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VAB Vanguard

Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.09%
Yield
3.18%
Price
$22.68
Holdings
236
AUM
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
3.05%
Price
$26.75
Holdings
186
AUM
$4.4B
Inception
Nov 2000
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)
XSB -0.34% 0.77% 0.61% 1.06% 2.77% 4.85% 2.02% 1.94% 3.48% (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 96.2%
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%

XSB — Mix

Geographic Allocation
Canada 95.5%
United States 2.5%
Supranational 1.0%
Germany 0.7%
France 0.3%
Switzerland 0.0%
Sector Allocation
Federal 51.7%
Corporate Bonds 31.2%
Provincial 15.9%
Municipal 1.0%
Cash and/or Derivatives 0.1%
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 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%

XSB iShares Core Canadian Short-Term Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 CANADA (GOVERNMENT OF) 67.53%
2 ROYAL BANK OF CANADA RegS 2.59%
3 TORONTO-DOMINION BANK/THE 2.47%
4 BANK OF MONTREAL 1.71%
5 BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA RegS 1.66%
6 CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE 1.61%
7 NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA 1.18%
8 INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCT 1.03%
9 ENBRIDGE INC 0.88%
10 FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS 0.72%
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