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VAB Vanguard

Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.09%
Yield
3.35%
Price
$22.96
Holdings
231
AUM
$7.5B
Inception
Nov 2011
Asset Allocation
100%
Bonds 100%
XBB iShares

iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.10%
Yield
3.46%
Price
$28.16
Holdings
254
AUM
$10.1B
Inception
Nov 2000
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)
XBB 0.50% 2.02% 2.20% 2.20% 3.37% 4.33% 0.71% 1.60% 4.10% (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 96.9%
Canada 96.8%
United States 2.4%
United States 2.1%
Supranational 0.5%
Supranational 0.5%
United Kingdom 0.2%
United Kingdom 0.2%

XBB — Mix

Geographic Allocation
Canada 96.7%
United States 2.3%
Supranational 0.5%
Germany 0.3%
France 0.1%
Switzerland 0.1%
United Kingdom 0.1%
Sector Allocation
Federal 43.1%
Provincial 30.4%
Corporate Bonds 24.8%
Municipal 1.8%
Industrial 0.0%

Top 10 Holdings

Latest reported top holdings for each ETF

VAB Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 Canadian Government Bond 70.08%
2 Hydro-Quebec 2.1%
3 Royal Bank of Canada 1.31%
4 Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 1.23%
5 CPPIB Capital Inc 1.05%
6 Government of Newfoundland and Labrador 0.82%
7 Bank of Montreal 0.82%
8 Bank of Nova Scotia/The 0.79%
9 Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 0.73%
10 Hydro One Inc 0.66%

XBB iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 CANADA (GOVERNMENT OF) 74.72%
2 ROYAL BANK OF CANADA RegS 1.3%
3 TORONTO-DOMINION BANK/THE 1.15%
4 ENBRIDGE INC 0.92%
5 BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA RegS 0.82%
6 BANK OF MONTREAL 0.75%
7 CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE 0.7%
8 HYDRO ONE INC MTN 0.66%
9 BELL CANADA MTN 0.65%
10 TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LTD MTN RegS 0.55%
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