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Vanguard Core-Plus Bond Fund

mutual fund
VCPAX
Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$17.23 -0.04 -0.23%
primary theme
U.S. Intermediate-Term Bond Duration
share class
Investor (VCPIX) Admiral (VCPAX)
VCPAX (Mutual Fund)

Vanguard Core-Plus Bond Fund

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$17.23 -0.04 -0.23%
primary theme
U.S. Intermediate-Term Bond Duration
share class
Investor (VCPIX) Admiral (VCPAX)
VCPAX (Mutual Fund)

Vanguard Core-Plus Bond Fund

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$17.23 -0.04 -0.23%
primary theme
U.S. Intermediate-Term Bond Duration
share class
Investor (VCPIX) Admiral (VCPAX)

Name

As of 12/11/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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Vanguard Core-Plus Bond Fund

VCPAX | Fund

$17.23

$483 M

4.29%

$0.74

0.20%

Vitals

YTD Return

4.5%

1 yr return

7.2%

3 Yr Avg Return

-0.8%

5 Yr Avg Return

N/A

Net Assets

$483 M

Holdings in Top 10

10.9%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$17.3
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 0.20%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover N/A

Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$50,000

IRA

N/A

Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund

Name

As of 12/11/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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Vanguard Core-Plus Bond Fund

VCPAX | Fund

$17.23

$483 M

4.29%

$0.74

0.20%

VCPAX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 4.5%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return -0.8%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return N/A
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio N/A
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 4.3%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Monthly

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    Vanguard Core-Plus Bond Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    The Vanguard Group, Inc.
  • Inception Date
    Oct 25, 2021
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    Admiral
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Michael Chang

Fund Description

The Fund invests in fixed income securities of various maturities, yields, and qualities. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in bonds, which include fixed income securities such as corporate bonds; U.S. Treasury obligations and other U.S. government and agency securities; and asset-backed, mortgage-backed, and mortgage-related securities. In general,bonds purchased by the Fund will have a maturity of 90 days or more at the time of their issuance. The Fund may invest in fixed income securities of non-U.S. issuers, including emerging market countries.The Fund’s dollar-weighted average maturity will normally range between 4 and 12 years, and may either be longer or shorter under certain market conditions, such as during periods of market stress, where there is significant change to market structure, or where prepayment of certain securities held by the fund (such as asset-backed, mortgage-backed or similar securities) varies from what is expected under normal market conditions.The Fund can purchase bonds of any quality. High-quality fixed income securities are investment-grade securities that are rated the equivalent of A3 or better by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (Moody’s), or another independent rating agency or, if unrated, are determined to be of comparable quality by the Fund’s advisor. Medium-quality fixed income securities are investment-grade securities that are rated the equivalent of Baa1, Baa2, or Baa3 by Moody’s or another independent rating agency or, if unrated, are determined to be of comparable quality by the Fund’s advisor. Both high-quality and medium-quality fixed income securities are considered to be “investment-grade.” Lower quality fixed income securities—commonly known as “junk bonds”—are non-investment-grade securities that are rated the equivalent of Ba1 or lower by Moody’s or another independent rating agency or, if unrated, are determined to be of comparable quality by the Fund’s advisor. No more than 35% of the Fund’s assets may be invested in non-investment-grade fixed income securities, or junk bonds.The Fund seeks to have a majority of its assets denominated in or hedged back to the U.S. dollar but has the ability to invest in bonds denominated in a foreign currency on an unhedged basis. The Fund may attempt to hedge some or all of its foreign currency exposure, primarily through the use of foreign currency exchange forward contracts, in an effort to manage the currency risk associated with investing in securities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar.In addition to foreign currency exchange forward contracts, the Fund may invest in other derivatives instruments, such as options, futures contracts, other swap agreements, or in to be announced (“TBA”) mortgage-backed securities.
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VCPAX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period VCPAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 4.5% -4.6% 11.7% 17.62%
1 Yr 7.2% -2.4% 15.0% 13.68%
3 Yr -0.8%* -10.0% 28.5% 12.14%
5 Yr N/A* -7.2% 58.8% N/A
10 Yr N/A* -2.8% 74.0% N/A

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period VCPAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 1.9% -16.2% 8.1% 58.94%
2022 -15.3% -34.7% 131.9% 28.09%
2021 N/A -11.6% 4.4% N/A
2020 N/A -9.9% 946.1% N/A
2019 N/A -1.7% 16.9% N/A

