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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%
XSB iShares

iShares Core Canadian Short-Term Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.10%
Yield
3.08%
Price
$26.93
Holdings
177
AUM
$4.3B
Inception
Nov 2000
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)
XSB 0.75% -0.11% 0.77% 1.04% 2.93% 4.70% 2.05% 2.00% 3.50% (Nov 2000)
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%
XSB 3.80% 5.59% 4.94% -4.13% -1.04% 5.18%

Growth of $10,000

Initial Investment
$
Monthly Contribution
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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%

XSB — Mix

Geographic Allocation
Canada 96.0%
United States 2.1%
Supranational 1.1%
Germany 0.7%
France 0.2%
Sector Allocation
Federal 50.7%
Corporate Bonds 31.8%
Provincial 16.1%
Municipal 1.1%
Cash and/or Derivatives 0.3%
Industrial 0.0%

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%

XSB iShares Core Canadian Short-Term Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 CANADA (GOVERNMENT OF) 66.7%
2 ROYAL BANK OF CANADA RegS 2.82%
3 TORONTO-DOMINION BANK/THE 2.64%
4 BANK OF MONTREAL 1.88%
5 CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE 1.7%
6 BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA RegS 1.62%
7 NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA 1.15%
8 INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCT 1.05%
9 ENBRIDGE INC 0.86%
10 BELL CANADA INC MTN 0.79%
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