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VLB Vanguard

Vanguard Canadian Long-Term Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.17%
Yield
4.24%
Price
$19.50
Holdings
95
AUM
$251.7M
Inception
Jan 2017
Asset Allocation
100%
Bonds 100%
XCB iShares

iShares Core Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.17%
Yield
4.26%
Price
$19.73
Holdings
256
AUM
$3.7B
Inception
Nov 2006
Asset Allocation
100%
Bonds 100%

Performance Comparison

ETF 1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y Since Inception
VLB -0.62% -3.84% -1.22% 0.61% 2.09% -3.03% 0.84% (Jan 2017)
XCB -0.20% -1.01% -1.11% 0.73% 2.63% 5.88% 1.81% 2.48% 3.77% (Nov 2006)
3Y, 5Y, 10Y, and Since Inception returns are annualized.

Calendar Year Returns

Last six full-calendar years

ETF 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
VLB -1.06% 0.68% 9.31% -21.68% -5.12% 11.61%
XCB 4.36% 6.83% 8.27% -10.02% -1.61% 8.19%

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.

VLB — Mix

Geographic Allocation
Canada 98.2%
Canada 98.2%
United States 1.5%
United States 1.5%
France 0.1%
Belgium 0.1%
France 0.1%
Belgium 0.1%

XCB — Mix

Geographic Allocation
Canada 87.1%
United States 10.6%
Germany 1.1%
France 0.6%
United Kingdom 0.4%
Switzerland 0.2%
Sector Allocation
Corporate Bonds 99.7%
Cash and/or Derivatives 0.2%
Industrial 0.1%

Top 10 Holdings

Latest reported top holdings for each ETF

VLB Vanguard Canadian Long-Term Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 Canadian Government Bond 72.57%
2 Hydro-Quebec 5.76%
3 Government of Newfoundland and Labrador 1.16%
4 Hydro One Inc 1.12%
5 City of Toronto Canada 1.04%
6 Coastal Gaslink Pipeline LP 0.94%
7 407 International Inc 0.87%
8 TransCanada PipeLines Ltd 0.81%
9 CU Inc 0.79%
10 Enbridge Inc 0.75%

XCB iShares Core Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 TORONTO-DOMINION BANK/THE 4.89%
2 ROYAL BANK OF CANADA RegS 4.82%
3 ENBRIDGE INC 3.51%
4 BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA RegS 3.37%
5 BANK OF MONTREAL 3.31%
6 CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE 2.86%
7 BELL CANADA MTN 2.53%
8 HYDRO ONE INC MTN 2.51%
9 TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LTD MTN RegS 2.11%
10 AMAZON.COM INC 2.02%
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