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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
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
3.05%
Price
$26.75
Holdings
186
AUM
$4.4B
Inception
Nov 2000
Asset Allocation
100%
Bonds 100%

Performance Comparison

ETF 1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y Since Inception
VCB -1.04% 0.35% 0.77% 2.88% 5.84% 1.95% 2.80% (Jan 2017)
XSB -0.34% 0.77% 0.61% 1.06% 2.77% 4.85% 2.02% 1.94% 3.48% (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 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%

XSB — Mix

Geographic Allocation
Canada 95.5%
United States 2.5%
Supranational 1.0%
Germany 0.7%
France 0.3%
Switzerland 0.0%
Sector Allocation
Federal 51.7%
Corporate Bonds 31.2%
Provincial 15.9%
Municipal 1.0%
Cash and/or Derivatives 0.1%
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 6.11%
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%

XSB iShares Core Canadian Short-Term Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 CANADA (GOVERNMENT OF) 67.53%
2 ROYAL BANK OF CANADA RegS 2.59%
3 TORONTO-DOMINION BANK/THE 2.47%
4 BANK OF MONTREAL 1.71%
5 BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA RegS 1.66%
6 CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE 1.61%
7 NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA 1.18%
8 INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCT 1.03%
9 ENBRIDGE INC 0.88%
10 FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS 0.72%
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