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VCRBVanguardINDEX

Vanguard Core Bond ETF

$74.57-0.22% vs prior close
737952-WK

Price through Oct 28, 2026 · Flows through Oct 31, 2024. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 28, 2026.

VCRB price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateVCRB close
Jul 28, 2026$76.31
Jul 29, 2026$76.08
Jul 30, 2026$76.07
Jul 31, 2026$75.90
Aug 3, 2026$75.79
Aug 4, 2026$76.09
Aug 5, 2026$76.17
Aug 6, 2026$75.96
Aug 7, 2026$76.08
Aug 10, 2026$75.85
Aug 11, 2026$75.90
Aug 12, 2026$75.97
Aug 13, 2026$76.19
Aug 14, 2026$76.04
Aug 17, 2026$75.88
Aug 18, 2026$75.93
Aug 19, 2026$76.27
Aug 20, 2026$76.07
Aug 21, 2026$75.94
Aug 24, 2026$76.07
Aug 25, 2026$76.41
Aug 26, 2026$76.32
Aug 27, 2026$76.30
Aug 28, 2026$76.06
Aug 31, 2026$75.90
Sep 1, 2026$75.46
Sep 2, 2026$75.50
Sep 3, 2026$75.58
Sep 4, 2026$75.60
Sep 8, 2026$75.55
Sep 9, 2026$75.40
Sep 10, 2026$74.90
Sep 11, 2026$74.80
Sep 14, 2026$74.77
Sep 15, 2026$74.73
Sep 16, 2026$74.73
Sep 17, 2026$75.03
Sep 18, 2026$74.76
Sep 21, 2026$74.98
Sep 22, 2026$74.99
Sep 23, 2026$74.39
Sep 24, 2026$74.02
Sep 25, 2026$74.13
Sep 28, 2026$73.77
Sep 29, 2026$73.70
Sep 30, 2026$73.62
Oct 1, 2026$73.48
Oct 2, 2026$73.36
Oct 5, 2026$73.29
Oct 6, 2026$73.41
Oct 7, 2026$73.40
Oct 8, 2026$73.61
Oct 9, 2026$73.67
Oct 12, 2026$73.70
Oct 13, 2026$73.74
Oct 14, 2026$73.82
Oct 15, 2026$74.21
Oct 16, 2026$74.19
Oct 19, 2026$74.02
Oct 20, 2026$74.17
Oct 21, 2026$74.16
Oct 22, 2026$74.67
Oct 23, 2026$74.60
Oct 26, 2026$74.68
Oct 27, 2026$74.73
Oct 28, 2026$74.57

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned -4.3% so far this year. At 0.10% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IVV has a reported fee of 0.03%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$438Massets under management
0.10%expense ratio · $10 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
1.1Mavg daily volume, 30 days
0holdings
2023listed December 12, 2023 · beta 0.12
Performance
1 week-0.1%
1 month+1.1%
3 months-2.3%
6 months-4.0%
YTD-4.3%
1 year-5.8%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
1 year—

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
4%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
4%realized volatility, 1 year
-7.4%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-5.8%latest close versus that peak

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

The case against VCRB

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat VCRB on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
STIP iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF0.03%$16.4B+$489M-7bp on fee · 37× the assets · +$489M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$123.5B+$2.3B-5bp on fee · 282× the assets · +$2.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
SPTS State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF0.03%$7.1B+$1.4B-7bp on fee · 16× the assets · +$1.4B in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$4M-6bp on fee · 54× the assets · +$4M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-6bp on fee · 42× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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