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VCB Vanguard

Vanguard Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.17%
Yield
3.98%
Price
$24.34
Holdings
186
AUM
$802.1M
Inception
Jan 2017
Asset Allocation
100%
Bonds 100%
XLB iShares

iShares Core Canadian Long-Term Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.20%
Yield
3.97%
Price
$18.72
Holdings
104
AUM
$751.6M
Inception
Nov 2006
Asset Allocation
100%
Bonds 100%

Performance Comparison

ETF 1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y Since Inception
VCB 1.08% -0.11% 1.50% 4.07% 6.08% 2.37% 2.93% (Jan 2017)
XLB 2.50% -0.84% -0.39% 2.84% 2.09% 2.64% -1.41% 0.98% 3.64% (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%
XLB -0.95% 1.13% 9.34% -21.90% -4.73% 11.54%

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 87.4%
Canada 86.8%
United States 10.5%
United States 9.8%
United Kingdom 1.0%
United Kingdom 1.0%
Germany 0.6%
Germany 0.6%

XLB — Mix

Geographic Allocation
Canada 99.6%
United States 0.3%
United Kingdom 0.1%
France 0.0%
Sector Allocation
Provincial 54.0%
Federal 22.3%
Corporate Bonds 20.7%
Municipal 3.0%

Top 10 Holdings

Latest reported top holdings for each ETF

VCB Vanguard Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 Royal Bank of Canada 6.54%
2 Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 5.98%
3 Bank of Nova Scotia/The 4.15%
4 Bank of Montreal 4.02%
5 Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 3.58%
6 Bell Telephone Co of Canada or Bell Canada 3.16%
7 Hydro One Inc 3.14%
8 Enbridge Inc 2.86%
9 TELUS Corp 2.3%
10 National Bank of Canada 2.23%

XLB iShares Core Canadian Long-Term Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 CANADA (GOVERNMENT OF) 79.31%
2 CU INC 1.14%
3 HYDRO ONE INC MTN 1.03%
4 407 INTERNATIONAL INC MTN 0.9%
5 TERASEN GAS INC MTN 0.89%
6 COASTAL GASLINK PIPELINE LP 0.77%
7 TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LTD MTN 0.74%
8 ENBRIDGE GAS INC 0.73%
9 ENBRIDGE INC MTN 0.67%
10 ROGERS COMMS INC 0.62%
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