VCRB — Vanguard Core Bond ETF
Data updated: 2026-05-28
VCRB — Vanguard Core Bond ETF data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Intermediate Total / Aggregate Bond · $6.40B AUM · 0.10% expense ratio · 4.6% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
VCRB Fund Overview
VCRB — Vanguard Core Bond ETF is a US ETF managed by Vanguard Malvern Funds, categorised as Intermediate Total / Aggregate Bond. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US ETF
- Manager: Vanguard Malvern Funds
- Category: Intermediate Total / Aggregate Bond
- Assets under management: $6.40B
- 1-year return: 4.6%
- Ticker: VCRB
- SEC CIK: 0000836906
- SEC series ID: S000083197
- Share class ID: C000246714
VCRB Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Vanguard Core Bond ETF by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac | 1.92% |
| Ginnie Mae II Pool | 1.65% |
| Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund | 1.60% |
| Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac | 1.46% |
| Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac | 1.45% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.17% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.97% |
| Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac | 0.97% |
| Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac | 0.96% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.74% |
VCRB Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Vanguard Core Bond ETF by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 64.6% |
| Securitized | 44.9% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 1.6% |
| Derivatives | 0.1% |
VCRB Performance
Total returns for VCRB (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | -0.0% |
| 1 year | 4.6% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 5.5% |
VCRB Risk Information
Risk metrics for VCRB, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 3.5%
VCRB Costs and Fees
VCRB costs about $10 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.10%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.10%
- Portfolio turnover: 426%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.00 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
VCRB Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-03, Vanguard Core Bond ETF had net inflows of $3.96B, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | $228.64M |
| 2026-02 | $502.28M |
| 2026-01 | $723.28M |
| 2025-12 | $260.05M |
| 2025-11 | $422.39M |
| 2025-10 | $264.21M |
VCRB Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of Vanguard Core Bond ETF by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.17% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.97% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.74% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.62% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.53% |
| Mexico Government International Bond | 0.46% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.45% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.44% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.42% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.41% |
VCRB Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Vanguard Core Bond ETF 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.