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VAB Vanguard

Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.09%
Yield
3.35%
Price
$23.05
Holdings
228
AUM
$7.4B
Inception
Nov 2011
Asset Allocation
100%
Bonds 100%
XST iShares

iShares Core Canadian Short-Term Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.61%
Yield
0.87%
Price
$65.98
Holdings
11
AUM
$395.9M
Inception
Apr 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)
XST -0.89% -4.61% -0.58% 0.02% 5.58% 15.16% 13.65% 10.10% 13.86% (Apr 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%
XST 17.58% 23.99% 6.29% 8.90% 21.72% 3.24%

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%

XST — Mix

Geographic Allocation
Canada 100.0%
Sector Allocation
Consumer Staples 99.9%
Cash and/or Derivatives 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%

XST iShares Core Canadian Short-Term Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 LOBLAW COMPANIES LTD 25.27%
2 ALIMENTATION COUCHE TARD INC 24.53%
3 METRO INC 14.58%
4 GEORGE WESTON LTD 12.79%
5 SAPUTO INC 8.75%
6 EMPIRE LTD CLASS A 5.37%
7 PREMIUM BRANDS HOLDINGS CORP 3.31%
8 NORTH WEST COMPANY INC 2.1%
9 MAPLE LEAF FOODS INC 1.9%
10 JAMIESON WELLNESS INC 1.25%
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