VCNS Vanguard Vanguard Conservative ETF Portfolio

Asset Allocation CAD Toronto Stock Exchange

Price: $32.65

YTD: 6.59%

MER: 0.22%

Data as of: July 31, 2026

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MER

0.22%

Management Fee

Yield

2.40%

Distribution Yield

Price

$32.65

Current Price

Holdings

10,761

Total Securities

Inception

Jan 2018

Fund Launch

About VCNS

VCNS (Vanguard Conservative ETF Portfolio) is an Asset Allocation ETF from Vanguard, listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. It holds 40% stocks / 60% bonds. The fund has a management expense ratio (MER) of 0.22% and quarterly distributions.

Fund Details

Provider Vanguard

Category Asset Allocation

AUM $932.1M

Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange

Currency CAD

Distribution Frequency Quarterly

Last Distribution $0.2038

Domicile Canada

Benchmark Internal Composite

Asset Allocation

40%

60%

Stocks 40%

Bonds 60%

Cumulative Returns

Period	Return
1 Month	1.06%
3 Months	6.36%
6 Months	—
YTD	6.59%
1 Year	12.99%
3 Years	36.34%
5 Years	30.37%
10 Years	—
Since Inception	62.20%

Annualized Returns

Period	Return
1 Year	12.99%
2 Years	—
3 Years	10.90%
5 Years	5.45%
10 Years	—
Since Inception	5.82%

Annualized returns represent the average annual return over the period.

Calendar Year Returns

2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019
9.68%	11.31%	10.32%	-11.70%	5.77%	9.41%	12.10%

Growth of $10,000

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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

Showing 50 of 10761 holdings (~80% of fund weight). Provider does not publish the full constituent list.

#	Name	Ticker	Weight	Sector	Country
1	C Canadian Government Bond Government Bonds	CAN	24.77%	Government Bonds	Canada
2	U UNITED STATES TREASURY BILL 1… Government Bonds	—	5.77%	Government Bonds	United States
3	J Japan Government Five Year Bo… Government Bonds	JGB	1.18%	Government Bonds	Japan
4	R Royal Bank of Canada Financials	RY	1.02%	Financials	Canada
5	F French Republic Government Bo… Government Bonds	FRTR	0.90%	Government Bonds	France
6	I Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Te… Government Bonds	BTPS	0.85%	Government Bonds	Italy
7	H Hydro-Quebec Corporate Bonds	QHEL	0.75%	Corporate Bonds	Unknown
8	F Fannie Mae Pool Corporate Bonds	FN	0.75%	Corporate Bonds	United States
9	U United Kingdom Gilt Government Bonds	UKT	0.72%	Government Bonds	United Kingdom
10	T Toronto-Dominion Bank/The Financials	TD	0.72%	Financials	Canada
11	F Freddie Mac Pool Corporate Bonds	FR	0.71%	Corporate Bonds	United States
12	B Bundesrepublik Deutschland Bu… Government Bonds	DBR	0.60%	Government Bonds	Germany
13	S Spain Government Bond Government Bonds	SPGB	0.52%	Government Bonds	Spain
14	T Taiwan Semiconductor Manufact… Technology	2330	0.51%	Technology	Taiwan
15	G Ginnie Mae II Pool Corporate Bonds	G2	0.51%	Corporate Bonds	Unknown