Performance analysis of VPLS (VANGUARD CORE-PLUS BOND ETF ETF SHARES)
Annual Return
Since Dec 7, 2023, VPLS has had an average annual return of +5.22%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.13% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.31% | +7.86% | +2.71% | +2.82% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.43% | +1.43% | -1.82% | +0.34% | +0.49% | +0.28% | -0.82% | +0.31% | |||||
| 2025 | +0.67% | +2.23% | -0.07% | +0.12% | -0.22% | +1.59% | -0.14% | +1.25% | +1.11% | +0.61% | +0.63% | -0.16% | +7.86% |
| 2024 | -0.16% | -0.96% | +0.98% | -2.26% | +1.63% | +1.04% | +2.29% | +1.55% | +1.44% | -2.24% | +0.93% | -1.43% | +2.71% |
| 2023 | +2.82% | +2.82% |
Drawdown analysis of VPLS (VANGUARD CORE-PLUS BOND ETF ETF SHARES)
The maximum drawdown for the VPLS was -4.17%, occurring on Jan 13, 2025. Recovery took 56 trading sessions.
The current VPLS drawdown is -1.53%.
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -4.17% | Sep 16, 2024 | 81 | Jan 13, 2025 | 56 | Apr 3, 2025 | 137 |
| -2.98% | Dec 27, 2023 | 75 | Apr 16, 2024 | 41 | Jun 13, 2024 | 116 |
| -2.72% | Feb 27, 2026 | 20 | Mar 27, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -2.72% | Apr 3, 2025 | 6 | Apr 11, 2025 | 49 | Jun 24, 2025 | 55 |
| -1.19% | Jun 25, 2024 | 4 | Jul 1, 2024 | 3 | Jul 5, 2024 | 7 |
| -1.02% | Jun 30, 2025 | 10 | Jul 15, 2025 | 10 | Jul 29, 2025 | 20 |
| -0.98% | Oct 28, 2025 | 6 | Nov 5, 2025 | 15 | Nov 26, 2025 | 21 |
| -0.91% | Aug 2, 2024 | 4 | Aug 8, 2024 | 4 | Aug 14, 2024 | 8 |
| -0.73% | Nov 26, 2025 | 11 | Dec 12, 2025 | 18 | Jan 9, 2026 | 29 |
| -0.71% | Jul 17, 2024 | 5 | Jul 24, 2024 | 4 | Jul 30, 2024 | 9 |
| -0.68% | Jan 14, 2026 | 3 | Jan 20, 2026 | 12 | Feb 5, 2026 | 15 |
| -0.61% | Sep 16, 2025 | 7 | Sep 25, 2025 | 12 | Oct 13, 2025 | 19 |
| -0.48% | Aug 26, 2024 | 4 | Aug 30, 2024 | 2 | Sep 4, 2024 | 6 |
| -0.44% | Dec 14, 2023 | 2 | Dec 18, 2023 | 2 | Dec 20, 2023 | 4 |
| -0.44% | Aug 13, 2025 | 3 | Aug 18, 2025 | 4 | Aug 22, 2025 | 7 |
| -0.40% | Aug 14, 2024 | 1 | Aug 15, 2024 | 2 | Aug 19, 2024 | 3 |
| -0.33% | Jun 14, 2024 | 1 | Jun 17, 2024 | 1 | Jun 18, 2024 | 2 |
| -0.32% | Aug 28, 2025 | 2 | Sep 2, 2025 | 2 | Sep 4, 2025 | 4 |
| -0.30% | Aug 21, 2024 | 1 | Aug 22, 2024 | 1 | Aug 23, 2024 | 2 |
| -0.30% | Aug 5, 2025 | 3 | Aug 8, 2025 | 3 | Aug 13, 2025 | 6 |
| -0.20% | Dec 7, 2023 | 2 | Dec 11, 2023 | 1 | Dec 12, 2023 | 3 |
| -0.19% | Sep 10, 2024 | 2 | Sep 12, 2024 | 1 | Sep 13, 2024 | 3 |
| -0.19% | Oct 22, 2025 | 1 | Oct 23, 2025 | 2 | Oct 27, 2025 | 3 |
| -0.18% | Jul 29, 2025 | 1 | Jul 30, 2025 | 2 | Aug 1, 2025 | 3 |
| -0.14% | Jul 12, 2024 | 1 | Jul 15, 2024 | 1 | Jul 16, 2024 | 2 |