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Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF (VDY : TSX)

Canadian Div & Inc Equity

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

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2023, 2022, 2021

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(04-18-2024)
$43.01
Change
$0.11 (0.26%)
Open $42.94
Day Range $42.84 - $43.18
Volume 133,036

As at March 31, 2024

As at March 31, 2024

As at February 29, 2024

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Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 02, 2012): 9.34%

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 4.30% 5.52% 14.46% 5.52% 12.64% 1.93% 10.69% 17.50% 10.84% 10.05% 8.64% 10.29% 8.69% 7.96%
Benchmark 4.14% 6.62% 15.26% 6.62% 13.96% 3.95% 9.11% 16.99% 9.96% 9.65% 8.48% 9.70% 7.76% 7.67%
Category Average 2.88% 13.24% 13.24% 5.34% 9.89% 1.74% 7.86% 13.92% 7.75% 7.60% 6.53% 7.55% 6.30% 6.18%
Category Rank 21 / 458 263 / 453 126 / 451 263 / 453 94 / 448 263 / 437 24 / 410 53 / 396 10 / 387 32 / 360 35 / 336 14 / 308 12 / 268 48 / 256
Quartile Ranking 1 3 2 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 4.33% -6.37% 3.02% 2.32% -2.26% -2.21% -3.07% 6.96% 4.62% -0.34% 1.52% 4.30%
Benchmark 2.90% -4.95% 3.36% 2.58% -1.37% -3.33% -3.21% 7.48% 3.91% 0.55% 1.82% 4.14%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

15.11% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-16.03% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 8.13% -10.48% 26.68% 8.40% -9.98% 21.09% -1.14% 36.73% -0.19% 8.36%
Benchmark 10.55% -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75%
Category Average 8.23% -6.21% 17.48% 7.25% -7.75% 18.42% -1.18% 26.41% -3.72% 7.17%
Quartile Ranking 3 4 1 2 4 1 3 1 1 2
Category Rank 164/ 244 238/ 267 7/ 303 127/ 334 303/ 359 67/ 381 201/ 396 3/ 408 47/ 431 158/ 442

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

36.73% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-10.48% (2015)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 99.04
US Equity 0.75
Income Trust Units 0.22
Other -0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 55.85
Energy 29.52
Telecommunications 5.84
Utilities 5.71
Basic Materials 1.52
Other 1.56

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 14.03
Toronto-Dominion Bank 10.62
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 8.08
Enbridge Inc 7.57
Bank of Montreal 6.98
Bank of Nova Scotia 6.18
Suncor Energy Inc 4.76
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 4.54
Manulife Financial Corp 4.50
TC Energy Corp 4.10

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF

Median

Other - Canadian Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.62% 16.15% 13.35%
Beta 0.93% 0.93% 0.94%
Alpha 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.82% 0.80% 0.80%
Sharpe 0.62% 0.60% 0.54%
Sortino 0.91% 0.80% 0.63%
Treynor 0.09% 0.10% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 82.87% 83.02% 79.59%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 13.63% 13.62% 16.15% 13.35%
Beta 1.04% 0.93% 0.93% 0.94%
Alpha -0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.95% 0.82% 0.80% 0.80%
Sharpe 0.59% 0.62% 0.60% 0.54%
Sortino 1.19% 0.91% 0.80% 0.63%
Treynor 0.08% 0.09% 0.10% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 84.16% 82.87% 83.02% 79.59%

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 November 02, 2012
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) -
52 Week High $44.75
52 Week Low $37.89
Annual Dividend $2.03
Annual Yield -
Index FTSE Canada High Dividend 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

Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF seeks to track, to the extent reasonably possible and before fees and expenses, the performance of a broad Canadian equity index that measures the investment return of common stocks of Canadian companies that are characterized by high dividend yield. Currently, this Vanguard ETF seeks to track the FTSE Canada High Dividend Yield Index.

Investment Strategy

In order to achieve its investment objective, Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF employs a "passive management" - or indexing - investment approach designed to track the performance of the FTSE Canada High Dividend Yield Index. This Vanguard ETF invests all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the applicable Index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the Index.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Ryan Ludt 10-31-2012
Jeffrey Miller 10-31-2012
Christine Franquin 10-31-2012
Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. 11-02-2012

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 0.22%
Management Fee 0.20%

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