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VLB Vanguard

Vanguard Canadian Long-Term Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.17%
Yield
3.87%
Price
$20.58
Holdings
93
AUM
$296.3M
Inception
Jan 2017
Asset Allocation
100%
Bonds 100%
XCB iShares

iShares Core Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.17%
Yield
4.16%
Price
$20.26
Holdings
242
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 2.32% -1.22% 2.72% 1.94% 2.37% -1.52% 1.28% (Jan 2017)
XCB 1.28% -0.11% 1.12% 1.76% 4.17% 6.15% 2.35% 2.83% 3.87% (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 99.2%
Canada 99.1%
United States 0.5%
United States 0.4%
Other 0.2%
United Kingdom 0.1%
United Kingdom 0.1%
Belgium 0.1%

XCB — Mix

Geographic Allocation
Canada 90.7%
United States 7.4%
Germany 1.0%
France 0.5%
United Kingdom 0.2%
Switzerland 0.2%
Sector Allocation
Corporate Bonds 99.8%
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 73.94%
2 Hydro-Quebec 5.57%
3 Hydro One Inc 1.14%
4 Government of Newfoundland and Labrador 1.14%
5 City of Toronto Canada 1.06%
6 407 International Inc 0.87%
7 Coastal Gaslink Pipeline LP 0.79%
8 CU Inc 0.79%
9 TransCanada PipeLines Ltd 0.74%
10 Rogers Communications Inc 0.64%

XCB iShares Core Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 ROYAL BANK OF CANADA RegS 5.26%
2 TORONTO-DOMINION BANK/THE 5.16%
3 BANK OF MONTREAL 3.33%
4 BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA RegS 3.32%
5 ENBRIDGE INC 3.29%
6 CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE 2.99%
7 BELL CANADA MTN 2.84%
8 HYDRO ONE INC MTN 2.65%
9 TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LTD MTN RegS 2.01%
10 NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA 2.01%
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