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VPLSVANGUARD CORE-PLUS BOND ETFINDEX

VANGUARD CORE-PLUS BOND ETF

$74.48+0.16% vs prior close
747952-WK

Price through Oct 20, 2026 · Flows through Oct 31, 2024. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 20, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 20, 2026.

VPLS price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateVPLS close
Jul 20, 2026$76.81
Jul 21, 2026$76.65
Jul 22, 2026$76.54
Jul 23, 2026$76.31
Jul 24, 2026$76.39
Jul 27, 2026$76.53
Jul 28, 2026$76.70
Jul 29, 2026$76.45
Jul 30, 2026$76.50
Jul 31, 2026$76.36
Aug 3, 2026$76.23
Aug 4, 2026$76.52
Aug 5, 2026$76.58
Aug 6, 2026$76.40
Aug 7, 2026$76.49
Aug 10, 2026$76.27
Aug 11, 2026$76.31
Aug 12, 2026$76.38
Aug 13, 2026$76.56
Aug 14, 2026$76.42
Aug 17, 2026$76.27
Aug 18, 2026$76.30
Aug 19, 2026$76.62
Aug 20, 2026$76.44
Aug 21, 2026$76.36
Aug 24, 2026$76.50
Aug 25, 2026$76.83
Aug 26, 2026$76.71
Aug 27, 2026$76.72
Aug 28, 2026$76.50
Aug 31, 2026$76.39
Sep 1, 2026$75.86
Sep 2, 2026$75.94
Sep 3, 2026$76.06
Sep 4, 2026$76.04
Sep 8, 2026$75.94
Sep 9, 2026$75.84
Sep 10, 2026$75.34
Sep 11, 2026$75.24
Sep 14, 2026$75.18
Sep 15, 2026$75.13
Sep 16, 2026$75.16
Sep 17, 2026$75.47
Sep 18, 2026$75.23
Sep 21, 2026$75.37
Sep 22, 2026$75.37
Sep 23, 2026$74.81
Sep 24, 2026$74.44
Sep 25, 2026$74.55
Sep 28, 2026$74.13
Sep 29, 2026$74.12
Sep 30, 2026$74.01
Oct 1, 2026$73.82
Oct 2, 2026$73.75
Oct 5, 2026$73.62
Oct 6, 2026$73.82
Oct 7, 2026$73.79
Oct 8, 2026$74.00
Oct 9, 2026$74.06
Oct 12, 2026$74.03
Oct 13, 2026$74.16
Oct 14, 2026$74.20
Oct 15, 2026$74.57
Oct 16, 2026$74.56
Oct 19, 2026$74.36
Oct 20, 2026$74.48

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned -4.7% so far this year. At 0.20% a year it is not the cheapest way in — AGG has a reported fee of 0.03%.

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

$183Massets under management
0.20%expense ratio · $20 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
443Kavg daily volume, 30 days
0holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed December 9, 2023 · beta 0.14
Performance
1 week-0.1%
1 month-1.2%
3 months-2.7%
6 months-4.7%
YTD-4.7%
1 year-6.1%
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
5%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
4%realized volatility, 1 year
-7.3%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-6.2%latest close versus that peak

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

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
277Kshares traded
The case against VPLS

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat VPLS 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-17bp on fee · 90× the assets · +$489M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$123.5B+$2.3B-15bp on fee · 674× the assets · +$2.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
SPTS State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF0.03%$7.1B+$1.4B-17bp on fee · 39× the assets · +$1.4B in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-16bp on fee · 101× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF0.05%$48B+$2B-15bp on fee · 262× the assets · +$2B in over the monthHead-to-head
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