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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%
XSMB iShares

iShares Core Canadian Short-Term Corporate Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.17%
Yield
3.12%
Price
$39.82
Holdings
94
AUM
$9.9M
Inception
May 2025
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)
XSMB -0.80% 0.66% 0.44% 0.95% 2.87% 2.54% (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 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%

XSMB — Mix

Geographic Allocation
Canada 96.2%
United States 2.6%
Supranational 0.6%
Germany 0.4%
Switzerland 0.1%
Sector Allocation
Treasury 39.1%
Government Related 36.0%
Corporates 24.7%
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 6.11%
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%

XSMB iShares Core Canadian Short-Term Corporate Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 CANADA (GOVERNMENT OF) 74.42%
2 TORONTO-DOMINION BANK/THE RegS 1.61%
3 ROYAL BANK OF CANADA RegS 1.54%
4 BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 1.05%
5 ENBRIDGE INC 60NC5 RegS 0.84%
6 CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE 0.82%
7 FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS 0.78%
8 BANK OF MONTREAL 0.71%
9 TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LTD MTN RegS 0.66%
10 BELL CANADA INC MTN 0.66%
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