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VAB Vanguard

Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.09%
Yield
3.18%
Price
$22.68
Holdings
236
AUM
$7.5B
Inception
Nov 2011
Asset Allocation
100%
Bonds 100%
VLB Vanguard

Vanguard Canadian Long-Term Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.17%
Yield
3.69%
Price
$19.78
Holdings
95
AUM
$265.8M
Inception
Jan 2017
Asset Allocation
100%
Bonds 100%

Performance Comparison

ETF 1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y Since Inception
VAB 0.44% 2.00% 2.13% 3.19% 4.18% 0.63% 1.50% 2.35% (Nov 2011)
VLB 0.60% 3.25% 3.34% 2.67% 2.34% -1.98% 1.34% (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%
VLB -1.06% 0.68% 9.31% -21.68% -5.12% 11.61%

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 96.2%
Canada 95.7%
United States 3.0%
United States 2.6%
Supranational 0.4%
Supranational 0.4%
United Kingdom 0.2%
United Kingdom 0.2%

VLB — Mix

Geographic Allocation
Canada 98.7%
Canada 98.1%
United States 1.5%
United States 1.0%
Belgium 0.1%
France 0.1%
Belgium 0.1%
France 0.1%

Top 10 Holdings

Latest reported top holdings for each ETF

VAB Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 Canadian Government Bond 69.74%
2 Hydro-Quebec 2.13%
3 Royal Bank of Canada 1.31%
4 Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 1.13%
5 CPPIB Capital Inc 1.07%
6 Government of Newfoundland and Labrador 0.85%
7 Bank of Montreal 0.8%
8 Bank of Nova Scotia/The 0.79%
9 Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 0.73%
10 Hydro One Inc 0.67%

VLB Vanguard Canadian Long-Term Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 Canadian Government Bond 71.8%
2 Hydro-Quebec 5.79%
3 Government of Newfoundland and Labrador 1.15%
4 Hydro One Inc 1.11%
5 City of Toronto Canada 1.02%
6 Coastal Gaslink Pipeline LP 0.92%
7 407 International Inc 0.92%
8 TransCanada PipeLines Ltd 0.8%
9 CU Inc 0.78%
10 Enbridge Inc 0.74%
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