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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%
ZAG BMO

BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.09%
Yield
3.36%
Price
$13.60
Holdings
1,409
AUM
$13.5B
Inception
Jan 2010
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)
ZAG 1.49% 0.01% 0.32% 0.63% -0.41% 5.07% 0.73% 1.43% 2.72% (Jan 2010)
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%
ZAG 2.56% 4.15% 6.65% -11.79% -2.63% 8.56%

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%

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%

ZAG BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 Canadian Government Bond 3.25% 12/01/2035 66.38%
2 Gov. of Canada 3.00% 09/01/2031 1.44%
3 Hydro-Quebec 4.00% 02/15/2065 0.21%
4 AMAZON.COM INC 5.00% 06/12/2056 0.16%
5 Cppib Capital Inc 3.95% 06/02/2032 0.15%
6 Hydro-Quebec 6.50% 02/15/2035 0.15%
7 Bank Of Nova Scotia 3.62% 01/30/2031 0.13%
8 Gov. of Canada 3.00% 03/01/2032 0.13%
9 Cppib Capital Inc 4.30% 06/02/2034 0.12%
10 AMAZON.COM INC 4.35% 06/12/2036 0.12%
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