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VAB Vanguard

Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.09%
Yield
3.18%
Price
$22.79
Holdings
236
AUM
$7.5B
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
0.76%
Price
$68.33
Holdings
11
AUM
$413.6M
Inception
Apr 2011
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)
XST 1.62% 6.77% 11.85% 7.74% 14.30% 18.70% 13.75% 10.70% 14.25% (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 96.2%
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%

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 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%

XST iShares Core Canadian Short-Term Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 ALIMENTATION COUCHE TARD INC 26.32%
2 LOBLAW COMPANIES LTD 24.18%
3 METRO INC 14.51%
4 GEORGE WESTON LTD 13.1%
5 SAPUTO INC 8.1%
6 EMPIRE LTD CLASS A 5.27%
7 PREMIUM BRANDS HOLDINGS CORP 3.25%
8 NORTH WEST COMPANY INC 1.98%
9 MAPLE LEAF FOODS INC 1.77%
10 JAMIESON WELLNESS INC 1.39%
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