VDY Vanguard Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF

Canadian Equity CAD Toronto Stock Exchange
Price: $77.42
YTD: 26.20%
MER: 0.22%

Data as of: Sept. 18, 2026

MER
0.22%
Management Fee
Yield
3.31%
Distribution Yield
Price
$77.42
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 $9B
Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Last Distribution $0.1862
Domicile Canada
Benchmark FTSE Canada High Dividend Yield Idx

Asset Allocation

100%
Stocks 100%

Cumulative Returns

Period Return
1 Month -2.16%
3 Months 6.33%
6 Months
YTD 26.20%
1 Year 43.04%
3 Years 112.47%
5 Years 144.61%
10 Years 299.66%
Since Inception 432.97%

Annualized Returns

Period Return
1 Year 43.04%
2 Years
3 Years 28.63%
5 Years 18.76%
10 Years 14.38%
Since Inception 12.76%

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
15.83%
2
T
Toronto-Dominion Bank/The
Financials
TD
10.84%
3
B
Bank of Montreal
Financials
BMO
6.86%
4
E
Enbridge Inc
Energy
ENB
6.42%
5
C
Canadian Imperial Bank of Com…
Financials
CM
5.89%
6
B
Bank of Nova Scotia/The
Financials
BNS
5.85%
7
C
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd
Energy
CNQ
5.26%
8
S
Suncor Energy Inc
Energy
SU
4.32%
9
M
Manulife Financial Corp
Financials
MFC
4.02%
10
T
TC Energy Corp
Energy
TRP
3.79%
11
N
National Bank of Canada
Financials
NA
3.38%
12
S
Sun Life Financial Inc
Financials
SLF
2.49%
13
C
Cenovus Energy Inc
Energy
CVE
2.18%
14
P
Power Corp of Canada
Financials
POW
1.95%
15
N
Nutrien Ltd
Materials
NTR
1.80%

Showing top 15 holdings

Geographic Allocation

1
Canada 100.0%
2
Canada 100.0%

Sector Allocation

1
Financials 59.4%
2
Energy 28.3%
3
Utilities 4.3%
4
Consumer Discretionary 2.8%
5
Telecommunications 2.4%
6
Basic Materials 2.0%
7
Technology 0.4%
8
Consumer Staples 0.3%
9
Health Care 0.1%
10
Industrials 0.1%