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VCB Vanguard

Vanguard Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.17%
Yield
3.86%
Price
$24.04
Holdings
194
AUM
$821.6M
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
4.12%
Price
$18.06
Holdings
105
AUM
$698.9M
Inception
Nov 2006
Asset Allocation
100%
Bonds 100%

Performance Comparison

ETF 1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y Since Inception
VCB 0.32% 1.92% 1.83% 3.98% 6.14% 2.33% 2.94% (Jan 2017)
XLB -3.69% -0.81% -1.26% -0.48% 1.19% 2.06% -2.89% 0.08% 3.44% (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 84.6%
Canada 82.7%
United States 14.3%
United States 12.2%
United Kingdom 1.1%
United Kingdom 1.0%
Germany 0.7%
Germany 0.7%

XLB — Mix

Geographic Allocation
Canada 98.7%
United States 1.2%
United Kingdom 0.1%
France 0.0%
Sector Allocation
Provincial 54.3%
Corporate Bonds 22.2%
Federal 20.5%
Municipal 3.0%
Cash and/or Derivatives 0.1%

Top 10 Holdings

Latest reported top holdings for each ETF

VCB Vanguard Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 Royal Bank of Canada 6.11%
2 Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 5.27%
3 Bank of Nova Scotia/The 3.68%
4 Bank of Montreal 3.66%
5 Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 3.39%
6 Bell Telephone Co of Canada or Bell Canada 3.07%
7 Hydro One Inc 3.03%
8 Enbridge Inc 2.71%
9 Amazon.com Inc 2.44%
10 National Bank of Canada 2.36%

XLB iShares Core Canadian Long-Term Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 CANADA (GOVERNMENT OF) 77.78%
2 CU INC 1.14%
3 HYDRO ONE INC MTN 1.07%
4 ENBRIDGE INC MTN 1.07%
5 407 INTERNATIONAL INC MTN 1.0%
6 TERASEN GAS INC MTN 0.94%
7 COASTAL GASLINK PIPELINE LP 0.9%
8 TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LTD MTN 0.8%
9 ENBRIDGE GAS INC MTN 0.72%
10 ROGERS COMMS INC 0.65%
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