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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%
XSMB iShares

iShares Core Canadian Short-Term Corporate Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.17%
Yield
3.09%
Price
$39.86
Holdings
92
AUM
$10M
Inception
May 2025
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)
XSMB 0.97% -0.44% 0.61% 1.25% 3.05% 3.27% (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 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%

XSMB — Mix

Geographic Allocation
Canada 96.6%
United States 2.3%
Supranational 0.6%
Germany 0.4%
Switzerland 0.1%
Sector Allocation
Government Related 37.8%
Treasury 37.1%
Corporates 24.8%
Cash and/or Derivatives 0.2%
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 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%

XSMB iShares Core Canadian Short-Term Corporate Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 CANADA (GOVERNMENT OF) 74.27%
2 TORONTO-DOMINION BANK/THE 1.77%
3 ROYAL BANK OF CANADA RegS 1.65%
4 ENBRIDGE INC MTN 1.09%
5 BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 1.0%
6 FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS 0.78%
7 CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE 0.72%
8 BANK OF MONTREAL 0.67%
9 TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LTD MTN RegS 0.67%
10 BELL CANADA INC MTN 0.65%
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