---
ticker: "VPLS"
name: "Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/VPLS"
grade: "A"
score: 74
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "US Aggregate Bond"
category_rank: "21 of 117"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# VPLS: Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF

Grade **A**, Score 74 of 100. Rank 21 of 117 in US Aggregate Bond.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 71 | 33 of 117 |
| Mission | 100 | 1 of 101 |
| Risk | 51 | 34 of 116 |
| Tradability | 55 | 50 of 117 |
| Holdings | 90 | 5 of 116 |
| Durability | 66 | 41 of 117 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 3030 positions. These are the largest 30, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | — | Mktliq 12/31/2049 | 1.76% |
| 2 | — | PMT Loan Trust 2026-INV1 4.94% 01/25/2057 | 0.93% |
| 3 | — | Fannie Mae REMICS 4.74% 04/25/2056 | 0.80% |
| 4 | — | United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.75% 04/15/2028 | 0.76% |
| 5 | — | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.00% 03/31/2030 | 0.73% |
| 6 | — | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.00% 10/31/2029 | 0.70% |
| 7 | — | United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.50% 01/31/2028 | 0.69% |
| 8 | — | International Bank for Reconstruction & Development 4.50% 08/25/2033 | 0.68% |
| 9 | — | United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.63% 08/31/2029 | 0.62% |
| 10 | — | Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac 2.00% 09/14/2026 | 0.59% |
| 11 | — | Fannie Mae Pool 5.00% 02/01/2056 | 0.59% |
| 12 | — | Freddie Mac Pool 4.00% 06/01/2052 | 0.57% |
| 13 | — | Fannie Mae REMICS 4.64% 07/25/2055 | 0.56% |
| 14 | — | United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.63% 05/31/2028 | 0.53% |
| 15 | — | Fannie Mae REMICS 5.09% 06/25/2056 | 0.47% |
| 16 | — | Asian Development Bank 4.63% 08/26/2036 | 0.44% |
| 17 | — | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.13% 06/30/2031 | 0.42% |
| 18 | — | United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.50% 10/15/2028 | 0.40% |
| 19 | — | OBX 2026-INV2 Trust 5.39% 04/25/2056 | 0.40% |
| 20 | — | Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac 3.00% 09/14/2026 | 0.39% |
| 21 | — | OBX 2026-INV4 Trust 5.34% 05/25/2056 | 0.39% |
| 22 | — | United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.25% 09/30/2028 | 0.38% |
| 23 | — | Eskom Holdings 4.31% 07/23/2027 | 0.38% |
| 24 | — | Mexican Bonos 7.75% 11/23/2034 | 0.37% |
| 25 | — | Freddie Mac REMICS 3.00% 04/15/2046 | 0.37% |
| 26 | — | Morocco Government International Bond 5.95% 03/08/2028 | 0.36% |
| 27 | — | Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac 3.50% 09/14/2026 | 0.36% |
| 28 | — | Fannie Mae Pool 2.00% 01/01/2051 | 0.35% |
| 29 | — | NVIDIA Corp 4.35% 06/15/2029 | 0.34% |
| 30 | — | Foundry JV Holdco LLC 5.90% 01/25/2033 | 0.33% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/VPLS. Please cite the page URL.