Vanguard Core Bond Fund Admiral Shares
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- Vanguard Core Bond Fund Admiral Shares (VCOBX) is an actively managed open-end mutual fund that seeks total return while generating a moderate level of current income by investing at least 80% of its assets in a diversified portfolio of bonds; this includes investment-grade securities such as U.S. Treasury and agency bonds, corporate bonds, mortgage-backed securities (primarily from Federal National Mortgage Association and Government National Mortgage Association), asset-backed securities, and government-related bonds, supplemented by up to 20% in non-investment-grade bonds, foreign bonds denominated in U.S. dollars or other currencies, and emerging market debt. The fund maintains an intermediate-term profile with a dollar-weighted average maturity of 4 to 12 years, moderate interest-rate sensitivity (effective duration around 5.86 years), and medium credit quality, featuring over 2,600 holdings for broad exposure across sectors like corporate (32%), agency mortgage-backed (29%), and government (24%) bonds. It targets institutional and individual investors seeking core fixed-income exposure for income, capital preservation, and diversification within U.S. and global bond markets, with a minimum initial investment of $50,000, a low net expense ratio of 0.10%, and daily pricing in USD. Launched on March 28, 2016, and domiciled in the United States, the fund is managed by a team at The Vanguard Group, Inc., headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, including lead manager Brian Quigley (since inception), Daniel Shaykevich (since 2018), and Arvind Narayanan (since 2019); it operates primarily in U.S. markets with significant non-U.S. bond allocations (around 23%) for global diversification. In recent developments, Vanguard extended the VCOBX strategy to exchange-traded funds with the December 2023 launches of Vanguard Core Bond ETF (VCRB) and Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF (VPLS), mirroring the fund's investment approach in lower-cost ETF wrappers to broaden investor access while maintaining the same 0.10% expense ratio for the core bond variant; these expansions enhance Vanguard's actively managed fixed-income offerings amid evolving bond market dynamics, with the fund sustaining assets under management exceeding $14 billion and a Silver Morningstar Medalist Rating as of mid-2024 due to its process strength despite average management ratings.