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VAB Vanguard

Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.08%
Yield
3.60%
Price
$22.64
Holdings
242
AUM
$7.8B
Inception
Nov 2011
Asset Allocation
100%
Bonds 100%
XLB iShares

iShares Core Canadian Long-Term Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.20%
Yield
4.11%
Price
$18.13
Holdings
106
AUM
$899M
Inception
Nov 2006
Asset Allocation
100%
Bonds 100%

Performance Comparison

ETF 1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y Since Inception
VAB 1.59% 0.09% — 0.55% -0.56% 4.98% 0.67% 1.34% 2.19% (Nov 2011)
XLB 2.77% -0.09% -0.90% -0.57% -3.20% 4.69% -2.19% 0.28% 3.39% (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%
XLB -0.95% 1.13% 9.34% -21.90% -4.73% 11.54%

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 95.7%
Canada 95.7%
United States 3.2%
United States 3.2%
Supranational 0.4%
Supranational 0.4%
United Kingdom 0.3%
United Kingdom 0.3%

XLB — Mix

Geographic Allocation
Canada 98.4%
United States 1.5%
United Kingdom 0.1%
France 0.0%
Luxembourg 0.0%
Sector Allocation
Provincial 52.7%
Federal 23.3%
Corporate Bonds 21.1%
Municipal 2.8%
Cash and/or Derivatives 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 69.2%
2 Hydro-Quebec 2.08%
3 Royal Bank of Canada 1.27%
4 Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 1.24%
5 CPPIB Capital Inc 1.08%
6 Bank of Nova Scotia/The 0.88%
7 Bank of Montreal 0.84%
8 Government of Newfoundland and Labrador 0.78%
9 Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 0.76%
10 Hydro One Inc 0.66%

XLB iShares Core Canadian Long-Term Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 CANADA (GOVERNMENT OF) 78.82%
2 CU INC 1.07%
3 ENBRIDGE INC MTN 1.06%
4 HYDRO ONE INC RegS 1.03%
5 407 INTERNATIONAL INC MTN 0.96%
6 FORTISALBERTA INC 0.88%
7 COASTAL GASLINK PIPELINE LP 0.84%
8 TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LTD MTN 0.8%
9 ENBRIDGE GAS INC 0.73%
10 AMAZON.COM INC 0.63%
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