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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%
XBB iShares

iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.10%
Yield
3.55%
Price
$27.74
Holdings
264
AUM
$11B
Inception
Nov 2000
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)
XBB 1.49% 0.00% 0.31% 0.62% -0.41% 5.06% 0.72% 1.43% 3.99% (Nov 2000)
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%
XBB 2.57% 4.12% 6.61% -11.78% -2.65% 8.57%

Growth of $10,000

Initial Investment
$
Monthly Contribution
$

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%

XBB — Mix

Geographic Allocation
Canada 96.2%
United States 2.8%
Supranational 0.5%
Germany 0.3%
France 0.1%
United Kingdom 0.1%
Switzerland 0.1%
Luxembourg 0.0%
Sector Allocation
Federal 43.7%
Provincial 29.7%
Corporate Bonds 24.9%
Municipal 1.7%

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%

XBB iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 CANADA (GOVERNMENT OF) 74.62%
2 ROYAL BANK OF CANADA RegS 1.25%
3 TORONTO-DOMINION BANK/THE 1.16%
4 BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.91%
5 ENBRIDGE INC 0.84%
6 BANK OF MONTREAL 0.81%
7 CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE 0.68%
8 HYDRO ONE INC MTN 0.6%
9 BELL CANADA MTN 0.59%
10 TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LTD MTN RegS 0.53%
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