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Vanguard Canadian Short-Term Corporate Bond Index ETF

Cdn Short Term Fixed Inc

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2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021

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NAVPS
(05-07-2026)
$24.06
Change
-$0.02 (-0.08%)

As at March 31, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

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Vanguard Canadian Short-Term Corporate Bond Index ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 02, 2012): 2.72%

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 -0.88% 0.17% 0.68% 0.17% 3.13% 5.42% 5.38% 4.26% 2.64% 3.25% 2.98% 3.07% 2.73% 2.73%
Benchmark -0.88% 0.30% 0.63% 0.30% 2.37% 4.66% 4.32% 3.35% 2.02% 2.13% 2.27% 2.40% 2.11% 2.02%
Category Average -0.81% 0.15% 0.41% 0.15% 2.01% 3.99% 3.94% 2.86% 1.67% 2.06% 1.91% 1.95% 1.70% 1.64%
Category Rank 163 / 297 187 / 293 117 / 289 187 / 293 26 / 270 13 / 240 16 / 209 23 / 198 32 / 189 22 / 180 19 / 172 17 / 165 18 / 154 13 / 144
Quartile Ranking 3 3 2 3 1 1 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 0.14% 0.39% 0.33% 0.20% 0.49% 0.88% 0.44% 0.14% -0.07% 0.56% 0.49% -0.88%
Benchmark 0.02% 0.16% 0.27% -0.08% 0.59% 0.75% 0.38% 0.22% -0.27% 0.45% 0.74% -0.88%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

2.52% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-2.44% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 2.16% 0.93% 1.73% 4.20% 6.26% -0.76% -4.30% 6.55% 6.94% 4.52%
Benchmark 0.90% 0.27% 1.89% 2.98% 5.17% -0.92% -3.98% 4.92% 5.71% 3.77%
Category Average 0.85% 0.42% 0.53% 2.93% 4.36% -0.83% -4.45% 4.84% 5.17% 3.22%
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 1
Category Rank 25/ 142 33/ 146 38/ 162 20/ 169 7/ 179 67/ 185 103/ 194 18/ 206 24/ 224 12/ 261

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

6.94% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-4.30% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Corporate Bonds 97.39
Foreign Corporate Bonds 1.17
Cash and Equivalents 0.89
Canadian Government Bonds 0.54
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 99.11
Cash and Cash Equivalent 0.89

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.74
Europe 0.26

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Bank of Nova Scotia 2.95% 08-Mar-2027 1.07
Toronto-Dominion Bank 3.69% 09-Jan-2032 0.95
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 3.65% 13-Jan-2032 0.93
Bank of Montreal 3.19% 01-Mar-2028 0.86
Toronto-Dominion Bank 3.61% 10-Sep-2030 0.84
Royal Bank of Canada 3.57% 09-Dec-2031 0.83
Bank of Nova Scotia 3.73% 27-Jun-2031 0.81
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.21% 01-Jun-2027 0.81
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.68% 08-Jan-2029 0.79
Bank of Montreal 4.31% 01-May-2027 0.77

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: S. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Vanguard Canadian Short-Term Corporate Bond Index ETF

Median

Other - Cdn Short Term Fixed Inc

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 2.25% 2.72% 2.44%
Beta 1.06 1.10 1.12
Alpha 0.01 0.00 0.00
Rsquared 0.95% 0.95% 0.82%
Sharpe 0.71 -0.07 0.35
Sortino 2.01 -0.18 -0.15
Treynor 0.01 0.00 0.01
Tax Efficiency 74.13% 52.00% 56.41%
Volatility Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 1 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 1.50% 2.25% 2.72% 2.44%
Beta 0.89 1.06 1.10 1.12
Alpha 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00
Rsquared 0.90% 0.95% 0.95% 0.82%
Sharpe 0.46 0.71 -0.07 0.35
Sortino 0.09 2.01 -0.18 -0.15
Treynor 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.01
Tax Efficiency 53.80% 74.13% 52.00% 56.41%

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) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
N/A

Investment Objectives

Vanguard Canadian Short-Term Corporate Bond Index ETF seeks to track, to the extent reasonably possible and before fees and expenses, the performance of a broad Canadian credit bond index with a short-term dollar weighted average maturity. Currently, this Vanguard ETF seeks to track the Barclays Global Aggregate Canadian Credit 1-5 year Float Adjusted Bond Index (or any successor thereto).

Investment Strategy

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

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

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed No
PAC Initial Investment -
PAC Subsequent -
SWP Allowed No
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 0.11%
Management Fee 0.10%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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