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Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAD Hedged) (VBG : NEO)

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Global Fixed Income

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(04-30-2025) 		$23.17
Change
$0.05 (0.22%)
Open $23.19
Day Range $23.14 - $23.19
Volume 85,714

As at March 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

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Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAD Hedged)

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 30, 2014): 1.18%

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 -1.37% -0.57% -1.23% -0.57% 1.38% 2.38% -0.58% -1.81% -1.05% -0.41% 0.14% 0.41% 0.41% 0.59%
Benchmark 0.53% 3.00% 3.80% 3.00% 9.54% 4.81% 2.94% 0.19% -1.64% 0.46% 0.89% 1.16% 1.17% 1.71%
Category Average -0.33% -0.06% -0.06% 1.70% 4.27% 3.41% 0.93% -0.27% 0.73% 0.83% 0.92% 1.04% 1.20% 1.17%
Category Rank 206 / 219 211 / 218 174 / 217 211 / 218 179 / 203 123 / 174 108 / 146 82 / 108 67 / 96 69 / 90 42 / 76 37 / 69 24 / 41 26 / 39
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 3

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -1.53% 0.18% 0.52% 2.02% 0.35% 1.11% -0.88% 1.52% -1.28% 0.10% 0.71% -1.37%
Benchmark -1.24% 0.00% 1.16% 3.88% -0.22% 1.89% -0.37% 0.95% 0.21% 1.24% 1.20% 0.53%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

3.26% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-3.73% (August 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 1.34% 3.92% 1.44% 1.42% 6.28% 3.86% -2.92% -13.51% 6.92% 1.67%
Benchmark 16.63% -1.36% -0.08% 7.82% 1.45% 7.03% -6.05% -10.83% 2.72% 6.80%
Category Average 2.92% 2.08% 2.75% -0.04% 5.49% 5.94% -1.81% -10.70% 5.33% 2.37%
Quartile Ranking 3 1 3 2 2 4 3 4 1 3
Category Rank 23/ 33 6/ 41 39/ 66 34/ 75 42/ 88 81/ 94 55/ 101 115/ 135 23/ 161 126/ 196

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

6.92% (2023)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-13.51% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Foreign Government Bonds 68.96
Foreign Corporate Bonds 19.10
Canadian Government Bonds 4.58
Cash and Equivalents 2.48
Canadian Corporate Bonds 0.67
Other 4.21

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 93.32
Cash and Cash Equivalent 2.48
Other 4.20

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 58.06
Asia 21.52
North America 9.98
Latin America 1.43
Multi-National 0.99
Other 8.02

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Vanguard Total International Bond Index ETF (BNDX) 100.00

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

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

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Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAD Hedged)

Median

Other - Global Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 6.21% 5.27% 4.36%
Beta 0.76% 0.57% 0.32%
Alpha -0.03% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.54% 0.48% 0.27%
Sharpe -0.69% -0.63% -0.23%
Sortino -0.69% -0.90% -0.66%
Treynor -0.06% -0.06% -0.03%
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 2 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 4.05% 6.21% 5.27% 4.36%
Beta 0.69% 0.76% 0.57% 0.32%
Alpha -0.05% -0.03% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.60% 0.54% 0.48% 0.27%
Sharpe -0.61% -0.69% -0.63% -0.23%
Sortino -0.50% -0.69% -0.90% -0.66%
Treynor -0.04% -0.06% -0.06% -0.03%
Tax Efficiency 6.26% - - -

Fund Details

Start Date June 30, 2014
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 $24.00
52 Week Low $22.51
Annual Dividend $0.78
Annual Yield -
Index Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Float Adjusted RIC Capped Index (CAD Hedged)
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 Global ex-U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAD-hedged) seeks to track, to the extent reasonably possible and before fees and expenses, the performance of a broad global bond index, which Index is hedged to the Canadian dollar. Currently, this Vanguard ETF seeks to track the Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Float Adjusted RIC Capped Index (CAD Hedged) (or any successor thereto).

Investment Strategy

In order to achieve its investment objective, Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAD Hedged) employs a "passive management" - or indexing - investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Float Adjusted RIC Capped Index (CAD Hedged). This Vanguard ETF invests primarily in a U.S.-domiciled Vanguard Fund that seeks to track the Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Float Adjusted RIC Capped Index.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Vanguard Investments Canada Inc.

  • Yan Pu
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 0.39%
Management Fee 0.35%

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