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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%
XSH iShares

iShares Core Canadian Short-Term Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.10%
Yield
3.96%
Price
$19.11
Holdings
187
AUM
$2.5B
Inception
Sep 2011
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)
XSH 0.85% 0.19% 1.18% 1.30% 3.85% 6.00% 2.86% 2.84% 2.88% (Sep 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
VLB -1.06% 0.68% 9.31% -21.68% -5.12% 11.61%
XSH 4.69% 7.16% 6.63% -4.55% -0.62% 6.24%

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.

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%

XSH — Mix

Geographic Allocation
Canada 87.1%
United States 9.2%
Germany 1.7%
France 0.9%
United Kingdom 0.8%
Australia 0.3%
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 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%

XSH iShares Core Canadian Short-Term Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 ROYAL BANK OF CANADA RegS 8.46%
2 TORONTO-DOMINION BANK/THE 7.8%
3 BANK OF MONTREAL 5.73%
4 CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE 5.14%
5 BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA RegS 4.89%
6 NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA 3.4%
7 ENBRIDGE INC 2.69%
8 BELL CANADA INC MTN 2.29%
9 MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP RegS 2.08%
10 FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS RegS 1.94%
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