VBG Vanguard Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAD-hedged)

Fixed Income (Global) CAD CBOE Canada
Price: $21.53
YTD: -1.35%
MER: 0.20%

Data as of: Sept. 18, 2026

MER
0.20%
Management Fee
Yield
2.28%
Distribution Yield
Price
$21.53
Current Price
Holdings
1,186
Total Securities
Inception
Jun 2014
Fund Launch

About VBG

VBG (Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAD-hedged)) is a Fixed Income (Global) ETF from Vanguard, listed on the CBOE Canada. It holds 100% bonds and tracks the Bloomberg GAexUSD FlAj RICCp HgdCAD. The fund has a management expense ratio (MER) of 0.20% and monthly distributions.

Fund Details

Provider Vanguard
Category Fixed Income (Global)
AUM $1.5B
Exchange CBOE Canada
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Last Distribution $0.0434
Domicile Canada
Benchmark Bloomberg GAexUSD FlAj RICCp HgdCAD

Asset Allocation

100%
Bonds 100%

Cumulative Returns

Period Return
1 Month -0.36%
3 Months -1.37%
6 Months
YTD -1.35%
1 Year -1.63%
3 Years 4.69%
5 Years -8.74%
10 Years 0.28%
Since Inception 13.10%

Annualized Returns

Period Return
1 Year -1.63%
2 Years
3 Years 1.38%
5 Years -1.80%
10 Years -0.01%
Since Inception 0.99%

Annualized returns represent the average annual return over the period.

Calendar Year Returns

2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
0.09% 1.68% 6.86% -13.36% -3.04% 3.85% 6.32% 1.48% 1.40% 3.92%

Growth of $10,000

Compare with other ETFs
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.

Top Holdings

Latest data
# Name Ticker Weight
1
J
Japan Government Five Year Bo…
Government Bonds
JGB
9.63%
2
F
French Republic Government Bo…
Government Bonds
FRTR
7.26%
3
I
Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Te…
Government Bonds
BTPS
6.62%
4
U
United Kingdom Gilt
Government Bonds
UKT
5.99%
5
B
Bundesrepublik Deutschland Bu…
Government Bonds
DBR
4.83%
6
C
Canadian Government Bond
Government Bonds
CAN
4.50%
7
S
Spain Government Bond
Government Bonds
SPGB
4.19%
8
E
European Union
Government Bonds
EU
2.61%
9
K
Korea Treasury Bond
Government Bonds
KTB
2.46%
10
A
Australia Government Bond
Government Bonds
ACGB
1.79%
11
K
Kingdom of Belgium Government…
Government Bonds
BGB
1.50%
12
N
Netherlands Government Bond
Government Bonds
NETHER
1.26%
13
K
Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufb…
Corporate Bonds
KFW
1.11%
14
E
European Investment Bank
Corporate Bonds
EIB
1.05%
15
R
Republic of Austria Governmen…
Government Bonds
RAGB
1.02%

Showing top 15 holdings

Geographic Allocation

1
France 11.9%
2
Japan 10.8%
3
Germany 10.1%
4
United Kingdom 8.2%
5
Italy 7.8%
6
Canada 7.1%
7
Supranational 5.4%
8
Spain 5.3%
9
Australia 4.0%
10
United States 3.4%