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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%
XSB iShares

iShares Core Canadian Short-Term Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.10%
Yield
3.07%
Price
$26.62
Holdings
189
AUM
$4.6B
Inception
Nov 2000
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)
XSB 0.08% 0.10% -0.01% 1.14% 2.27% 4.75% 2.03% 1.95% 3.47% (Nov 2000)
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%
XSB 3.80% 5.59% 4.94% -4.13% -1.04% 5.18%

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%

XSB — Mix

Geographic Allocation
Canada 95.3%
United States 2.7%
Supranational 1.0%
Germany 0.7%
France 0.3%
Switzerland 0.1%
Sector Allocation
Federal 50.9%
Corporate Bonds 31.8%
Provincial 16.1%
Municipal 1.0%
Cash and/or Derivatives 0.2%
Industrial 0.0%

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%

XSB iShares Core Canadian Short-Term Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 CANADA (GOVERNMENT OF) 66.87%
2 ROYAL BANK OF CANADA RegS 2.56%
3 TORONTO-DOMINION BANK/THE 2.51%
4 BANK OF MONTREAL 1.75%
5 BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA RegS 1.68%
6 CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE 1.65%
7 NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA 1.08%
8 INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCT 0.99%
9 ENBRIDGE INC 0.88%
10 MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP RegS 0.72%
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