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Vanguard Balanced ETF Portfolio (VBAL : TSX)

Global Neutral Balanced

FundGrade B Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2022, 2021

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Close
(04-28-2025)
$32.60
Change
$0.03 (0.09%)
Open $32.57
Day Range $32.49 - $32.62
Volume 71,971

As at March 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

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Vanguard Balanced ETF Portfolio

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 25, 2018): 6.35%

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 -2.25% 0.40% 2.96% 0.40% 10.57% 11.59% 6.77% 5.94% 9.45% 7.02% 6.75% - - -
Benchmark -2.06% 0.58% 3.86% 0.58% 11.71% 12.04% 7.91% 5.78% 7.63% 6.63% 6.42% 6.59% 7.01% 6.53%
Category Average -1.86% 1.83% 1.83% 0.71% 8.09% 9.11% 4.88% 4.42% 7.75% 5.33% 5.11% 4.96% 5.42% 4.54%
Category Rank 1,241 / 1,770 1,116 / 1,769 592 / 1,759 1,116 / 1,769 388 / 1,725 279 / 1,673 363 / 1,610 376 / 1,424 289 / 1,346 252 / 1,292 243 / 1,162 - - -
Quartile Ranking 3 3 2 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -1.98% 2.40% 1.06% 3.14% 0.41% 2.22% 0.02% 3.90% -1.32% 2.73% -0.02% -2.25%
Benchmark -1.57% 1.73% 1.79% 3.28% -0.07% 2.25% 0.21% 2.87% 0.17% 2.72% -0.03% -2.06%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.42% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-8.59% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - 14.81% 10.20% 10.29% -11.45% 12.69% 15.63%
Benchmark 17.05% 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69% 17.48%
Category Average 2.99% 5.05% 7.69% -3.99% 13.52% 7.16% 9.69% -11.26% 9.53% 12.15%
Quartile Ranking - - - - 1 1 2 3 1 1
Category Rank - - - - 233/ 1,241 313/ 1,332 516/ 1,416 961/ 1,558 140/ 1,672 326/ 1,725

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

15.63% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.45% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 25.47
Canadian Government Bonds 18.46
Canadian Equity 17.66
International Equity 15.08
Foreign Government Bonds 10.08
Other 13.25

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 39.84
Technology 12.96
Financial Services 12.89
Consumer Services 4.59
Energy 4.38
Other 25.34

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 76.81
Europe 12.02
Asia 8.86
Africa and Middle East 0.58
Latin America 0.53
Other 1.20

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Vanguard U.S. Total Market Index ETF (VUN) 26.36
Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF (VAB) 24.03
Vanguard FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF (VCN) 17.91
Vanguard FTSE Dev All Cap ex NA Index ETF (VIU) 10.50
Vanguard U.S. Aggregate Bond Idx ETF C$ Hgd (VBU) 8.41
Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Agg Bond Ix ETF C$Hg (VBG) 8.21
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Mkts All Cap Idx ETF (VEE) 4.36
S&P 500 E-mini Index Futures 0.21

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 Balanced ETF Portfolio

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.86% 9.18% -
Beta 1.09% 1.07% -
Alpha -0.02% 0.01% -
Rsquared 0.94% 0.89% -
Sharpe 0.32% 0.77% -
Sortino 0.63% 1.19% -
Treynor 0.03% 0.07% -
Tax Efficiency 87.25% 90.59% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.10% 9.86% 9.18% -
Beta 1.12% 1.09% 1.07% -
Alpha -0.02% -0.02% 0.01% -
Rsquared 0.91% 0.94% 0.89% -
Sharpe 0.90% 0.32% 0.77% -
Sortino 1.97% 0.63% 1.19% -
Treynor 0.06% 0.03% 0.07% -
Tax Efficiency 90.71% 87.25% 90.59% -

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 $34.38
52 Week Low $29.86
Annual Dividend $0.74
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 Balanced ETF Portfolios seeks to provide long-term capital growth with a moderate level of income by investing in equity and fixed income securities.

Investment Strategy

The Vanguard Balanced 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 0.24%
Management Fee 0.22%

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