jan 2025
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.
0.13
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.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

VCRB Cost

Compare VCRB and BKAG

Overpaying vs BKAG, cheapest in US Aggregate Bond

$2,106

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • VCRB 0.10%

    $2,106

  • BKAG 0.00% Cheapest

    $0

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • VCRB 0.10%
  • BKAG 0.00%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$500$1K$1.5K$2K$2.5K051015202530VCRB $2,106BKAG $0

Year by year

YearVCRBBKAGOverpaying
10$183$0$183
20$717$0$717
30$2,106$0$2,106

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