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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%
XSMB iShares

iShares Core Canadian Short-Term Corporate Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.17%
Yield
3.09%
Price
$39.86
Holdings
92
AUM
$10M
Inception
May 2025
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)
XSMB 0.97% -0.44% 0.61% 1.25% 3.05% 3.27% (May 2025)
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%
XSMB

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%

XSMB — Mix

Geographic Allocation
Canada 96.6%
United States 2.3%
Supranational 0.6%
Germany 0.4%
Switzerland 0.1%
Sector Allocation
Government Related 37.8%
Treasury 37.1%
Corporates 24.8%
Cash and/or Derivatives 0.2%
Corporate Bonds 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%

XSMB iShares Core Canadian Short-Term Corporate Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 CANADA (GOVERNMENT OF) 74.27%
2 TORONTO-DOMINION BANK/THE 1.77%
3 ROYAL BANK OF CANADA RegS 1.65%
4 ENBRIDGE INC MTN 1.09%
5 BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 1.0%
6 FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS 0.78%
7 CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE 0.72%
8 BANK OF MONTREAL 0.67%
9 TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LTD MTN RegS 0.67%
10 BELL CANADA INC MTN 0.65%
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