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Vanguard Conservative ETF Portfolio (VCNS : TSX)

Global Fixed Inc Balanced

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FundGrade A

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2025, 2020

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Close
(03-20-2026)
$30.95
Change
-$0.43 (-1.37%)
Open $31.31
Day Range $30.89 - $31.31
Volume 45,370

As at February 28, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

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Vanguard Conservative ETF Portfolio

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 25, 2018): 5.67%

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 2.29% 2.57% 7.38% 3.33% 10.68% 11.61% 10.75% 6.47% 5.56% 6.08% 6.29% 5.88% - -
Benchmark 1.93% 0.74% 4.35% 2.27% 6.05% 9.19% 8.51% 4.68% 3.22% 3.34% 4.19% 3.97% 4.11% 4.04%
Category Average 1.91% 5.77% 5.77% 2.87% 8.03% 8.97% 8.20% 4.56% 3.88% 4.34% 4.51% 4.10% 3.99% 4.40%
Category Rank 226 / 976 298 / 972 153 / 964 281 / 972 106 / 955 91 / 926 51 / 874 115 / 853 116 / 788 62 / 736 54 / 708 45 / 611 - -
Quartile Ranking 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund -1.66% -0.98% 2.00% 1.68% 0.67% 1.39% 2.86% 1.31% 0.46% -0.73% 1.01% 2.29%
Benchmark -0.65% -1.67% 0.54% 1.79% 0.55% 1.09% 2.79% 1.00% -0.23% -1.50% 0.33% 1.93%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.14% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.61% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund - - - 12.06% 9.36% 5.80% -11.78% 10.55% 11.19% 9.73%
Benchmark 0.39% 3.81% 5.53% 6.30% 9.09% -0.49% -11.13% 6.74% 11.56% 6.36%
Category Average 4.39% 5.49% -2.85% 9.97% 7.08% 4.51% -11.10% 7.71% 8.38% 7.43%
Quartile Ranking - - - 1 1 1 3 1 1 1
Category Rank - - - 58/ 682 36/ 736 152/ 788 594/ 831 29/ 874 137/ 926 106/ 954

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 24.72
US Equity 16.98
Foreign Government Bonds 14.39
Canadian Equity 12.59
International Equity 11.13
Other 20.19

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 57.49
Technology 9.75
Financial Services 8.70
Basic Materials 3.96
Energy 2.87
Other 17.23

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 77.50
Europe 12.20
Asia 7.79
Latin America 0.49
Africa and Middle East 0.45
Other 1.57

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF (VAB) 34.66
Vanguard U.S. Total Market Index ETF (VUN) 17.70
Vanguard FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF (VCN) 12.82
Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Agg Bond Ix ETF C$Hg (VBG) 12.23
Vanguard U.S. Aggregate Bond Idx ETF C$ Hgd (VBU) 11.54
Vanguard FTSE Dev All Cap ex NA Index ETF (VIU) 7.86
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Mkts All Cap Idx ETF (VEE) 3.19

Equity Style

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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 5.90% 7.32% -
Beta 0.96% 0.96% -
Alpha 0.02% 0.02% -
Rsquared 0.72% 0.72% -
Sharpe 1.13% 0.39% -
Sortino 2.38% 0.55% -
Treynor 0.07% 0.03% -
Tax Efficiency 90.02% 82.93% -
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 4.78% 5.90% 7.32% -
Beta 0.92% 0.96% 0.96% -
Alpha 0.05% 0.02% 0.02% -
Rsquared 0.82% 0.72% 0.72% -
Sharpe 1.64% 1.13% 0.39% -
Sortino 2.95% 2.38% 0.55% -
Treynor 0.08% 0.07% 0.03% -
Tax Efficiency 90.09% 90.02% 82.93% -

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 $32.54
52 Week Low $27.79
Annual Dividend $0.80
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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