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period VCPAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 4.5% -4.6% 11.7% 17.62%
1 Yr 7.2% -2.4% 15.0% 13.68%
3 Yr -0.8%* -10.0% 28.5% 12.14%
5 Yr N/A* -7.2% 58.8% N/A
10 Yr N/A* -2.8% 74.0% N/A

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period VCPAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 6.8% -11.3% 11.9% 23.80%
2022 -12.6% -32.2% 131.9% 20.32%
2021 N/A -9.4% 9.2% N/A
2020 N/A -1.9% 1009.0% N/A
2019 N/A 1.1% 21668.0% N/A

NAV & Total Return History

VCPAX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

VCPAX Category Low Category High VCPAX % Rank
Net Assets 483 M 2.9 M 314 B 67.77%
Number of Holdings 1638 1 17880 28.04%
Net Assets in Top 10 65.3 M 1.62 M 35.1 B 78.19%
Weighting of Top 10 10.93% 4.7% 3984.6% 91.87%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund 2.05%
  2. US TREASURY N/B 1.27%
  3. COLOMBIA REP OF 1.20%
  4. EUROPEAN UNION 1.11%
  5. EUROPEAN INVT BK 0.95%
  6. ASIAN DEV BANK 0.95%
  7. AGENCE FRANCAISE 0.91%
  8. PARAGUAY 0.89%
  9. KFW 0.82%
  10. US TREASURY N/B 0.79%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High VCPAX % Rank
Bonds 		95.98% 0.00% 9231.88% 44.46%
Cash 		4.06% -54.51% 237.69% 41.43%
Convertible Bonds 		2.19% 0.00% 7.93% 24.37%
Stocks 		0.00% 0.00% 99.98% 95.34%
Preferred Stocks 		0.00% 0.00% 72.34% 94.60%
Other 		-0.04% -27.25% 1695.17% 98.13%

Bond Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High VCPAX % Rank
Government 		35.85% 0.00% 86.23% 27.51%
Corporate 		32.44% 0.00% 100.00% 43.72%
Securitized 		30.62% 0.00% 98.40% 46.86%
Cash & Equivalents 		2.05% 0.00% 237.69% 58.05%
Municipal 		0.00% 0.00% 100.00% 98.64%
Derivative 		-0.04% -6.56% 44.82% 83.70%

Bond Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High VCPAX % Rank
US 		87.14% 0.00% 9042.62% 74.45%
Non US 		8.84% 0.00% 189.26% 4.36%

VCPAX - Expenses

Operational Fees

VCPAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 0.20% 0.01% 39.64% 94.67%
Management Fee 0.17% 0.00% 1.76% 7.97%
12b-1 Fee N/A 0.00% 1.00% N/A
Administrative Fee N/A 0.01% 0.50% N/A

Sales Fees

VCPAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 2.00% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 4.00% N/A

Trading Fees

VCPAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 1.00% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

VCPAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover N/A 2.00% 493.39% N/A

VCPAX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

VCPAX Category Low Category High VCPAX % Rank
Dividend Yield 4.29% 0.00% 10.11% 9.33%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

VCPAX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly

Net Income Ratio Analysis

VCPAX Category Low Category High VCPAX % Rank
Net Income Ratio N/A -1.28% 4.79% N/A

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

VCPAX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Annually Annually

Distributions History

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VCPAX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Michael Chang

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Oct 14, 2021

0.63

0.6%

Michael Chang, CFA, Portfolio Manager at Vanguard. He has been with Vanguard since 2017, has worked in investment management since 2002, has managed investment portfolios since 2011, and has co-managed the Fund since its inception in 2021. Education: B. Com., University of British Columbia

Daniel Shaykevich

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Oct 14, 2021

0.63

0.6%

Daniel Shaykevich, Principal of Vanguard. He has worked in investment management since 2001, has managed investment portfolios since 2004, has been with Vanguard since 2013. Prior to Vanguard, he was a portfolio manager for BlackRock from 2001 to 2013. He holds a B.S. from Carnegie Mellon University.

Arvind Narayanan

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Oct 14, 2021

0.63

0.6%

Arvind Narayanan, CFA, Portfolio Manager at Vanguard. He has been with Vanguard since February 2019, has worked in investment management since 2002, has managed investment portfolios since 2006, and has co-managed the Funds since November 2019. Education: B.A., Goucher College; M.B.A., New York University.

Brian Quigley

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Oct 14, 2021

0.63

0.6%

Brian W. Quigley, CFA,Portfolio Manager at Vanguard. He has been with Vanguard since 2003; has worked in investment management since 2005; and has managed investment portfolios. Education: B.S., Lehigh University.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.08 33.43 6.77 1.16

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