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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%
VSC Vanguard

Vanguard Canadian Short-Term Corporate Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.10%
Yield
3.94%
Price
$23.93
Holdings
154
AUM
$1.8B
Inception
Nov 2012
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)
VSC 0.43% 0.00% — 1.27% 1.34% 5.62% 3.02% 2.63% 2.69% (Nov 2012)
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%
VSC 4.63% 6.69% 6.75% -4.24% -0.87% 6.20%

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%

VSC — Mix

Geographic Allocation
Canada 83.2%
Canada 83.2%
United States 13.1%
United States 13.1%
United Kingdom 1.2%
United Kingdom 1.2%
France 1.1%
France 1.1%

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%

VSC Vanguard Canadian Short-Term Corporate Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 Royal Bank of Canada 8.65%
2 Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 8.45%
3 Bank of Montreal 5.81%
4 Bank of Nova Scotia/The 5.75%
5 Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 5.47%
6 National Bank of Canada 3.38%
7 Federation des Caisses Desjardins du Quebec 2.32%
8 Manulife Financial Corp 2.28%
9 Bell Telephone Co of Canada or Bell Canada 1.83%
10 TELUS Corp 1.81%
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