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VAB Vanguard

Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.09%
Yield
3.18%
Price
$22.79
Holdings
236
AUM
$7.5B
Inception
Nov 2011
Asset Allocation
100%
Bonds 100%
XCB iShares

iShares Core Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.17%
Yield
4.22%
Price
$20.01
Holdings
253
AUM
$3.4B
Inception
Nov 2006
Asset Allocation
100%
Bonds 100%

Performance Comparison

ETF 1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y Since Inception
VAB -1.63% 0.25% 0.46% 2.36% 4.05% 0.10% 1.25% 2.22% (Nov 2011)
XCB -1.19% 0.46% 0.12% 0.93% 3.06% 5.92% 1.84% 2.54% 3.80% (Nov 2006)
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%
XCB 4.36% 6.83% 8.27% -10.02% -1.61% 8.19%

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%

XCB — Mix

Geographic Allocation
Canada 87.8%
United States 10.1%
Germany 1.0%
France 0.6%
United Kingdom 0.3%
Switzerland 0.2%
Sector Allocation
Corporate Bonds 100.0%
Industrial 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%

XCB iShares Core Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 ROYAL BANK OF CANADA RegS 4.91%
2 TORONTO-DOMINION BANK/THE 4.66%
3 ENBRIDGE INC 3.61%
4 BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA RegS 3.38%
5 BANK OF MONTREAL 3.31%
6 CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE 2.88%
7 BELL CANADA MTN 2.61%
8 HYDRO ONE INC MTN 2.56%
9 TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LTD MTN RegS 2.11%
10 NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA 2.08%
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