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VAB Vanguard

Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.08%
Yield
3.60%
Price
$22.64
Holdings
242
AUM
$7.8B
Inception
Nov 2011
Asset Allocation
100%
Bonds 100%
VCB Vanguard

Vanguard Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.16%
Yield
4.24%
Price
$23.90
Holdings
199
AUM
$923.9M
Inception
Jan 2017
Asset Allocation
100%
Bonds 100%

Performance Comparison

ETF 1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y Since Inception
VAB 1.59% 0.09% — 0.55% -0.56% 4.98% 0.67% 1.34% 2.19% (Nov 2011)
VCB 1.14% 0.06% — 0.83% 0.47% 6.28% 2.36% — 2.73% (Jan 2017)
3Y, 5Y, 10Y, and Since Inception returns are annualized.

Calendar Year Returns

Last six full-calendar years

ETF 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
VAB 2.30% 3.95% 6.89% -11.88% -2.85% 8.60%
VCB 4.46% 6.76% 7.84% -8.94% -1.38% 8.21%

Growth of $10,000

Initial Investment
$
Monthly Contribution
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TWR = Time-Weighted Return (measures fund performance). MWRR = Money-Weighted Return (measures your personal return including contribution timing). Past performance does not guarantee future results.

VAB — Mix

Geographic Allocation
Canada 95.7%
Canada 95.7%
United States 3.2%
United States 3.2%
Supranational 0.4%
Supranational 0.4%
United Kingdom 0.3%
United Kingdom 0.3%

VCB — Mix

Geographic Allocation
Canada 81.6%
Canada 81.6%
United States 15.3%
United States 15.3%
United Kingdom 1.4%
United Kingdom 1.4%
France 0.7%
France 0.7%

Top 10 Holdings

Latest reported top holdings for each ETF

VAB Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 Canadian Government Bond 69.2%
2 Hydro-Quebec 2.08%
3 Royal Bank of Canada 1.27%
4 Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 1.24%
5 CPPIB Capital Inc 1.08%
6 Bank of Nova Scotia/The 0.88%
7 Bank of Montreal 0.84%
8 Government of Newfoundland and Labrador 0.78%
9 Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 0.76%
10 Hydro One Inc 0.66%

VCB Vanguard Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 Royal Bank of Canada 5.69%
2 Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 5.65%
3 Bank of Nova Scotia/The 3.92%
4 Bank of Montreal 3.8%
5 Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 3.31%
6 Hydro One Inc 2.91%
7 Bell Telephone Co of Canada or Bell Canada 2.69%
8 Enbridge Inc 2.6%
9 Amazon.com Inc 2.31%
10 TELUS Corp 2.16%
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