VCBDX
Core Bond Fund
VALIC Co I
Expense ratio1
0.48%
Net assets2
$2.65B
Holdings2
1794
Category
Allocation
2025 return3
7.66%

Investment objective & strategy

As of Sept. 26, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. The Fund seeks the highest possible total return consistent with conservation of capital through investments in medium- to high-quality fixed-income securities.

Strategy. The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of net assets in medium- to high-quality fixed-income securities, including corporate debt securities of domestic and foreign companies, or in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government such as treasury obligations, including treasury coupon strips and treasury principal strips, and other U.S. Government securities, mortgage-related and mortgage-backed or non-mortgage asset-backed securities. The Fund may invest a significant portion or all of its assets in mortgage-related and mortgage-backed securities at the subadvisers discretion, including securities issued or guaranteed by the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) or the Government National Mortgage Association. Mortgage-related and mortgage-backed securities may be structured as collateralized mortgage obligations (agency and … The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of net assets in medium- to high-quality fixed-income securities, including corporate debt securities of domestic and foreign companies, or in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government such as treasury obligations, including treasury coupon strips and treasury principal strips, and other U.S. Government securities, mortgage-related and mortgage-backed or non-mortgage asset-backed securities. The Fund may invest a significant portion or all of its assets in mortgage-related and mortgage-backed securities at the subadvisers discretion, including securities issued or guaranteed by the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) or the Government National Mortgage Association. Mortgage-related and mortgage-backed securities may be structured as collateralized mortgage obligations (agency and non-agency), stripped mortgage-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities, mortgage pass-through securities and cash and cash equivalents. These securities may be structured such that payments consist of interest-only (IO), principal-only (PO) or principal and interest. Although the Fund invests primarily in medium-to high-quality fixed-income securities, which are considered investment-grade, up to 20% of its net assets may be invested in lower-quality fixed-income securities (often referred to as junk bonds), including sub-prime mortgages, which are considered below investment-grade. A fixed-income security will be considered investment-grade if it is rated Baa3 or higher by Moodys Investor Services, Inc. or BBB-or higher by S&P Global Ratings or determined to be of comparable quality by the subadviser. The Fund expects to invest no more than 10% of its assets in sub-prime mortgage-related securities at the time of purchase. Up to 40% of the Funds total assets may be invested in U.S. dollar-denominated fixed-income securities issued by foreign issuers, including fixed-income securities issued by issuers in emerging markets. Emerging market countries are countries that major international financial institutions and financial organizations, such as the World Bank and Bloomberg, generally consider to be less economically mature than developed nations, and include most countries in the world except Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the U.S., the United Kingdom and most western European countries and Hong Kong. These fixed-income securities are rated investment grade or higher at the time of investment (or the unrated equivalent). However, the subadvisers are not required to dispose of a security if its rating is downgraded. Up to 20% of the Funds net assets may be invested in interest-bearing short-term investments, such as commercial paper, bankers acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, and other cash equivalents and cash. One subadvisers, investment strategy relies on many short-term factors, including current information about a company, investor interest, price movements of a companys securities and general market and monetary conditions. The other subadviser buys and sells securities and investments for the Fund based on its view of individual securities and market sectors. Taking a long-term approach, the subadviser looks for individual fixed income investments that it believes will perform well over market cycles. The subadviser is value oriented and makes decisions to purchase and sell individual securities and instruments after performing a risk/reward analysis that includes an evaluation of interest rate risk, credit risk, duration, liquidity, legal provisions and the structure of the transaction. Consequently, the Fund may engage in active and frequent trading of portfolio securities in an effort to achieve its investment objective. In order to generate additional income, the Fund may lend portfolio securities to broker-dealers and other financial institutions provided that the value of the loaned securities does not exceed 30% of the Funds total assets. These loans earn income for the Fund and are collateralized by cash and securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies or instrumentalities. Investors will be given at least 60 days written notice in advance of any change to the Funds 80% investment policy set forth above.

Top holdings

As of Feb. 28, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
US TREASURY N/B $42.88M 1.62%
US TREASURY N/B $35.19M 1.33%
US TREASURY N/B $34.45M 1.30%
US TREASURY N/B $30.21M 1.14%
FN MA4549 $28.23M 1.07%
US TREASURY N/B $26.18M 0.99%
U.S. Treasury STRIPS Coupon S $24.81M 0.94%
US TREASURY N/B $21.75M 0.82%
Fannie Mae Pool $19.92M 0.75%
US TREASURY N/B $19.53M 0.74%
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Allocation by sector

As of February 28, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Nov 30, 2025 → Feb 28, 2026
Opened
174
Exited
157
Increased
45
Decreased
866
Unchanged
710

How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.

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Advisers

As of May 31, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc. Sub-adviser
PineBridge Investments LLC Sub-adviser
The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company Adviser

Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of September 26, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
  2. Net assets and holdings count as of February 28, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
  3. Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2025 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).

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