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VAB Vanguard

Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.08%
Yield
3.54%
Price
$22.41
Holdings
234
AUM
$7.6B
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
3.07%
Price
$26.62
Holdings
189
AUM
$4.6B
Inception
Nov 2000
Asset Allocation
100%
Bonds 100%

Performance Comparison

ETF 1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y Since Inception
VAB -0.17% -1.37% 0.29% 1.81% 4.03% 0.10% 1.23% 2.20% (Nov 2011)
XSB 0.08% 0.10% -0.01% 1.14% 2.27% 4.75% 2.03% 1.95% 3.47% (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 95.9%
Canada 95.9%
United States 3.0%
United States 2.9%
Supranational 0.4%
Supranational 0.4%
United Kingdom 0.2%
United Kingdom 0.2%

XSB — Mix

Geographic Allocation
Canada 95.3%
United States 2.7%
Supranational 1.0%
Germany 0.7%
France 0.3%
Switzerland 0.1%
Sector Allocation
Federal 50.9%
Corporate Bonds 31.8%
Provincial 16.1%
Municipal 1.0%
Cash and/or Derivatives 0.2%
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 69.89%
2 Hydro-Quebec 2.11%
3 Royal Bank of Canada 1.31%
4 Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 1.14%
5 CPPIB Capital Inc 1.07%
6 Bank of Montreal 0.84%
7 Bank of Nova Scotia/The 0.81%
8 Government of Newfoundland and Labrador 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) 66.87%
2 ROYAL BANK OF CANADA RegS 2.56%
3 TORONTO-DOMINION BANK/THE 2.51%
4 BANK OF MONTREAL 1.75%
5 BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA RegS 1.68%
6 CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE 1.65%
7 NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA 1.08%
8 INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCT 0.99%
9 ENBRIDGE INC 0.88%
10 MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP RegS 0.72%
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