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VLB Vanguard

Vanguard Canadian Long-Term Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.17%
Yield
3.69%
Price
$20.03
Holdings
95
AUM
$254.8M
Inception
Jan 2017
Asset Allocation
100%
Bonds 100%
XCB iShares

iShares Core Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.17%
Yield
4.22%
Price
$20.01
Holdings
253
AUM
$3.4B
Inception
Nov 2006
Asset Allocation
100%
Bonds 100%

Performance Comparison

ETF 1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y Since Inception
VLB -3.82% -1.00% -0.60% 0.98% 1.83% -3.01% 0.91% (Jan 2017)
XCB -1.19% 0.46% 0.12% 0.93% 3.06% 5.92% 1.84% 2.54% 3.80% (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 98.7%
Canada 98.1%
United States 1.5%
United States 1.0%
Belgium 0.1%
France 0.1%
Belgium 0.1%
France 0.1%

XCB — Mix

Geographic Allocation
Canada 87.8%
United States 10.1%
Germany 1.0%
France 0.6%
United Kingdom 0.3%
Switzerland 0.2%
Sector Allocation
Corporate Bonds 100.0%
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 71.8%
2 Hydro-Quebec 5.79%
3 Government of Newfoundland and Labrador 1.15%
4 Hydro One Inc 1.11%
5 City of Toronto Canada 1.02%
6 Coastal Gaslink Pipeline LP 0.92%
7 407 International Inc 0.92%
8 TransCanada PipeLines Ltd 0.8%
9 CU Inc 0.78%
10 Enbridge Inc 0.74%

XCB iShares Core Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 ROYAL BANK OF CANADA RegS 4.91%
2 TORONTO-DOMINION BANK/THE 4.66%
3 ENBRIDGE INC 3.61%
4 BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA RegS 3.38%
5 BANK OF MONTREAL 3.31%
6 CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE 2.88%
7 BELL CANADA MTN 2.61%
8 HYDRO ONE INC MTN 2.56%
9 TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LTD MTN RegS 2.11%
10 NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA 2.08%
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