VCORX — Vanguard Core Bond Fund
Data updated: 2026-05-28
VCORX — Vanguard Core Bond Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Long Total / Aggregate Bond · $21.00B AUM · 0.20% expense ratio · 4.6% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
VCORX Fund Overview
VCORX — Vanguard Core Bond Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Vanguard Malvern Funds, categorised as Long Total / Aggregate Bond. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Vanguard Malvern Funds
- Category: Long Total / Aggregate Bond
- Assets under management: $21.00B
- 1-year return: 4.6%
- Ticker: VCORX
- SEC CIK: 0000836906
- SEC series ID: S000053068
- Share class ID: C000166996
VCORX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Vanguard Core Bond Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac | 1.98% |
| Ginnie Mae II Pool | 1.62% |
| Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac | 1.53% |
| Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac | 1.46% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.19% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.98% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.97% |
| Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac | 0.96% |
| Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac | 0.94% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.84% |
VCORX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Vanguard Core Bond Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 63.8% |
| Securitized | 46.7% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.6% |
VCORX Performance
Total returns for VCORX (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | -0.1% |
| 1 year | 4.6% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 4.0% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 0.5% |
VCORX Risk Information
Risk metrics for VCORX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 3.3%
VCORX Costs and Fees
VCORX costs about $20 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.20%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.20%
- Portfolio turnover: 367%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.00 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
VCORX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-03, Vanguard Core Bond Fund had net inflows of $7.29B, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | $825.32M |
| 2026-02 | $476.73M |
| 2026-01 | $564.73M |
| 2025-12 | $777.98M |
| 2025-11 | $506.96M |
| 2025-10 | $632.30M |
VCORX Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of Vanguard Core Bond Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.19% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.98% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.97% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.84% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.61% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.60% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.53% |
| United States Treasury Bill | 0.51% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.48% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.47% |
VCORX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Vanguard Core Bond Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.