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VLB Vanguard

Vanguard Canadian Long-Term Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.17%
Yield
4.35%
Price
$19.86
Holdings
95
AUM
$248.1M
Inception
Jan 2017
Asset Allocation
100%
Bonds 100%
ZDB BMO

BMO Discount Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Canadian)
MER
0.10%
Yield
1.75%
Price
$15.09
Holdings
202
AUM
$1.5B
Inception
Feb 2014
Asset Allocation
100%
Bonds 100%

Performance Comparison

ETF 1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y Since Inception
VLB 3.28% 0.48% — -0.13% -2.96% 4.68% -2.17% — 0.94% (Jan 2017)
ZDB 1.47% -0.03% 0.20% 0.42% -0.69% 4.89% 0.56% 1.36% 2.15% (Feb 2014)
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%
ZDB 2.24% 4.13% 6.59% -11.95% -2.66% 9.30%

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 98.1%
United States 1.4%
United States 1.4%
Other 0.2%
France 0.1%
France 0.1%
Belgium 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 72.79%
2 Hydro-Quebec 5.7%
3 Government of Newfoundland and Labrador 1.11%
4 Hydro One Inc 1.08%
5 City of Toronto Canada 0.95%
6 407 International Inc 0.86%
7 Coastal Gaslink Pipeline LP 0.8%
8 TransCanada PipeLines Ltd 0.78%
9 Enbridge Inc 0.77%
10 CU Inc 0.76%

ZDB BMO Discount Bond Index ETF

# Holding Weight
1 Canadian Government Bond . 0.50% 12/01/2030 70.34%
2 Sun Life Financial Inc 2.06% 10/01/2030 2.08%
3 Cppib Capital Inc 1.95% 09/30/2029 0.94%
4 Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 1.89% 03/08/2028 0.87%
5 Royal Bank of Canada 1.67% 01/28/2028 0.76%
6 Psp Capital Inc 2.05% 01/15/2030 0.73%
7 Intact Financial Corp 2.18% 05/18/2028 0.7%
8 Royal Bank of Canada 1.83% 07/31/2028 0.62%
9 Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 1.90% 09/11/2028 0.6%
10 Pembina Pipeline Corp 3.31% 02/01/2030 0.57%
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