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VAB Vanguard

Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.09%
Yield
3.35%
Price
$23.05
Holdings
228
AUM
$7.4B
Inception
Nov 2011
Asset Allocation
100%
Bonds 100%
XCB iShares

iShares Core Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.17%
Yield
4.16%
Price
$20.26
Holdings
242
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 1.47% -0.50% 1.68% 2.84% 4.05% 0.75% 1.65% 2.34% (Nov 2011)
XCB 1.28% -0.11% 1.12% 1.76% 4.17% 6.15% 2.35% 2.83% 3.87% (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 96.8%
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%

XCB — Mix

Geographic Allocation
Canada 90.7%
United States 7.4%
Germany 1.0%
France 0.5%
United Kingdom 0.2%
Switzerland 0.2%
Sector Allocation
Corporate Bonds 99.8%
Cash and/or Derivatives 0.2%
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 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%

XCB iShares Core Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 ROYAL BANK OF CANADA RegS 5.26%
2 TORONTO-DOMINION BANK/THE 5.16%
3 BANK OF MONTREAL 3.33%
4 BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA RegS 3.32%
5 ENBRIDGE INC 3.29%
6 CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE 2.99%
7 BELL CANADA MTN 2.84%
8 HYDRO ONE INC MTN 2.65%
9 TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LTD MTN RegS 2.01%
10 NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA 2.01%
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