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VAB Vanguard

Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.08%
Yield
3.61%
Price
$22.56
Holdings
236
AUM
$7.5B
Inception
Nov 2011
Asset Allocation
100%
Bonds 100%
ZAG BMO

BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.09%
Yield
3.45%
Price
$13.58
Holdings
1,350
AUM
$13.3B
Inception
Jan 2010
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)
ZAG -1.54% 0.31% 0.04% 0.62% 2.55% 4.20% 0.20% 1.36% 2.76% (Jan 2010)
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%
ZAG 2.56% 4.15% 6.65% -11.79% -2.63% 8.56%

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%

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%

ZAG BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 Canadian Government Bond 2.75% 09/01/2030 62.42%
2 Gov. of Canada 2.75% 03/01/2031 1.54%
3 Gov. of Canada 3.25% 06/01/2035 1.42%
4 Gov. of Canada 2.50% 11/01/2027 1.11%
5 Gov. of Canada 3.00% 09/01/2031 0.86%
6 Gov. of Canada 2.75% 08/01/2028 0.63%
7 Hydro-Quebec 4.00% 02/15/2065 0.21%
8 AMAZON.COM INC 5.00% 06/12/2056 0.17%
9 Gov. of Canada 3.50% 12/01/2036 0.17%
10 Hydro-Quebec 6.50% 02/15/2035 0.16%
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