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Vanguard Core Bond ETF (VCRB) Price, Holdings & Fees

$190.89−0.10%−$0.20End-of-day price as of Oct 9, 2026

Vanguard Core Bond ETF (VCRB) closed at $190.89 on Oct 9, 2026, down 0.10% from the previous close of $191.09.

Share price, past year

1Y +13.28%

52-week range $156.54 – $198.09. Daily closing prices.
Monthly closing prices
Last closing price of each month
DateClose
Oct 9, 2026$190.89
Sep 30, 2026$196.23
Aug 31, 2026$184.40
Jul 31, 2026$187.38
Jun 30, 2026$182.31
May 29, 2026$191.53
Apr 30, 2026$195.28
Mar 31, 2026$190.45
Feb 27, 2026$183.32
Jan 30, 2026$177.20
Dec 31, 2025$168.48
Nov 28, 2025$164.88
Oct 31, 2025$163.72

Key statistics

Expense ratio
0.10%
as of Sep 30, 2025
Net assets
$7.3B
as of Jun 30, 2026
Holdings
3,586
as of Jun 30, 2026
52-week range
$156.54 – $198.09

Vanguard Core Bond ETF's expense ratio is 0.10%: $10.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

Holdings

Vanguard Core Bond ETF held 3,586 investments worth $7.29B as of Jun 30, 2026. Its largest holding was Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, at 2.33% of the fund.

Vanguard Core Bond ETF largest holdings by share of net assets
#Holding% of fundValue
1Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac2.33%$169.78M
2United States Treasury Note/Bond1.02%$74.11M
3NVIDIA Corp0.97%$70.50M
4NVIDIA Corp0.75%$54.91M
5Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac0.68%$49.41M
6United States Treasury Note/Bond0.65%$47.14M
7Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau0.60%$44.12M
8Fannie Mae REMICS0.59%$43.12M
9OBX 2026-INV2 Trust0.57%$41.79M
10Ginnie Mae II Pool0.56%$41.16M
11United States Treasury Note/Bond0.55%$40.09M
12Finland Government International Bond0.54%$39.62M
13United States Treasury Note/Bond0.54%$39.27M
14Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac0.54%$39.23M
15United States Treasury Note/Bond0.53%$38.57M
16United States Treasury Note/Bond0.52%$37.87M
17United States Treasury Note/Bond0.51%$37.15M
18United States Treasury Note/Bond0.49%$35.94M
19United States Treasury Note/Bond0.49%$35.74M
20Province of Quebec Canada0.48%$35.05M
21OBX 2026-INV4 Trust0.47%$34.32M
22United States Treasury Note/Bond0.43%$31.56M
23Mexico Government International Bond0.41%$30.07M
24United States Treasury Note/Bond0.41%$29.87M
25Canada Government International Bond0.38%$27.85M

Top 25 of 3,586 holdings, as of Jun 30, 2026. Percentages are of the fund's net assets.

What the fund owns

Vanguard Core Bond ETF holdings by asset type
Asset type% of fund
Bonds and other debt61.78%
Mortgage-backed securities30.43%
Collateralized debt obligations4.78%
Cash and short-term investments0.30%
Currency derivatives0.06%
Loans0.01%
Interest rate derivatives−0.03%
Credit derivatives−0.06%
Vanguard Core Bond ETF holdings by country, largest 10
Country% of fund
United States76.87%
Canada1.67%
Italy1.42%
Spain1.36%
Mexico1.17%
United Kingdom1.17%
Cayman Islands1.13%
Germany1.04%
Japan0.78%
Ireland0.74%

Shares of net assets from the fund's N-PORT report. Funds that borrow can add up to more than 100%, with borrowing (such as repurchase agreements) shown as a negative share.

Monthly total returns

Over the 3 months to Jun 30, 2026, Vanguard Core Bond ETF's total return was +0.99%, as reported to the SEC.

Vanguard Core Bond ETF monthly total returns
MonthTotal return
Jun 30, 2026+0.28%
May 31, 2026+0.37%
Apr 30, 2026+0.34%

The fund's own total returns as reported to the SEC (N-PORT), including reinvested distributions. Not the sample prices above.

Fund profile

Name
Vanguard Core Bond ETF
Ticker
VCRB
Exchange
NASDAQ
Fund type
ETF
Trust
VANGUARD MALVERN FUNDS
SEC series ID
S000083197
SEC CIK
0000836906
Fractional shares
Yes

Recent SEC filings

Shareholder reports and prospectuses are filed by VANGUARD MALVERN FUNDS, the trust behind Vanguard Core Bond ETF, and cover all of its funds.

Frequently asked questions

What is VCRB's price?

Vanguard Core Bond ETF (VCRB) closed at $190.89 on Oct 9, 2026, down 0.10% from the previous close of $191.09.

What is VCRB's expense ratio?

Vanguard Core Bond ETF's expense ratio is 0.10%: $10.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

What does VCRB hold?

Vanguard Core Bond ETF held 3,586 investments worth $7.29B as of Jun 30, 2026. Its largest holding was Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, at 2.33% of the fund. Its five largest holdings were Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, United States Treasury Note/Bond, NVIDIA Corp, NVIDIA Corp, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.

How has VCRB performed?

Over the 3 months to Jun 30, 2026, Vanguard Core Bond ETF's total return was +0.99%, as reported to the SEC.

Sources and methodology

Holdings, net assets and monthly returns come from the fund's N-PORT filing with the SEC, as of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 28, 2026). The expense ratio is from the fund's prospectus or shareholder report, as of Sep 30, 2025. Prices are generated sample data for development. Data sources and disclosures