VPLSVANGUARD CORE-PLUS BOND ETFINDEX
VANGUARD CORE-PLUS BOND ETF
$76.36-0.12% today
767952-WK
SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN
The desk’s read
Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned -2.2% so far this year. At 0.20% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IJH runs the same ground at 0.05%.
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
250Kavg daily volume, 30 days
0holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed December 8, 2023 · beta 0.12
Performance
| 1 week | -0.1% |
| 1 month | +0.1% |
| 3 months | -1.0% |
| 6 months | -3.3% |
| YTD | -2.2% |
| 1 year | -2.1% |
| 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
3%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
4%realized volatility, 1 year
-4.0%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-3.8%where it sits vs. that peak today
VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK
Options tape
—calls today
—puts today
—put/call ratio
167Kshares 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.
| Fund | Fee | Assets | Flow, 1M | The case | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STIP iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF | 0.03% | $16B | +$288M | -17bp on fee · 88× the assets · +$288M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| MBB iShares MBS ETF | 0.04% | $39B | +$26M | -16bp on fee · 213× the assets · +$26M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF | 0.05% | $128.4B | +$547M | -15bp on fee · 700× the assets · +$547M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 0.04% | $23.4B | +$520M | -16bp on fee · 128× the assets · +$520M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 0.04% | $18.7B | +$312M | -16bp on fee · 102× the assets · +$312M in over the month | Head-to-head |