VDY Vanguard Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF

Canadian Equity CAD Toronto Stock Exchange
Price: $78.46
YTD: 24.67%
MER: 0.22%

Data as of: July 31, 2026

MER
0.22%
Management Fee
Yield
2.85%
Distribution Yield
Price
$78.46
Current Price
Holdings
60
Total Securities
Inception
Nov 2012
Fund Launch

About VDY

VDY (Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF) is a Canadian Equity ETF from Vanguard, listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. It holds 100% stocks and tracks the FTSE Canada High Dividend Yield Idx. The fund has a management expense ratio (MER) of 0.22% and monthly distributions.

Fund Details

Provider Vanguard
Category Canadian Equity
AUM $8.6B
Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Last Distribution $0.1768
Domicile Canada
Benchmark FTSE Canada High Dividend Yield Idx

Asset Allocation

100%
Stocks 100%

Cumulative Returns

Period Return
1 Month 5.03%
3 Months 14.30%
6 Months
YTD 24.67%
1 Year 51.41%
3 Years 110.28%
5 Years 134.24%
10 Years 297.37%
Since Inception 415.51%

Annualized Returns

Period Return
1 Year 51.41%
2 Years
3 Years 28.11%
5 Years 18.56%
10 Years 14.82%
Since Inception 12.83%

Annualized returns represent the average annual return over the period.

Calendar Year Returns

2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
30.93% 21.42% 8.40% -0.21% 36.63% -1.08% 21.19% -10.05% 8.33% 26.68%

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
# Name Ticker Weight
1
R
Royal Bank of Canada
Financials
RY
16.31%
2
T
Toronto-Dominion Bank/The
Financials
TD
11.45%
3
B
Bank of Montreal
Financials
BMO
7.03%
4
E
Enbridge Inc
Energy
ENB
6.66%
5
B
Bank of Nova Scotia/The
Financials
BNS
6.03%
6
C
Canadian Imperial Bank of Com…
Financials
CM
5.96%
7
C
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd
Energy
CNQ
4.55%
8
T
TC Energy Corp
Energy
TRP
3.88%
9
M
Manulife Financial Corp
Financials
MFC
3.82%
10
S
Suncor Energy Inc
Energy
SU
3.60%
11
N
National Bank of Canada
Financials
NA
3.43%
12
S
Sun Life Financial Inc
Financials
SLF
2.45%
13
C
Cenovus Energy Inc
Energy
CVE
1.86%
14
P
Power Corp of Canada
Financials
POW
1.85%
15
N
Nutrien Ltd
Materials
NTR
1.71%

Showing top 15 holdings

Geographic Allocation

1
Canada 100.0%
2
Canada 100.0%

Sector Allocation

1
Financials 60.7%
2
Energy 26.7%
3
Utilities 4.5%
4
Consumer Discretionary 2.9%
5
Telecommunications 2.6%
6
Basic Materials 1.9%
7
Technology 0.3%
8
Consumer Staples 0.3%
9
Health Care 0.1%
10
Industrials 0.1%