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Vanguard Conservative ETF Portfolio (VCNS : TSX)

Global Fixed Inc Balanced

FundGrade A Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade A

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Fundata ESG GradeC Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2020

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Close
(12-04-2025)
$31.82
Change
$0.01 (0.03%)
Open $31.85
Day Range $31.77 - $31.85
Volume 33,952

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

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Vanguard Conservative ETF Portfolio

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 25, 2018): 5.51%

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 1.31% 5.66% 10.30% 10.04% 12.09% 15.27% 11.12% 5.03% 5.95% 5.77% 6.45% - - -
Benchmark 1.00% 4.96% 8.01% 8.22% 10.41% 12.85% 10.25% 3.95% 3.02% 3.71% 4.70% 4.13% 3.92% 4.28%
Category Average 0.79% 7.28% 7.28% 7.56% 8.66% 12.11% 8.63% 3.18% 4.23% 4.00% 4.57% 3.74% 3.82% 3.88%
Category Rank 40 / 988 52 / 987 43 / 987 64 / 978 47 / 978 46 / 943 55 / 898 109 / 855 80 / 796 58 / 748 46 / 677 - - -
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 3.17% -1.27% 2.03% 0.41% -1.66% -0.98% 2.00% 1.68% 0.67% 1.39% 2.86% 1.31%
Benchmark 1.82% 0.19% 1.92% 0.64% -0.65% -1.67% 0.54% 1.79% 0.55% 1.09% 2.79% 1.00%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.14% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.61% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - 12.06% 9.36% 5.80% -11.78% 10.55% 11.19%
Benchmark 16.91% 0.39% 3.81% 5.53% 6.30% 9.09% -0.49% -11.13% 6.74% 11.56%
Category Average 1.21% 4.39% 5.49% -2.85% 9.97% 7.08% 4.51% -11.10% 7.71% 8.38%
Quartile Ranking - - - - 1 1 1 3 1 1
Category Rank - - - - 56/ 701 42/ 757 150/ 809 602/ 855 28/ 898 137/ 950

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

12.06% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.78% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Government Bonds 25.59
US Equity 17.92
Foreign Government Bonds 14.66
Canadian Equity 12.01
International Equity 10.60
Other 19.22

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 57.60
Technology 10.57
Financial Services 8.79
Basic Materials 2.99
Consumer Services 2.97
Other 17.08

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 77.49
Europe 12.30
Asia 7.73
Africa and Middle East 0.46
Latin America 0.45
Other 1.57

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF (VAB) 34.83
Vanguard U.S. Total Market Index ETF (VUN) 18.72
Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Agg Bond Ix ETF C$Hg (VBG) 12.24
Vanguard FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF (VCN) 12.21
Vanguard U.S. Aggregate Bond Idx ETF C$ Hgd (VBU) 11.55
Vanguard FTSE Dev All Cap ex NA Index ETF (VIU) 7.25
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Mkts All Cap Idx ETF (VEE) 3.21

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: H.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Vanguard Conservative ETF Portfolio

Median

Other - Global Fixed Inc Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 6.95% 7.50% -
Beta 1.04% 0.97% -
Alpha 0.00% 0.03% -
Rsquared 0.75% 0.70% -
Sharpe 0.99% 0.46% -
Sortino 2.11% 0.63% -
Treynor 0.07% 0.04% -
Tax Efficiency 90.42% 84.17% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 3 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 5.48% 6.95% 7.50% -
Beta 1.12% 1.04% 0.97% -
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% -
Rsquared 0.73% 0.75% 0.70% -
Sharpe 1.61% 0.99% 0.46% -
Sortino 3.15% 2.11% 0.63% -
Treynor 0.08% 0.07% 0.04% -
Tax Efficiency 91.30% 90.42% 84.17% -

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 January 25, 2018
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 $32.02
52 Week Low $27.79
Annual Dividend $0.76
Annual 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

The Vanguard Conservative ETF Portfolio seeks to provide a combination of income and moderate long-term capital growth by investing in equity and fixed income securities.

Investment Strategy

The Vanguard Conservative ETF Portfolio seeks to achieve its investment objective by primarily investing in equity and fixed-income securities. The Vanguard ETF may do so either directly or indirectly through investment in one or more Underlying Funds.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Vanguard Investments Canada Inc.

Sub-Advisor

Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Vanguard Investments Canada Inc.

Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

State Street Trust Company Canada

Distributor

-

Fees

MER 0.25%
Management Fee 0.17%

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