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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%
ZST BMO

BMO Short Term Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.17%
Yield
2.52%
Price
$49.09
Holdings
48
AUM
$3.5B
Inception
Jan 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)
ZST 0.21% 0.73% 1.27% 1.51% 2.78% 4.12% 3.27% 2.49% 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 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%

ZST BMO Short Term Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 Bank Of Nova Scotia 1.85% 11/02/2026 9.87%
2 North West Redwater Partnership / Nwr Financing Co Ltd 2.80% 06/01/2027 6.78%
3 Royal Bank of Canada 2.14% 11/03/2026 6.61%
4 Alectra Inc 2.49% 05/17/2027 6.19%
5 Sun Life Financial Inc 2.58% 05/10/2027 5.8%
6 Sun Life Financial Inc 2.46% 11/18/2026 4.06%
7 Ventas Canada Finance Ltd 2.45% 01/04/2027 3.93%
8 Toronto Dominion Bank 2.26% 01/07/2027 3.72%
9 Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce 2.25% 01/07/2027 3.61%
10 Daimler Truck Finance Canada Inc 2.46% 12/15/2026 2.99%
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