VCRB:what it yields, how rates move it and what it holds
Vanguard Core Bond ETF. Portfolio as of June 30, 2026, from the fund's SEC filing (Form N-PORT).
Broad bond market. A mix of Treasury, corporate and mortgage bonds, usually following the index of the whole US bond market.
Yield to maturity (YTM)
not computed
30% of the fund is in mortgage-backed bonds. Their yield depends on when homeowners repay early, which public data does not show. Rather than a wrong number, we show none.
- If rates rise 1 pointestimated from its duration, 5.6 years
- -5.6%
- Investment gradeof the credit risk, BBB or better
- 97%
- Size3,561 positions
- $7.3B
In a few words
VCRB holds 3,561 positions. 50% of the portfolio is corporate bonds. We show no yield to maturity, because much of it is in bonds whose yield public data cannot give correctly. Its duration is 5.6 years: if rates rise by 1 percentage point, its price falls about 5.6%.
Every ETF in Broad bond marketIf rates change
A rough estimate, if rates moved at once and equally at every maturity.
Price, at once
-5.6%
Ready-made moves
| Change in rates | At once |
|---|---|
| +5.6% | |
| +2.8% | |
| 0.0% | |
| -2.8% | |
| -5.6% | |
| -11.2% |
Past returns
The ETF's total return, price change plus distributions, as the fund reports it to the SEC.
Last 12 months
+4.2%
3 years, average per year
–
Worst 12 months
+2.3%
Largest fall from a peak
-2.9%
100 at the start 114.5 at the end, distributions reinvested
What it holds
Portfolio as of June 30, 2026: who issued the bonds, when they mature and the largest issuers.
Who issued the bonds
Largest issuers
The 10 largest are 42.3% of the fund.
When they mature
Details
- Positions
- 3,561
- Average coupon
- 4.46%
- Floating rate
- 21.2%
- In other currencies
- 5.5%
- Currency hedged
- 100%
- Mortgage-backed
- 30.4%
- In default
- 0.00%
- Hard to value
- 0.11%
- Cash and cash funds
- 0.3%
Maturities as stated on the bonds. Mortgage bonds, many corporate bonds and city bonds can be repaid early, so in practice they mature sooner.
Similar bond ETFs
Same kind as VCRB, nearest in rate sensitivity.
- FBNDFidelity Total Bond ETFIf rates +1%-5.6%
- BNDVanguard Total Bond Market ETFIf rates +1%-5.7%
- IUSBiShares Core Universal USD Bond ETFIf rates +1%-5.5%
- AGGiShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETFIf rates +1%-5.8%
- SCHZSchwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETFIf rates +1%-5.8%
- DFCFDimensional Core Fixed Income ETFIf rates +1%-5.9%
| ETF | Yield (YTM) | If rates +1% | 2022 | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FBNDFidelity Total Bond ETF | not computed | -5.6% | -12.7% | $28.2B |
| BNDVanguard Total Bond Market ETF | not computed | -5.7% | -13.2% | $397B |
| IUSBiShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF | not computed | -5.5% | -13.0% | $43.0B |
| AGGiShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | not computed | -5.8% | -13.1% | $138B |
| SCHZSchwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | not computed | -5.8% | -13.1% | $10.6B |
| DFCFDimensional Core Fixed Income ETF | not computed | -5.9% | -15.0% | $11.0B |
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How much would VCRB fall if rates rose?
With a duration of 5.6 years, an immediate one-point rise in rates would take about 5.6% off its price. An equal fall would add about the same.
What is VCRB's yield?
For this fund we show no yield to maturity, because much of it is in bonds whose yield public data cannot give correctly.
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