VGAB Vanguard Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAD-hedged)

Fixed Income (Global) CAD CBOE Canada
Price: $20.22
YTD: 0.07%
MER: 0.31%

Data as of: July 31, 2026

MER
0.31%
Management Fee
Yield
2.88%
Distribution Yield
Price
$20.22
Current Price
Holdings
992
Total Securities
Inception
Jan 2020
Fund Launch

About VGAB

VGAB (Vanguard Global 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 GA FlAdj Comp Idx Hgd CAD. The fund has a management expense ratio (MER) of 0.31% and monthly distributions.

Fund Details

Provider Vanguard
Category Fixed Income (Global)
AUM $623M
Exchange CBOE Canada
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Last Distribution $0.0462
Domicile Canada
Benchmark Bloomberg GA FlAdj Comp Idx Hgd CAD

Asset Allocation

100%
Bonds 100%

Cumulative Returns

Period Return
1 Month 0.19%
3 Months 0.62%
6 Months
YTD 0.07%
1 Year 0.75%
3 Years 6.70%
5 Years -5.92%
10 Years
Since Inception -4.60%

Annualized Returns

Period Return
1 Year 0.75%
2 Years
3 Years 2.20%
5 Years -1.21%
10 Years
Since Inception -0.51%

Annualized returns represent the average annual return over the period.

Calendar Year Returns

2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
2.58% 0.81% 5.83% -13.66% -2.57%

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
Showing 50 of 992 holdings (~87% of fund weight). Provider does not publish the full constituent list.
# Name Ticker Weight
1
U
United States Treasury Note/B…
Government Bonds
T
25.58%
2
J
Japan Government Five Year Bo…
Government Bonds
JGB
4.67%
3
F
French Republic Government Bo…
Government Bonds
FRTR
3.58%
4
I
Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Te…
Government Bonds
BTPS
3.38%
5
U
United Kingdom Gilt
Government Bonds
UKT
2.88%
6
F
Freddie Mac Pool
Corporate Bonds
FR
2.80%
7
F
Fannie Mae Pool
Corporate Bonds
FN
2.73%
8
B
Bundesrepublik Deutschland Bu…
Government Bonds
DBR
2.40%
9
C
Canadian Government Bond
Government Bonds
CAN
2.28%
10
G
Ginnie Mae II Pool
Corporate Bonds
G2
2.11%
11
S
Spain Government Bond
Government Bonds
SPGB
2.08%
12
E
European Union
Government Bonds
EU
1.28%
13
K
Korea Treasury Bond
Government Bonds
KTB
1.12%
14
A
Australia Government Bond
Government Bonds
ACGB
0.87%
15
K
Kingdom of Belgium Government…
Government Bonds
BGB
0.74%

Showing top 15 holdings

Geographic Allocation

1
United States 49.7%
2
France 5.8%
3
Japan 5.4%
4
Germany 4.8%
5
United Kingdom 4.3%
6
Canada 4.0%
7
Italy 3.8%
8
Spain 2.7%
9
Belgium 2.4%
10
Netherlands 1.9%