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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%
XSB iShares

iShares Core Canadian Short-Term Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.10%
Yield
3.08%
Price
$26.93
Holdings
177
AUM
$4.3B
Inception
Nov 2000
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)
XSB 0.75% -0.11% 0.77% 1.04% 2.93% 4.70% 2.05% 2.00% 3.50% (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%
XSB 3.80% 5.59% 4.94% -4.13% -1.04% 5.18%

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%

XSB — Mix

Geographic Allocation
Canada 96.0%
United States 2.1%
Supranational 1.1%
Germany 0.7%
France 0.2%
Sector Allocation
Federal 50.7%
Corporate Bonds 31.8%
Provincial 16.1%
Municipal 1.1%
Cash and/or Derivatives 0.3%
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 70.25%
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%

XSB iShares Core Canadian Short-Term Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 CANADA (GOVERNMENT OF) 66.7%
2 ROYAL BANK OF CANADA RegS 2.82%
3 TORONTO-DOMINION BANK/THE 2.64%
4 BANK OF MONTREAL 1.88%
5 CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE 1.7%
6 BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA RegS 1.62%
7 NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA 1.15%
8 INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCT 1.05%
9 ENBRIDGE INC 0.86%
10 BELL CANADA INC MTN 0.79%
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