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VCB Vanguard

Vanguard Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.16%
Yield
4.18%
Price
$23.81
Holdings
193
AUM
$854.6M
Inception
Jan 2017
Asset Allocation
100%
Bonds 100%
XGB iShares

iShares Core Canadian Government Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.13%
Yield
3.26%
Price
$18.74
Holdings
4
AUM
$1.7B
Inception
Nov 2006
Asset Allocation
100%
Bonds 100%

Performance Comparison

ETF 1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y Since Inception
VCB -0.20% -0.92% 0.57% 2.43% 5.80% 1.92% 2.75% (Jan 2017)
XGB -0.28% -1.41% -2.10% 0.21% 1.59% 3.54% -0.43% 0.73% 2.71% (Nov 2006)
3Y, 5Y, 10Y, and Since Inception returns are annualized.

Calendar Year Returns

Last six full-calendar years

ETF 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
VCB 4.46% 6.76% 7.84% -8.94% -1.38% 8.21%
XGB 1.94% 3.17% 5.98% -12.45% -3.17% 8.32%

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.

VCB — Mix

Geographic Allocation
Canada 83.0%
Canada 82.7%
United States 14.5%
United States 13.8%
United Kingdom 1.1%
United Kingdom 1.1%
Germany 0.7%
France 0.7%

XGB — Mix

Geographic Allocation
Canada 99.4%
Supranational 0.6%
Germany 0.0%
Sector Allocation
Federal 57.5%
Provincial 40.0%
Municipal 2.4%
Cash and/or Derivatives 0.2%

Top 10 Holdings

Latest reported top holdings for each ETF

VCB Vanguard Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 Royal Bank of Canada 5.83%
2 Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 5.3%
3 Bank of Nova Scotia/The 3.93%
4 Bank of Montreal 3.79%
5 Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 3.39%
6 Bell Telephone Co of Canada or Bell Canada 3.02%
7 Hydro One Inc 2.98%
8 Enbridge Inc 2.69%
9 National Bank of Canada 2.38%
10 Amazon.com Inc 2.37%

XGB iShares Core Canadian Government Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 CANADA (GOVERNMENT OF) 99.25%
2 INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCT 0.57%
3 CAD CASH 0.16%
4 LANDESKREDITBANK BADEN WUERTTEMBER MTN RegS 0.03%
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