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Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF (CAD-hedged) (VSP : TSX)

U.S. Equity

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Close
(12-12-2025)
$108.82
Change
-$1.18 (-1.07%)
Open $109.94
Day Range $108.42 - $109.94
Volume 49,884

As at November 30, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 02, 2012): 13.60%

Fund Returns
Row Heading Return Annualized Return
1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr
Fund 0.07% 5.80% 15.58% 15.77% 12.82% 22.14% 18.75% 10.61% 13.72% 13.82% 13.86% 12.67% 13.65% 12.97%
Benchmark -0.03% 8.17% 18.44% 14.45% 14.74% 25.89% 21.96% 14.84% 17.03% 16.62% 16.53% 15.65% 15.90% 15.16%
Category Average 0.08% 14.22% 14.22% 10.22% 8.36% 19.89% 16.54% 10.18% 12.44% 12.41% 12.45% 11.45% 11.93% 11.20%
Category Rank 643 / 1,396 743 / 1,377 635 / 1,347 135 / 1,303 335 / 1,302 562 / 1,258 567 / 1,173 584 / 1,111 426 / 1,061 415 / 999 400 / 919 381 / 852 291 / 766 238 / 687
Quartile Ranking 2 3 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund -2.55% 2.59% -1.37% -5.78% -0.95% 6.09% 4.93% 2.17% 1.90% 3.40% 2.25% 0.07%
Benchmark 0.26% 3.46% -1.62% -6.04% -4.57% 5.88% 4.21% 3.75% 1.28% 5.00% 3.05% -0.03%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.46% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-13.36% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 0.44% 11.22% 20.76% -6.02% 29.26% 15.22% 28.04% -19.40% 24.40% 23.51%
Benchmark 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01%
Category Average 10.40% 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85% 26.98%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 1 4 1 3 1 3 2 3
Category Rank 549/ 640 78/ 689 145/ 767 690/ 853 140/ 925 517/ 999 146/ 1,064 782/ 1,111 398/ 1,173 873/ 1,259

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

29.26% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-19.40% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 96.89
International Equity 2.46
Cash and Equivalents 0.58
Canadian Equity 0.03
Other 0.04

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 42.38
Financial Services 12.64
Consumer Services 10.15
Healthcare 8.55
Consumer Goods 6.45
Other 19.83

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 96.96
Europe 2.37
Latin America 0.09
Other 0.58

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Vanguard 500 Index ETF (VOO) 100.00

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF (CAD-hedged)

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.62% 15.20% 15.18%
Beta 0.98% 1.08% 1.06%
Alpha -0.02% -0.04% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.81% 0.86% 0.80%
Sharpe 1.12% 0.75% 0.76%
Sortino 2.13% 1.11% 1.02%
Treynor 0.14% 0.11% 0.11%
Tax Efficiency 97.41% 96.58% 95.92%
Volatility Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 8 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 11.54% 12.62% 15.20% 15.18%
Beta 0.80% 0.98% 1.08% 1.06%
Alpha 0.01% -0.02% -0.04% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.82% 0.81% 0.86% 0.80%
Sharpe 0.87% 1.12% 0.75% 0.76%
Sortino 1.40% 2.13% 1.11% 1.02%
Treynor 0.13% 0.14% 0.11% 0.11%
Tax Efficiency 96.80% 97.41% 96.58% 95.92%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

The E, S, and G scores are averaged for each security in the portfolio, to arrive at an ESG score for each security. We take the portfolio weighted average of the ESG scores for each fund and rank them against their peers to arrive at the Fundata ESG Score from 0-100.

Fundata E Score

Three scores under the Environment bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Environment Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Pollution Prevention, (2) Environmental Transparency, (3) Resource Efficiency.

Fundata S Score

Six scores under the Social bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Social Score for each fund from 0-100. (1) Compensation and Satisfaction, (2) Diversity and Rights, (3) Education and Work Conditions, (4) Community and Charity, (5) Human Rights, (6) Sustainability Integration.

Fundata G Score

Three scores under the governance bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Governance Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Board Effectiveness, (2) Management Ethics, (3) Disclosure and Accountability.

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Fund Details

Start Date November 02, 2012
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) -
52 Week High $110.19
52 Week Low $77.89
Annual Dividend $1.01
Annual Yield -
Index S&P 500 CAD Hedged Index NTR (15%)
Shares Outstanding -
Registered Plan Eligible Yes

ETF Characteristics

Exposure 1x performance
Asset Class High -
Asset Class Medium -
Asset Class Low -
Leveraged -
Inverse -
Advisor Series -
Covered Call Strategy No

Investment Objectives

Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF (CAD-hedged) seeks to track, to the extent reasonably possible and before fees and expenses, the performance of a broad U.S. equity index that measures the investment return of large capitalization U.S. stocks, which Index is hedged to the Canadian dollar. Currently, this Vanguard ETF seeks to track the S&P 500 Index (CAD-Hedged) (or any successor thereto).

Investment Strategy

In order to achieve its investment objective, Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF (CAD-hedged) employs a "passive management" - or indexing - investment approach designed to track the performance of the S&P 500 Index (CAD-Hedged). This Vanguard ETF invests primarily in a U.S.-domiciled Vanguard Fund that seeks to track the S&P 500 Index. It also uses derivative instruments to seek to hedge the U.S. dollar exposure of the securities included in the S&P 500 Index to the Canadian dollar.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Vanguard Investments Canada Inc.

Sub-Advisor

Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC

  • Christine Franquin
  • Ryan Ludt
  • Jeffrey Miller

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Vanguard Investments Canada Inc.

Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

State Street Trust Company Canada

Distributor

-

Fees

MER 0.09%
Management Fee 0.08%

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