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Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF (VDY : TSX)

Canadian Div & Inc Equity

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024, 2023, 2022, 2021

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(01-28-2026)
$63.18
Change
-$0.21 (-0.33%)
Open $63.48
Day Range $62.93 - $63.60
Volume 254,597

As at December 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 02, 2012): 11.46%

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 2.72% 7.95% 21.35% 30.92% 30.92% 26.07% 19.87% 14.50% 18.64% 15.09% 15.93% 12.32% 11.88% 13.28%
Benchmark 1.32% 6.25% 19.53% 31.68% 31.68% 26.57% 21.42% 13.94% 16.09% 14.27% 15.46% 12.10% 11.76% 12.66%
Category Average 0.90% 11.10% 11.10% 19.73% 19.73% 17.60% 14.02% 9.30% 12.52% 10.11% 11.26% 8.69% 8.53% 9.39%
Category Rank 2 / 466 6 / 462 5 / 460 9 / 453 9 / 453 8 / 441 13 / 432 9 / 420 5 / 398 2 / 391 2 / 377 2 / 357 2 / 332 1 / 300
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fund 1.84% -0.04% -0.58% -0.61% 5.00% 2.14% 1.92% 5.08% 4.96% 0.35% 4.71% 2.72%
Benchmark 3.48% -0.40% -1.51% -0.10% 5.56% 2.91% 1.69% 4.96% 5.40% 0.97% 3.86% 1.32%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

15.11% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-16.03% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 26.68% 8.40% -9.98% 21.09% -1.14% 36.73% -0.19% 8.36% 21.40% 30.92%
Benchmark 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65% 31.68%
Category Average 17.48% 7.25% -7.75% 18.42% -1.18% 26.41% -3.72% 7.17% 15.51% 19.73%
Quartile Ranking 1 2 4 1 3 1 1 2 1 1
Category Rank 4/ 300 132/ 332 301/ 357 73/ 377 210/ 391 3/ 398 42/ 420 150/ 432 28/ 441 9/ 453

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

36.73% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-9.98% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 99.28
US Equity 0.72

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 58.39
Energy 24.65
Utilities 5.29
Basic Materials 4.08
Telecommunications 3.36
Other 4.23

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 16.32
Toronto-Dominion Bank 10.81
Enbridge Inc 7.05
Bank of Montreal 6.31
Bank of Nova Scotia 6.22
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 5.75
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 4.67
Manulife Financial Corp 4.18
TC Energy Corp 3.86
Suncor Energy Inc 3.66

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 FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF

Median

Other - Canadian Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.49% 12.35% 13.27%
Beta 0.98% 0.94% 0.94%
Alpha -0.01% 0.03% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.91% 0.83% 0.82%
Sharpe 1.31% 1.23% 0.87%
Sortino 2.67% 2.08% 1.23%
Treynor 0.15% 0.16% 0.12%
Tax Efficiency 90.79% 90.19% 87.45%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.72% 11.49% 12.35% 13.27%
Beta 0.87% 0.98% 0.94% 0.94%
Alpha 0.03% -0.01% 0.03% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.87% 0.91% 0.83% 0.82%
Sharpe 3.23% 1.31% 1.23% 0.87%
Sortino 19.95% 2.67% 2.08% 1.23%
Treynor 0.29% 0.15% 0.16% 0.12%
Tax Efficiency 94.17% 90.79% 90.19% 87.45%

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 Monthly
Assets ($mil) -
52 Week High $63.71
52 Week Low $43.99
Annual Dividend $2.20
Annual Yield -
Index FTSE Canada High Dividend Yield Index
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 FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF seeks to track, to the extent reasonably possible and before fees and expenses, the performance of a broad Canadian equity index that measures the investment return of common stocks of Canadian companies that are characterized by high dividend yield. Currently, this Vanguard ETF seeks to track the FTSE Canada High Dividend Yield Index.

Investment Strategy

In order to achieve its investment objective, Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF employs a "passive management" - or indexing - investment approach designed to track the performance of the FTSE Canada High Dividend Yield Index. This Vanguard ETF invests all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the applicable Index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the Index.

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 0.22%
Management Fee 0.20%

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