Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF

(VPLS) Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF

About this fund

Fund objectives

Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF seeks to provide total return while generating a moderate to high level of current income.

Why this fund

  • Seeks to provide total return while generating a moderate to high level of current income.
  • Provides diversified exposure primarily to investment-grade U.S. bonds, with selective exposure to below-investment-grade bonds and debt from other countries, including emerging markets. 
  • Actively managed.
  • Can purchase bonds of any quality.

The Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF is a stand alone product and is separate and distinct from the Vanguard Core-Plus Bond Index ETF (BNDP) and the Vanguard Core-Plus Bond Fund (VCPIX and VCPAX). Differences in scale, certain investment processes, and underlying holdings are expected to produce different investment returns by the funds.

Fund facts

Share class inception
Dec 06 2023
Listing date
Dec 08 2023
Share class assets'
Total assets
Strategy
Active
Asset class
Bond
Investment Approach
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Index ticker
I00037
Benchmark
Bloomberg US Universal Index
Distribution Frequency
Monthly
Domicile
United Sates
Management
—

The value of investments, and the income from them, may fall or rise and investors may get back less than they invested.

Performance

Risk and Volatility

As at Aug 31 2026

Beta
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R²
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Alpha
—
Standard Deviation
—
Sharpe Ratio
—

Please note Beta and R-squared data will only display for funds with 3 full years of history.

The value of investments, and the income from them, may fall or rise and investors may get back less than they invested.

Portfolio data

Characteristics
FundamentalsFundBenchmarkAs at
Number of bonds 2,887 21290 Aug 31 2026
Average Duration 5.7 Years 5.6 Years Aug 31 2026
Average maturity 7.8 Years 8.0 Years Aug 31 2026
Cash Investment 1.9% — Aug 31 2026
Market allocation

As at Aug 31 2026

CountryRegionFundBenchmarkVariance +/-
Distribution by credit quality (% of funds)

As at Aug 31 2026

Distribution by credit issuer

As at Aug 31 2026

Distribution by credit maturity

As at Aug 31 2026

Holdings details

As at Aug 31 2026

Top 10 holdings

As at

The 10 main holdings represent of the market value

Prices and distribution

Prices

NAV Price (USD)
$74.01
USD
Change
+$0.110.15%
As at Oct 13 2026
Market price (USD)
$74.03
Change
-$0.03-0.04%
As at Oct 12 2026
NAV 52-week high
$79.26
As at Oct 13 2026
Market price 52-week high
$79.38
As at Oct 13 2026
NAV 52-week low
$73.49
As at Oct 13 2026
Market price 52-week low
$73.62
As at Oct 13 2026
NAV 52-week difference
$5.77
Change
+7.28%
As at Oct 13 2026
Market price 52-week difference
$5.75
Change
+7.25%
As at Oct 13 2026
Outstanding shares
26,895,000
As at Sep 30 2026
Discount
$0.02
Change
+0.03%
As at Oct 12 2026
Historical Prices

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Inception date

Dec 06 2023

Listing date

Dec 08 2023

Date NAV (USD) Market price (USD)
Oct 13 2026 $74.0100 —
Oct 12 2026 $73.9000 $74.0304
Oct 09 2026 $73.8700 $74.0600
Oct 08 2026 $73.8900 $74.0018
Oct 07 2026 $73.6400 $73.7864
Oct 06 2026 $73.6700 $73.8200
Oct 05 2026 $73.4900 $73.6200
Oct 02 2026 $73.5600 $73.7500
Oct 01 2026 $73.7100 $73.8174
Sep 30 2026 $73.8700 $74.0100

Distribution history

Distribution frequency

Monthly

TypeDistribution amount (per unit)Ex-dividend dateRecord datePayment date
Income $0.2931 Oct 01 2026 Oct 01 2026 Oct 05 2026
Income $0.3000 Sep 01 2026 Sep 01 2026 Sep 03 2026
Income $0.3056 Aug 03 2026 Aug 03 2026 Aug 05 2026
Income $0.2909 Jul 01 2026 Jul 01 2026 Jul 06 2026
Income $0.2911 Jun 01 2026 Jun 01 2026 Jun 03 2026
Income $0.2842 May 01 2026 May 01 2026 May 05 2026
Income $0.2945 Apr 01 2026 Apr 01 2026 Apr 06 2026
Income $0.2632 Mar 02 2026 Mar 02 2026 Mar 04 2026
Income $0.2868 Feb 02 2026 Feb 02 2026 Feb 04 2026
Income $0.3255 Dec 18 2025 Dec 18 2025 Dec 22 2025

Purchase information

Currencies and stock exchanges

Base currency:USD

Exchanges: National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

Fund codes

  • CUSIP:922020755
  • ISIN:US9220207552
  • Reuters:VPLS.OQ
  • SEDOL:BRJN8B5

Please see the fund’s fact sheet and prospectus for important information about risk’s specific to the fund. All investing is subject to risk, which may result in loss of principal. Investments in bond funds are subject to the risk that an issuer will fail to make payments on time, and that bond prices will decline because of rising interest rates or negative perceptions of an issuer's ability to make payments. High-yield bonds generally have medium-and lower-range credit-quality ratings and are therefore subject to a higher level of credit risk than bonds with higher credit-quality ratings. Bonds of companies based in emerging markets are subject to national and regional political and economic risks and to the risk of currency fluctuations. These risks are especially high in emerging markets.