VCPAX — Vanguard Core-Plus Bond Fund
Data updated: 2026-05-28
VCPAX — Vanguard Core-Plus Bond Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Long Total / Aggregate Bond · $925.41M AUM · 0.20% expense ratio · 4.9% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
VCPAX Fund Overview
VCPAX — Vanguard Core-Plus 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: $925.41M
- 1-year return: 4.9%
- Ticker: VCPAX
- SEC CIK: 0000836906
- SEC series ID: S000073843
- Share class ID: C000231056
VCPAX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Vanguard Core-Plus 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 | 2.02% |
| Ginnie Mae II Pool | 1.68% |
| Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac | 1.59% |
| Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac | 1.52% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.06% |
| Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac | 0.97% |
| Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac | 0.95% |
| SA Global Sukuk Ltd | 0.64% |
| Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund | 0.61% |
| Dominican Republic International Bond | 0.58% |
VCPAX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 61.1% |
| Securitized | 49.0% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.6% |
| Loans | 0.3% |
VCPAX Performance
Total returns for VCPAX (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | -0.1% |
| 1 year | 4.9% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 4.8% |
VCPAX Risk Information
Risk metrics for VCPAX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 3.4%
VCPAX Costs and Fees
VCPAX costs about $20 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.20%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.20%
- Portfolio turnover: 384%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.00 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
VCPAX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-03, Vanguard Core-Plus Bond Fund had net inflows of $225.91M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | $9.04M |
| 2026-02 | $13.29M |
| 2026-01 | $19.80M |
| 2025-12 | $19.47M |
| 2025-11 | $35.66M |
| 2025-10 | $22.10M |
VCPAX Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.06% |
| SA Global Sukuk Ltd | 0.64% |
| Dominican Republic International Bond | 0.58% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.55% |
| Eskom Holdings | 0.49% |
| Agence Francaise de Developpement EPIC | 0.45% |
| Oman Government International Bond | 0.44% |
| Cassa Depositi e Prestiti SpA | 0.44% |
| Corp Andina de Fomento | 0.43% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.42% |
VCPAX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Vanguard Core-Plus 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.