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

Fixed Income (Global) CAD CBOE Canada
Price: $20.52
YTD: -0.12%
MER: 0.31%

Data as of: June 18, 2026

MER
0.31%
Management Fee
Yield
2.75%
Distribution Yield
Price
$20.52
Current Price
Holdings
1,185
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 $601M
Exchange CBOE Canada
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Last Distribution $0.0493
Domicile Canada
Benchmark Bloomberg GA FlAdj Comp Idx Hgd CAD

Asset Allocation

100%
Bonds 100%

Cumulative Returns

Period Return
1 Month 0.33%
3 Months -1.69%
6 Months
YTD -0.12%
1 Year 1.25%
3 Years 5.08%
5 Years -5.91%
10 Years
Since Inception -5.24%

Annualized Returns

Period Return
1 Year 1.25%
2 Years
3 Years 2.05%
5 Years -1.12%
10 Years
Since Inception -0.55%

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 1185 holdings (~88% of fund weight). Provider does not publish the full constituent list.
# Name Ticker Weight
1
U
United States Treasury Note/B…
Government Bonds
T
24.12%
2
J
Japan Government Five Year Bo…
Government Bonds
JGB
4.73%
3
F
French Republic Government Bo…
Government Bonds
FRTR
3.56%
4
I
Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Te…
Government Bonds
BTPS
3.23%
5
F
Freddie Mac Pool
Corporate Bonds
FR
2.84%
6
F
Fannie Mae Pool
Corporate Bonds
FN
2.84%
7
U
United Kingdom Gilt
Government Bonds
UKT
2.73%
8
B
Bundesrepublik Deutschland Bu…
Government Bonds
DBR
2.33%
9
C
Canadian Government Bond
Government Bonds
CAN
2.33%
10
S
Spain Government Bond
Government Bonds
SPGB
2.10%
11
G
Ginnie Mae II Pool
Corporate Bonds
G2
2.04%
12
K
Korea Treasury Bond
Government Bonds
KTB
1.18%
13
E
European Union
Government Bonds
EU
1.14%
14
A
Australia Government Bond
Government Bonds
ACGB
0.84%
15
K
Kingdom of Belgium Government…
Government Bonds
BGB
0.80%

Showing top 15 holdings

Geographic Allocation

1
United States 50.5%
2
France 5.7%
3
Japan 5.4%
4
Germany 4.7%
5
United Kingdom 4.1%
6
Canada 3.9%
7
Italy 3.7%
8
Spain 2.7%
9
Belgium 2.2%
10
Australia 1.8%