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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%
XLB iShares

iShares Core Canadian Long-Term Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.20%
Yield
3.97%
Price
$18.72
Holdings
104
AUM
$751.6M
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)
XLB 2.50% -0.84% -0.39% 2.84% 2.09% 2.64% -1.41% 0.98% 3.64% (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 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%

XLB — Mix

Geographic Allocation
Canada 99.6%
United States 0.3%
United Kingdom 0.1%
France 0.0%
Sector Allocation
Provincial 54.0%
Federal 22.3%
Corporate Bonds 20.7%
Municipal 3.0%

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%

XLB iShares Core Canadian Long-Term Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 CANADA (GOVERNMENT OF) 79.31%
2 CU INC 1.14%
3 HYDRO ONE INC MTN 1.03%
4 407 INTERNATIONAL INC MTN 0.9%
5 TERASEN GAS INC MTN 0.89%
6 COASTAL GASLINK PIPELINE LP 0.77%
7 TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LTD MTN 0.74%
8 ENBRIDGE GAS INC 0.73%
9 ENBRIDGE INC MTN 0.67%
10 ROGERS COMMS INC 0.62%
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