VCRB

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VANGUARD CORE BOND ETF

Category: US Bond (5,386 funds)

Expense Ratio
0.10%
Annual Cost per $10K
$10.00
30-Year Fee Drag per $10K
$2,106
at 7% annual return
Fund Type
ETF
Active
Trailing 12-Month
+5.81%

Asset Allocation

US Bond
80%
Intl Bond
18%
Cash
2%

Fee Comparison

VCRB
0.10%
US Bond average
0.76%
US Bond cheapest
0.00%
Index benchmark
0.03%

87% cheaper than category average

Historical Returns

Monthly total returns (dividends reinvested) from SEC N-PORT filings · As of December 2025 · Updated quarterly

+12.00%23 months
Compare to

Fee Impact Calculator

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VCRB at 0.10%$370,085
At index rates (0.03%)$377,424
Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613
Total fee drag$10,528
Cost vs index fund−$7,340

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Ranked by allocation similarity weighted by fund size · Returns (dividends reinvested) from SEC N-PORT filings · As of December 2025

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VCRBVANGUARD CORE BOND ETF0.10%
VFSTXVANGUARD SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT-GRADE FUND0.07%
VFICXVANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM INVESTMENT-GRADE FUND0.20%
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DOXIXDodge & Cox Income Fund0.33%
VCITVANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM CORPORATE BOND INDEX FUND0.06%
PIINXPIMCO Income Fund1.08%
BAGSXBaird Aggregate Bond Fund0.55%
PTRAXPIMCO Total Return Fund0.76%
LGBNXLoomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund0.44%
LDLVXLord Abbett Short Duration Income Fund0.32%
GIBRXGuggenheim Total Return Bond Fund0.49%
VTBIXVANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET II INDEX FUND0.09%
ISTBiShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF0.06%
VUBFXVANGUARD ULTRA-SHORT-TERM BOND FUND0.20%
FTSMFirst Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF0.25%
FSMTXFidelity SAI Total Bond Fund0.29%
IUSBiShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF0.06%
FBKWXFidelity Total Bond Fund0.75%
FZOLXFidelity SAI Low Duration Bond Fund0.20%
LQDiShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.14%
CMBKXAmerican Funds Multi-Sector Income Fund0.70%
NERNXLoomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund0.39%
TSBBXNuveen Core Impact Bond Fund0.51%
MRBBXMFS Total Return Bond Fund0.60%
PBFKXVictory Pioneer Bond Fund0.36%
BSBSXBaird Short-Term Bond Fund0.55%
MHYSXNYLI MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund0.56%
BUBSXBaird Ultra Short Bond Fund0.40%
JSDUXJPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund0.28%
TSRSXThornburg Strategic Income Fund0.53%
TRZOXT. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc.0.31%
FZOMXFidelity SAI Short-Term Bond Fund0.21%
VUSBVANGUARD ULTRA-SHORT BOND ETF0.10%
BIMSXBaird Intermediate Bond Fund0.55%
WACSXWestern Asset Core Bond Fund0.42%
HIGFXAmerican High Income Trust0.32%
FSIGXFidelity Series Investment Grade Bond Fund0.00%
GIKRXGuggenheim Limited Duration Fund0.46%
ABNDXBond Fund of America1.04%
WAPSXWestern Asset Core Plus Bond Fund0.42%
LMECXWestern Asset SMASh Series Core Plus Completion Fund0.02%
BSVVANGUARD SHORT-TERM BOND INDEX FUND0.03%
SCHISchwab 5-10 Year Corporate Bond ETF0.03%
FLRRXFranklin Low Duration Total Return Fund0.31%
FBNDFidelity Total Bond ETF0.36%
FRERXFranklin Total Return Fund0.39%
BBCPXBridge Builder Core Plus Bond Fund0.16%
STYAXAllspring Core Plus Bond Fund0.67%
SLQDiShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.06%
FIHAXFederated Hermes Institutional High Yield Bond Fund0.75%
TAAQXTransamerica Short-Term Bond0.42%
FTHRXFidelity Intermediate Bond Fund0.45%
PYLSXPayden Limited Maturity Fund0.25%
BIVVANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM BOND INDEX FUND0.03%
NRSIXNeuberger Berman Strategic Income Fund0.51%
DPZRXNomura Diversified Income Fund0.33%
SIDCXSIIT INTERMEDIATE DURATION CREDIT FUND0.32%
BSCQInvesco BulletShares 2026 Corporate Bond ETF0.10%
IBDTiShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Corporate ETF0.10%
TRVZXT. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.0.32%
BBTBXBridge Builder Core Bond Fund0.12%
FXICXFixed Income SHares: Series C0.27%
CDSRXCalvert Short Duration Income Fund0.45%
ICVTiShares Convertible Bond ETF0.20%
JDYRXPGIM High Yield Fund0.74%
UNIYWisdomTree VOYA Yield Enhanced USD Universal Bond Fund0.15%
JGCGXJPMorgan Income Fund0.39%
TBPPXNuveen Core Plus Bond Fund0.45%
IBDRiShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Corporate ETF0.10%
TBBWXNuveen Core Bond Fund0.29%
FHRRXFranklin High Income Fund0.50%
EIBRXEaton Vance Income Fund of Boston0.66%
VIITXVANGUARD INSTITUTIONAL INTERMEDIATE-TERM BOND FUND$100M min0.02%
ACGZXAB Income Fund0.54%
FTKFXFidelity Total Bond K6 Fund0.30%
VWESXVANGUARD LONG-TERM INVESTMENT-GRADE FUND0.21%
HYPPXMFS High Yield Pooled Portfolio0.03%
NHFIXHigh Yield Fixed Income Fund0.61%
FANCXFidelity Short-Term Bond Fund0.50%
VISTXVANGUARD INSTITUTIONAL SHORT-TERM BOND FUND$100M min0.02%
IBDSiShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Corporate ETF0.10%
VPVTRDVPIMCO Total Return Portfolio0.79%
NHIEXNeuberger Berman High Income Bond Fund0.08%
GSYInvesco Ultra Short Duration ETF0.22%
BRACXBATS: Series C Portfolio0.11%
CBORXCalvert Bond Fund0.46%
TRKZXT. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.0.60%
CCBFXCapital Group Central Corporate Bond Fund
LOPLXLord Abbett Core Plus Bond Fund0.40%
HYLBXtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF0.05%
ERABXEaton Vance Total Return Bond Fund0.43%
SCYBSchwab High Yield Bond ETF0.03%
LFROXLord Abbett Floating Rate Fund0.54%
USIGiShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%
CCHIXHigh Yield Fund0.51%
ISIAXVOYA STRATEGIC INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND0.62%
PSJIXShort-Term Income Fund0.63%

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