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Vanguard STAR Core-Plus Bond Fund Institutional Shares VCPSX

Morningstar Medalist Rating
Medalist Rating as of | See Vanguard Investment Hub
  • NAV / 1-Day Return 9.93  /  +0.10 %
  • Total Assets 8.7B
  • Adj. Expense Ratio
    0.200%
  • Expense Ratio 0.200%
  • Distribution Fee Level Low
  • Share Class Type Institutional
  • Category Intermediate Core-Plus Bond
  • Credit Quality / Interest Rate Sensitivity Medium/Moderate
  • Min. Initial Investment 5M
  • Status Open
  • TTM Yield 4.40%
  • Effective Duration 5.60 years

USD | NAV as of Jul 15, 2026 | 1-Day Return as of Jul 15, 2026, 12:11 AM GMT+0

Morningstar’s Analysis VCPSX

Will VCPSX outperform in the future?

Get our overall rating based on a fundamental assessment of the pillars below.

  • Process Pillar

    The Process Pillar is our assessment of how sensible, clearly defined, and repeatable VCPSX’s performance objective and investment process is for both security selection and portfolio construction.

  • People Pillar

    The People Pillar is our evaluation of the VCPSX management team’s experience and ability. We find that high-quality management teams deliver superior performance relative to their benchmarks and/or peers.

  • Parent Pillar

    The Parent Pillar is our rating of VCPSX’s parent organization’s priorities and whether they’re in line with investors’ interests.

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Morningstar Automated Analysis

Summary

Vanguard STAR Core-Plus Bond Instl holds a quantitatively derived Gold Morningstar Medalist Rating. The rating reflects that it has scored particularly well on factors Morningstar research associates with future outperformance relative to category peers.

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Portfolio Holdings VCPSX

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  • Equity Holdings —
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  • Other Holdings —
  • % Assets in Top 10 Holdings −2.5
Top 10 Holdings
% Portfolio Weight
Market Value USD
Sector

Federal National Mortgage Association 5.26923%

1.47 124M
Securitized

Federal National Mortgage Association 6.23077%

1.01 85M
Securitized

Federal National Mortgage Association 5.5%

0.99 83M
Securitized

Federal National Mortgage Association 5.5%

0.97 82M
Securitized

Federal National Mortgage Association 4.5%

0.94 80M
Securitized

Asian Development Bank

0.82 69M
Government

Kreditanstalt Fuer Wiederaufbau

0.77 65M
Government

United States Treasury Notes

0.74 63M
Government

Federal National Mortgage Association

0.65 54M
Securitized

OBX 2026-INV4 TRUST

0.63 54M
Securitized

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