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Close (04-24-2024)	$22.56
Change	-$0.01 (-0.04%)

Open	$22.57
Day Range	$22.56 - $22.58
Volume	59,683

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Vanguard Canadian Short-Term Bond Index ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 30, 2011): 1.57%

Fund Returns
Row Heading	Return				Annualized Return
Row Heading	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	0.46%	0.28%	4.31%	0.28%	3.41%	2.04%	0.22%	0.82%	1.26%	1.59%	1.30%	1.27%	1.23%	1.47%
Benchmark	0.53%	0.45%	4.45%	0.45%	3.64%	2.06%	0.29%	0.89%	1.33%	1.66%	1.39%	1.38%	1.34%	1.59%
Category Average	0.47%	4.40%	4.40%	0.54%	3.84%	1.74%	0.16%	1.11%	1.08%	1.28%	1.05%	1.06%	0.92%	1.04%
Category Rank	167 / 322	247 / 289	181 / 287	247 / 289	201 / 272	150 / 262	139 / 245	161 / 236	125 / 227	101 / 211	99 / 196	99 / 183	85 / 171	65 / 155
Quartile Ranking	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return %	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar
Fund	0.42%	-0.89%	-0.31%	-0.08%	0.35%	-0.34%	0.76%	1.74%	1.46%	-0.20%	0.03%	0.46%
Benchmark	0.41%	-0.84%	-0.32%	-0.08%	0.39%	-0.32%	0.78%	1.67%	1.48%	-0.13%	0.05%	0.53%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

1.93% (January 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-1.83% (March 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return %	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Fund	2.82%	2.41%	0.76%	0.00%	1.80%	2.86%	5.14%	-1.03%	-3.97%	4.96%
Benchmark	3.01%	2.56%	0.90%	0.27%	1.89%	2.98%	5.17%	-0.92%	-3.98%	4.92%
Category Average	1.73%	0.55%	0.85%	0.42%	0.53%	2.93%	4.36%	-0.83%	-4.45%	4.84%
Quartile Ranking	2	1	3	3	1	3	2	3	2	3
Category Rank	51/ 146	26/ 167	118/ 180	123/ 188	33/ 208	135/ 225	85/ 235	140/ 241	82/ 255	147/ 269

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

5.14% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-3.97% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name	Percent
Canadian Government Bonds	64.94
Canadian Corporate Bonds	31.46
Foreign Government Bonds	2.07
Cash and Equivalents	0.73
Foreign Corporate Bonds	0.66
Other	0.14

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name	Percent
Fixed Income	99.27
Cash and Cash Equivalent	0.73

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name	Percent
North America	98.90
Europe	0.57
Asia	0.43
Multi-National	0.09
Other	0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name	Percent
Canada Government 4.50% 01-Feb-2026	4.18
Canada Government 4.50% 01-Nov-2025	2.54
Canada Government 0.50% 01-Sep-2025	2.42
Canada Government 3.25% 01-Sep-2028	2.37
Canada Government 3.50% 01-Aug-2025	2.21
Canada Government 2.75% 01-Sep-2027	1.83
Canada Government 3.50% 01-Mar-2028	1.76
Canada Government 3.75% 01-May-2025	1.69
Canada Government 1.25% 01-Mar-2027	1.69
Ontario Province 2.60% 02-Jun-2025	1.58

Equity Style

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: S. Average Credit Quality: H.

Period:

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Vanguard Canadian Short-Term Bond Index ETF

Median

Other - Cdn Short Term Fixed Inc

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation	2.80%	2.37%	1.94%
Beta	1.05%	1.04%	1.03%
Alpha	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Rsquared	0.99%	0.99%	0.99%
Sharpe	-0.84%	-0.28%	0.05%
Sortino	-1.14%	-0.88%	-0.95%
Treynor	-0.02%	-0.01%	0.00%
Tax Efficiency	-	28.26%	37.60%
Volatility

Risk Rating

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio	1 Yr	3 Yr	5 Yr	10 Yr
Standard Deviation	2.63%	2.80%	2.37%	1.94%
Beta	1.02%	1.05%	1.04%	1.03%
Alpha	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Rsquared	1.00%	0.99%	0.99%	0.99%
Sharpe	-0.51%	-0.84%	-0.28%	0.05%
Sortino	0.26%	-1.14%	-0.88%	-0.95%
Treynor	-0.01%	-0.02%	-0.01%	0.00%
Tax Efficiency	70.05%	-	28.26%	37.60%

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Fund Details

Start Date	November 30, 2011
Instrument Type	Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class	Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status	Trust
Sales Status	-
Currency	CAD
Distribution Frequency	Monthly
Assets ($mil)	-
52 Week High	$22.82
52 Week Low	$21.92
Annual Dividend	$0.63
Annual Yield	-
Index	Bloomberg Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Canadian Government/Credit 1-5 year Float Adjusted Bond 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 Canadian Short-Term Bond Index ETF seeks to track, to the extent reasonably possible and before fees and expenses, the performance of a broad Canadian bond index with a short-term dollar weighted average maturity. Currently, this Vanguard ETF seeks to track the Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Canadian Government/Credit 1-5 year Float Adjusted Bond Index (or any successor thereto). It invests primarily in public, investment-grade fixed income securities issued in Canada.

Investment Strategy

In order to achieve its investment objective, Vanguard Canadian Short-Term Bond Index ETF employs a "passive management" - or indexing - investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Canadian Government/Credit 1 - 5 year Float Adjusted Bond Index.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name	Start Date
Yan Pu	10-27-2011
Joshua Barrickman	10-27-2011
Vanguard Investments Canada Inc.	11-30-2011

Management and Organization

Fund Manager	Vanguard Investments Canada Inc.
Advisor	Vanguard Investments Canada Inc.
Custodian	State Street Trust Company Canada
Registrar	State Street Trust Company Canada
Distributor	-
Auditor	PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

Fees

MER	0.11%
Management Fee	0.10%

Vanguard Canadian Short-Term Bond Index ETF (VSB : TSX)

FundGrade C