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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%
XSMB iShares

iShares Core Canadian Short-Term Corporate Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.17%
Yield
3.14%
Price
$39.29
Holdings
94
AUM
$9.8M
Inception
May 2025
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)
XSMB -0.04% -0.34% -0.78% 0.91% 2.11% 2.33% (May 2025)
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%
XSMB

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%

XSMB — Mix

Geographic Allocation
Canada 96.2%
United States 2.6%
Supranational 0.6%
Germany 0.4%
Switzerland 0.1%
Sector Allocation
Treasury 37.7%
Government Related 36.3%
Corporates 25.0%
Cash and/or Derivatives 0.9%
Corporate Bonds 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 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%

XSMB iShares Core Canadian Short-Term Corporate Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 CANADA (GOVERNMENT OF) 73.4%
2 TORONTO-DOMINION BANK/THE RegS 1.65%
3 ROYAL BANK OF CANADA RegS 1.55%
4 BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 1.06%
5 BANK OF MONTREAL 0.93%
6 CAD CASH 0.88%
7 ENBRIDGE INC 60NC5 RegS 0.83%
8 CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE 0.82%
9 FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS 0.78%
10 BELL CANADA INC MTN 0.66%
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