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VAB Vanguard

Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.09%
Yield
3.35%
Price
$23.06
Holdings
228
AUM
$7.4B
Inception
Nov 2011
Asset Allocation
100%
Bonds 100%
VSC Vanguard

Vanguard Canadian Short-Term Corporate Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.11%
Yield
3.85%
Price
$24.22
Holdings
141
AUM
$1.5B
Inception
Nov 2012
Asset Allocation
100%
Bonds 100%

Performance Comparison

ETF 1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y Since Inception
VAB 1.47% -0.50% 1.68% 2.84% 4.05% 0.75% 1.65% 2.34% (Nov 2011)
VSC 0.82% 0.23% 1.26% 3.74% 5.83% 2.81% 2.78% 2.77% (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 96.8%
Canada 96.8%
United States 2.1%
United States 2.0%
Supranational 0.5%
Supranational 0.5%
United Kingdom 0.2%
United Kingdom 0.2%

VSC — Mix

Geographic Allocation
Canada 87.0%
Canada 86.5%
United States 10.6%
United States 9.9%
Germany 1.0%
Germany 1.0%
United Kingdom 1.0%
United Kingdom 1.0%

Top 10 Holdings

Latest reported top holdings for each ETF

VAB Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 Canadian Government Bond 70.25%
2 Hydro-Quebec 2.06%
3 Royal Bank of Canada 1.41%
4 Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 1.24%
5 CPPIB Capital Inc 1.07%
6 Bank of Nova Scotia/The 0.89%
7 Bank of Montreal 0.87%
8 Government of Newfoundland and Labrador 0.84%
9 Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 0.71%
10 Hydro One Inc 0.67%

VSC Vanguard Canadian Short-Term Corporate Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 Royal Bank of Canada 9.46%
2 Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 8.58%
3 Bank of Montreal 6.43%
4 Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 5.94%
5 Bank of Nova Scotia/The 5.83%
6 National Bank of Canada 3.72%
7 Bell Telephone Co of Canada or Bell Canada 2.59%
8 Federation des Caisses Desjardins du Quebec 2.56%
9 Manulife Financial Corp 2.18%
10 Enbridge Inc 2.07%
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