VPLS — Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF
Data updated: 2026-08-28
VPLS — Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF. Intermediate Total / Aggregate Bond · $1.66B AUM · 0.20% expense ratio. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
VPLS Fund Overview
VPLS — Vanguard Core-Plus 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: $1.66B
- 1-year return: 4.6%
- Ticker: VPLS
- SEC CIK: 0000836906
- SEC series ID: S000083198
- Share class ID: C000246715
VPLS Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund | 1.76% |
| PMT Loan Trust 2026-INV1 | 1.10% |
| Dominican Republic International Bond | 1.05% |
| Fannie Mae REMICS | 0.96% |
| Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac | 0.75% |
| Fannie Mae REMICS | 0.68% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 0.66% |
| OBX 2026-INV2 Trust | 0.64% |
| Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau | 0.59% |
| Fannie Mae REMICS | 0.58% |
VPLS Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 58.2% |
| Securitized | 38.9% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 1.8% |
| Loans | 0.2% |
VPLS Performance
Total returns for VPLS (as of 2026-09-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 1.1% |
| 1 year | 4.6% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 5.8% |
VPLS Risk Information
Risk metrics for VPLS, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 3.0%
VPLS Costs and Fees
VPLS costs about $20 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.20%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.20%
- Portfolio turnover: 392%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.00 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
VPLS Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF had net inflows of $1.06B, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | $95.78M |
| 2026-05 | $117.91M |
| 2026-04 | $98.78M |
| 2026-03 | $69.34M |
| 2026-02 | $119.24M |
| 2026-01 | $101.69M |
VPLS Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Dominican Republic International Bond | 1.05% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 0.66% |
| Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau | 0.59% |
| Hungary Government International Bond | 0.57% |
| Finland Government International Bond | 0.53% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 0.51% |
| Morocco Government International Bond | 0.51% |
| Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro | 0.50% |
| Oman Government International Bond | 0.47% |
| Province of Quebec Canada | 0.47% |
VPLS Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2026-01-28
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-01-31
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2023-12-06
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-08-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-05-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-02-26
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-12-10
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2024-12-12
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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.