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Vanguard Core Bond Fund Admiral Shares: (MF: VCOBX)

(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Oct 26, 2026 05:36 PM ET

$17.40 USD

+0.02 (0.12%)

Zacks MF Rank

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1 Strong Buy
2 Buy
3 Hold
4 Sell
5 Strong Sell

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1-Strong Buy of 5 1        

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Latest Performance as of Sep 30, 2026

Total Return %* Percentile Rank Objective
YTD -2.63 59
3 months -3.53 61
6 months -2.58 68
1 Year -1.63 60
3 Year 4.54 67
5 Year -0.36 67
10 Year 1.51 76

* Annual for three years and beyond.

Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) NA
Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) NA
Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) NA

Load Adjusted Returns as of Sep 30, 2026

1 Year -1.63
5 Year -0.36
10 Year 1.51
Since Inception 1.75

Quarterly Return

1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr.
2026 -0.04 0.98 -3.53 NA
2025 2.94 1.46 2.08 1.02
2024 -0.61 0.31 5.28 -2.88
2023 2.94 -0.83 -2.92 6.85
2022 -5.94 -5.11 -4.55 1.97
2021 -3.47 2.12 0.10 -0.13

Annual Return

2026202520242023202220212020201920182017
% Total Return -2.627.721.935.88-13.13-1.4510.409.63-0.853.88
% Total Return Rel to Index 0.280.330.670.35-0.110.092.900.91-0.860.34
% Total Return Rel to Peer -1.991.06-2.45-1.29-2.98-1.503.371.380.050.28
% Perf Quintile vs Peer* 4.001.005.004.003.005.001.002.003.003.00
% Dividends 0.540.870.820.740.530.250.390.620.590.43
% Yield 4.324.534.404.042.841.141.672.912.922.07
Capital Gains ($) 0.000.000.000.000.000.010.280.000.000.00
Expense Ratio 0.100.100.100.100.100.100.100.100.130.15

* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%