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Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF

Canadian Fixed Income

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FundGrade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2020, 2019, 2016

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NAVPS
(05-01-2024)
$22.05
Change
$0.08 (0.37%)

As at March 31, 2024

As at March 31, 2024

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Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 30, 2011): 1.97%

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 0.47% -1.32% 6.86% -1.32% 1.90% -0.08% -1.61% -0.94% 0.12% 0.94% 0.98% 1.00% 0.95% 1.86%
Benchmark 0.48% -1.28% 6.84% -1.28% 1.93% -0.14% -1.50% -0.83% 0.22% 1.02% 1.12% 1.15% 1.09% 2.01%
Category Average 0.52% 6.86% 6.86% -1.11% 2.05% -0.60% -2.10% -0.66% -0.15% 0.47% 0.49% 0.61% 0.47% 1.18%
Category Rank 496 / 626 536 / 622 367 / 617 536 / 622 403 / 605 280 / 587 251 / 561 386 / 532 258 / 496 208 / 458 177 / 423 187 / 385 155 / 348 111 / 321
Quartile Ranking 4 4 3 4 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 0.96% -1.69% 0.03% -1.13% -0.21% -2.64% 0.35% 4.32% 3.43% -1.41% -0.37% 0.47%
Benchmark 0.90% -1.62% -0.04% -1.08% -0.19% -2.62% 0.43% 4.21% 3.42% -1.36% -0.40% 0.48%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.79% (January 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-3.51% (April 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 8.79% 3.48% 1.33% 2.24% 1.35% 6.58% 8.55% -2.72% -11.73% 6.59%
Benchmark 9.10% 3.57% 1.54% 2.70% 1.29% 6.97% 8.61% -2.71% -11.46% 6.38%
Category Average 7.06% 1.07% 1.60% 1.96% -0.34% 6.21% 8.18% -2.79% -12.16% 6.16%
Quartile Ranking 1 1 3 2 1 2 2 3 2 2
Category Rank 34/ 313 39/ 344 264/ 376 154/ 421 88/ 447 204/ 493 245/ 523 306/ 554 254/ 583 276/ 599

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

8.79% (2014)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.73% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Government Bonds 75.72
Canadian Corporate Bonds 22.64
Foreign Government Bonds 1.04
Cash and Equivalents 0.31
Foreign Corporate Bonds 0.23
Other 0.06

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 99.70
Cash and Cash Equivalent 0.31
Other -0.01

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.57
Europe 0.22
Asia 0.19
Multi-National 0.04
Other -0.02

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Canada Government 4.50% 01-Feb-2026 1.66
Canada Government 2.00% 01-Dec-2051 1.22
Canada Government 1.50% 01-Jun-2031 1.19
Canada Government 1.25% 01-Jun-2030 1.15
Canada Government 1.50% 01-Dec-2031 1.11
Canada Government 2.00% 01-Jun-2032 1.05
Canada Government 0.50% 01-Sep-2025 1.04
Canada Government 3.25% 01-Dec-2033 1.04
Canada Government 0.50% 01-Dec-2030 1.02
Canada Government 1.75% 01-Dec-2053 0.99

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: L. Average Credit Quality: H.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF

Median

Other - Canadian Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.06% 6.34% 5.28%
Beta 1.06% 1.01% 1.01%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.99% 0.98% 0.99%
Sharpe -0.57% -0.25% 0.11%
Sortino -0.81% -0.57% -0.27%
Treynor -0.04% -0.02% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency - - 43.33%
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 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 3 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 6.98% 7.06% 6.34% 5.28%
Beta 1.02% 1.06% 1.01% 1.01%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 1.00% 0.99% 0.98% 0.99%
Sharpe -0.38% -0.57% -0.25% 0.11%
Sortino -0.21% -0.81% -0.57% -0.27%
Treynor -0.03% -0.04% -0.02% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency 39.52% - - 43.33%

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) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
N/A

Investment Objectives

Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF seeks to track, to the extent reasonably possible and before fees and expenses, the performance of a broad Canadian bond index. Currently, this Vanguard ETF seeks to track the Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Canadian 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 Aggregate Bond Index ETF employs a "passive management" - or indexing - investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Canadian Float Adjusted Bond Index.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Joshua Barrickman 10-27-2011
Yan Pu 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

Investment Minimums

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

Fees

MER 0.09%
Management Fee 0.08%
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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