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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%
XSH iShares

iShares Core Canadian Short-Term Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.10%
Yield
3.96%
Price
$19.11
Holdings
187
AUM
$2.5B
Inception
Sep 2011
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)
XSH 0.85% 0.19% 1.18% 1.30% 3.85% 6.00% 2.86% 2.84% 2.88% (Sep 2011)
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%
XSH 4.69% 7.16% 6.63% -4.55% -0.62% 6.24%

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%

XSH — Mix

Geographic Allocation
Canada 87.1%
United States 9.2%
Germany 1.7%
France 0.9%
United Kingdom 0.8%
Australia 0.3%
Sector Allocation
Corporate Bonds 99.7%
Cash and/or Derivatives 0.2%
Industrial 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 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%

XSH iShares Core Canadian Short-Term Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 ROYAL BANK OF CANADA RegS 8.46%
2 TORONTO-DOMINION BANK/THE 7.8%
3 BANK OF MONTREAL 5.73%
4 CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE 5.14%
5 BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA RegS 4.89%
6 NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA 3.4%
7 ENBRIDGE INC 2.69%
8 BELL CANADA INC MTN 2.29%
9 MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP RegS 2.08%
10 FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS RegS 1.94%
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