North Star Investment Management’s Vanguard Core Plus Bond ETF VPLS Stock Holding History

North Star Investment Management’s Portfolio VPLS Stock Details VPLS Fund Activity

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Quarter	Market Value	Status	Shares	Change in Stake	Trade Value	Portfolio Weight	Portfolio Position
2026 Q1	$6.39M	Buy	82,363 +20,307	+33%	+$1.59M	0.39%	54
2025 Q4	$4.85M	Buy	62,056 +30,525	+97%	+$2.4M	0.3%	71
2025 Q3	$2.48M	Buy	31,531 +22,189	+238%	+$1.73M	0.16%	136
2025 Q2	$727K	Buy	9,342 +9,001	+2,640%	+$691K	0.05%	272
2025 Q1	$26.5K	Buy	341 +2	+0.6%	+$153	﹤0.01%	719
2024 Q4	$25.7K	Buy	339 +6	+2%	+$464	﹤0.01%	725
2024 Q3	$26.5K	Buy	333 +3	+0.9%	+$234	﹤0.01%	693
2024 Q2	$25.1K	Buy	330 +4	+1%	+$302	﹤0.01%	684
2024 Q1	$25K	Buy	+326	New	+$24.9K	﹤0.01%	707

Other funds holding VPLS

Bank of America Charlotte, North Carolina $1.37T AUM 24.88% 1-Year Est. Return

LPL Financial San Diego, California $377B AUM 19.32% 1-Year Est. Return

Osaic Holdings Scottsdale, Arizona $68.3B AUM 20.5% 1-Year Est. Return

WAM

WNY Asset Management Williamsville, New York $967M AUM

IWS

Insight Wealth Strategies San Ramon, California $1.02B AUM 38% 1-Year Est. Return

KFGG

Keystone Financial Group (Georgia) Atlanta, Georgia $192M AUM 10.51% 1-Year Est. Return

Summit Financial Parsippany, New Jersey $7.85B AUM 20.99% 1-Year Est. Return

FCFC

First Commonwealth Financial Corp Indiana, Pennsylvania $629M AUM 20.47% 1-Year Est. Return

DPI

Diversified Portfolios Inc Bloomfield Hills, Michigan $1.22B AUM 11.83% 1-Year Est. Return

Balance Wealth Delaware, Ohio $322M AUM 14.31% 1-Year Est. Return

North Star Investment Management's VPLS Position: Q1 2026 in Review

North Star Investment Management increased its Vanguard Core Plus Bond ETF (VPLS) stake by 33% in Q1 2026, buying an estimated $1.59M and bringing the position to 82,363 shares worth $6.39M. The position accounts for 0.39% of the portfolio, ranked #54.

North Star Investment Management first reported a position in VPLS in Q1 2024 and has held it in 9 quarters since. 145 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold VPLS as of Q1 2026.

North Star Investment Management held 82,363 shares of Vanguard Core Plus Bond ETF worth $6.39M as of Q1 2026.
North Star Investment Management bought 20,307 Vanguard Core Plus Bond ETF shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $1.59M.
Vanguard Core Plus Bond ETF made up 0.39% of North Star Investment Management's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #54 holding.
North Star Investment Management first reported a position in Vanguard Core Plus Bond ETF in Q1 2024 and has held it in 9 quarters since.
145 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Vanguard Core Plus Bond ETF as of Q1 2026.

Based on North Star Investment Management's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 23 Apr 2026.