VGV Vanguard Vanguard Canadian Government Bond Index ETF

Fixed Income (Global) CAD Toronto Stock Exchange
Price: $22.04
YTD: 2.17%
MER: 0.16%

Data as of: July 31, 2026

MER
0.16%
Management Fee
Yield
3.02%
Distribution Yield
Price
$22.04
Current Price
Holdings
39
Total Securities
Inception
Jan 2017
Fund Launch

About VGV

VGV (Vanguard Canadian Government Bond Index ETF) is a Fixed Income (Global) ETF from Vanguard, listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. It holds 100% bonds and tracks the Bloomberg GA CAD Govt FltAdj Ix CAD. The fund has a management expense ratio (MER) of 0.16% and monthly distributions.

Fund Details

Provider Vanguard
Category Fixed Income (Global)
AUM $148.4M
Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Last Distribution $0.0607
Domicile Canada
Benchmark Bloomberg GA CAD Govt FltAdj Ix CAD

Asset Allocation

100%
Bonds 100%

Cumulative Returns

Period Return
1 Month 0.43%
3 Months 1.92%
6 Months
YTD 2.17%
1 Year 3.06%
3 Years 11.12%
5 Years 0.24%
10 Years
Since Inception 14.79%

Annualized Returns

Period Return
1 Year 3.06%
2 Years
3 Years 3.55%
5 Years 0.03%
10 Years
Since Inception 1.47%

Annualized returns represent the average annual return over the period.

Calendar Year Returns

2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
1.65% 3.46% 5.61% -12.60% -3.30% 8.56% 6.31% 1.04%

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
# Name Ticker Weight
1
C
Canadian Government Bond
Government Bonds
CAN
89.34%
2
H
Hydro-Quebec
Corporate Bonds
QHEL
2.71%
3
C
CPPIB Capital Inc
Corporate Bonds
CPPIBC
1.34%
4
G
Government of Newfoundland an…
Government Bonds
NF
1.03%
5
B
British Columbia Investment M…
Corporate Bonds
BCIMCO
0.56%
6
C
City of Montreal Canada
Corporate Bonds
MNTRL
0.54%
7
C
City of Toronto Canada
Corporate Bonds
TRNT
0.50%
8
P
PSP Capital Inc
Corporate Bonds
PSPCAP
0.46%
9
M
Municipal Finance Authority o…
Government Bonds
BCMFA
0.44%
10
4
407 International Inc
Corporate Bonds
ETRHWY
0.39%
11
O
Ontario Power Generation Inc
Corporate Bonds
ONTPOW
0.33%
12
F
First Nations Finance Authori…
Corporate Bonds
FNFACA
0.24%
13
C
CDP Financial Inc
Corporate Bonds
CADEPO
0.18%
14
R
Regional Municipality of York
Government Bonds
YORKMU
0.16%
15
S
South Coast British Columbia …
Corporate Bonds
SOUCOA
0.15%

Showing top 15 holdings

Geographic Allocation

1
Canada 100.0%
2
Canada 100.0%
3
Other 0.0%