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VCB Vanguard

Vanguard Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.17%
Yield
3.98%
Price
$24.36
Holdings
186
AUM
$802.1M
Inception
Jan 2017
Asset Allocation
100%
Bonds 100%
XST iShares

iShares Core Canadian Short-Term Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.61%
Yield
0.87%
Price
$65.98
Holdings
11
AUM
$395.9M
Inception
Apr 2011
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)
XST -0.89% -4.61% -0.58% 0.02% 5.58% 15.16% 13.65% 10.10% 13.86% (Apr 2011)
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%
XST 17.58% 23.99% 6.29% 8.90% 21.72% 3.24%

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%

XST — Mix

Geographic Allocation
Canada 100.0%
Sector Allocation
Consumer Staples 99.9%
Cash and/or Derivatives 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%

XST iShares Core Canadian Short-Term Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 LOBLAW COMPANIES LTD 25.27%
2 ALIMENTATION COUCHE TARD INC 24.53%
3 METRO INC 14.58%
4 GEORGE WESTON LTD 12.79%
5 SAPUTO INC 8.75%
6 EMPIRE LTD CLASS A 5.37%
7 PREMIUM BRANDS HOLDINGS CORP 3.31%
8 NORTH WEST COMPANY INC 2.1%
9 MAPLE LEAF FOODS INC 1.9%
10 JAMIESON WELLNESS INC 1.25%
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