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Vanguard Conservative ETF Portfolio (VCNS : TSX)

Global Neutral Balanced

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FundGrade D

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2020

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Close
(05-02-2024)
$27.32
Change
$0.03 (0.11%)
Open $27.29
Day Range $27.22 - $27.33
Volume 5,561

As at March 31, 2024

As at March 31, 2024

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Vanguard Conservative ETF Portfolio

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 25, 2018): 4.02%

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 1.72% 2.95% 10.96% 2.95% 8.96% 2.96% 2.20% 5.65% 4.16% 4.29% - - - -
Benchmark 1.80% 5.77% 13.57% 5.77% 12.38% 6.05% 3.87% 6.63% 5.64% 5.56% 5.88% 6.44% 5.97% 7.01%
Category Average 1.96% 12.03% 12.03% 4.49% 10.15% 3.31% 3.22% 7.67% 4.79% 4.62% 4.52% 5.09% 4.15% 4.67%
Category Rank 1,209 / 1,735 1,558 / 1,735 1,283 / 1,711 1,558 / 1,735 1,181 / 1,684 1,086 / 1,617 1,109 / 1,434 1,136 / 1,358 864 / 1,301 681 / 1,166 - - - -
Quartile Ranking 3 4 3 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 1.23% -1.60% 1.30% 0.63% -0.35% -2.95% -0.75% 5.20% 3.23% -0.15% 1.36% 1.72%
Benchmark 1.29% -1.31% 0.46% 1.75% 0.57% -3.70% 0.21% 5.00% 2.05% 0.78% 3.10% 1.80%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.14% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.61% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund - - - - - 12.06% 9.36% 5.80% -11.78% 10.55%
Benchmark 12.44% 17.05% 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69%
Category Average 7.77% 2.99% 5.05% 7.69% -3.99% 13.52% 7.16% 9.69% -11.26% 9.53%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - 3 2 4 3 2
Category Rank - - - - - 785/ 1,257 396/ 1,344 1,282/ 1,425 1,042/ 1,564 540/ 1,683

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 26.59
US Equity 18.26
Foreign Corporate Bonds 13.84
Canadian Equity 12.02
International Equity 10.26
Other 19.03

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 59.08
Exchange Traded Fund 18.18
Financial Services 5.87
Technology 2.58
Energy 2.57
Other 11.72

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 76.99
Europe 7.90
Asia 7.34
Latin America 0.50
Africa and Middle East 0.41
Other 6.86

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF (VAB) 34.82
Vanguard U.S. Total Market Index ETF (VUN) 18.18
Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Agg Bond Ix ETF C$Hg (VBG) 12.48
Vanguard FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF (VCN) 12.25
Vanguard U.S. Aggregate Bond Idx ETF C$ Hgd (VBU) 11.91
Vanguard FTSE Dev All Cap ex NA Index ETF (VIU) 7.53
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Mkts All Cap Idx ETF (VEE) 2.83

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Vanguard Conservative ETF Portfolio

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 8.44% 8.24% -
Beta 0.89% 0.95% -
Alpha -0.01% -0.01% -
Rsquared 0.90% 0.88% -
Sharpe -0.01% 0.30% -
Sortino -0.08% 0.25% -
Treynor 0.00% 0.03% -
Tax Efficiency 60.44% 78.96% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 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 7.48% 8.44% 8.24% -
Beta 0.91% 0.89% 0.95% -
Alpha -0.02% -0.01% -0.01% -
Rsquared 0.83% 0.90% 0.88% -
Sharpe 0.55% -0.01% 0.30% -
Sortino 1.51% -0.08% 0.25% -
Treynor 0.05% 0.00% 0.03% -
Tax Efficiency 88.13% 60.44% 78.96% -

Fund Details

Start Date January 25, 2018
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status -
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) -
52 Week High $27.96
52 Week Low $25.01
Annual Dividend $0.75
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 Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. 01-25-2018
Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 12-31-2021

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 0.24%
Management Fee 0.22%

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