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VAB Vanguard

Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.08%
Yield
3.60%
Price
$22.64
Holdings
242
AUM
$7.8B
Inception
Nov 2011
Asset Allocation
100%
Bonds 100%
ZST BMO

BMO Short Term Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.17%
Yield
2.69%
Price
$49.05
Holdings
41
AUM
$3.4B
Inception
Jan 2011
Asset Allocation
100%
Bonds 100%

Performance Comparison

ETF 1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y Since Inception
VAB 1.59% 0.09% — 0.55% -0.56% 4.98% 0.67% 1.34% 2.19% (Nov 2011)
ZST 0.22% 0.59% 1.32% 2.11% 2.52% 3.86% 3.40% 2.50% 2.23% (Jan 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%
ZST 3.08% 5.30% 5.32% 1.17% 0.23% 1.79%

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 95.7%
Canada 95.7%
United States 3.2%
United States 3.2%
Supranational 0.4%
Supranational 0.4%
United Kingdom 0.3%
United Kingdom 0.3%

Top 10 Holdings

Latest reported top holdings for each ETF

VAB Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 Canadian Government Bond 69.2%
2 Hydro-Quebec 2.08%
3 Royal Bank of Canada 1.27%
4 Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 1.24%
5 CPPIB Capital Inc 1.08%
6 Bank of Nova Scotia/The 0.88%
7 Bank of Montreal 0.84%
8 Government of Newfoundland and Labrador 0.78%
9 Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 0.76%
10 Hydro One Inc 0.66%

ZST BMO Short Term Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 North West Redwater Partnership / Nwr Financing Co Ltd 2.80% 06/01/2027 7.86%
2 Alectra Inc 2.49% 05/17/2027 7.63%
3 Sun Life Financial Inc 2.58% 05/10/2027 5.8%
4 Saputo Inc 2.24% 06/16/2027 4.85%
5 Canadian Government Bond 1.00% 06/01/2027 4.83%
6 Ventas Canada Finance Ltd 2.45% 01/04/2027 4.65%
7 Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust 2.85% 05/21/2027 4.6%
8 Royal Bank of Canada 2.94% 05/03/2027 4.24%
9 Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce 2.25% 01/07/2027 4.22%
10 Sun Life Financial Inc 2.46% 11/18/2026 4.14%
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