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Vanguard U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAD-hedged) (VBU : NEO)

Global Fixed Income

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(07-04-2025)
$21.72
Change
$0.18 (0.84%)
Open $21.40
Day Range $21.39 - $21.72
Volume 38,314

As at May 31, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 30, 2014): 0.97%

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 -0.85% -0.77% -0.21% 1.74% 3.69% 1.99% 0.29% -1.94% -1.79% -0.07% 0.71% 0.46% 0.51% 0.74%
Benchmark -1.07% -1.78% 0.85% 0.64% 8.37% 4.12% 3.56% 0.11% -1.97% -0.33% 0.79% 0.38% 0.76% 1.71%
Category Average -0.46% 0.05% 0.05% 1.29% 4.53% 3.47% 1.96% -0.51% -0.07% 0.56% 1.05% 0.77% 1.08% 1.20%
Category Rank 179 / 224 115 / 219 109 / 217 43 / 218 134 / 203 148 / 176 130 / 155 96 / 118 74 / 99 52 / 93 38 / 85 35 / 72 29 / 60 27 / 40
Quartile Ranking 4 3 3 1 3 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
Fund 0.80% 2.28% 1.31% 1.20% -2.62% 0.95% -1.91% 0.47% 2.05% -0.15% 0.22% -0.85%
Benchmark 1.16% 3.88% -0.22% 1.89% -0.37% 0.95% 0.21% 1.24% 1.20% 0.53% -1.24% -1.07%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.36% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-4.39% (September 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 0.72% 2.15% 2.86% -1.02% 7.85% 7.19% -2.03% -13.70% 4.51% 0.06%
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 4 2 1 4 1 1 2 4 3 4
Category Rank 27/ 33 17/ 41 16/ 69 60/ 78 18/ 91 22/ 97 30/ 104 122/ 138 116/ 160 165/ 195

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

7.85% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-13.70% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Foreign Government Bonds 50.91
Foreign Bonds - Other 18.31
Foreign Corporate Bonds 14.32
Mortgages 13.71
Cash and Equivalents 1.72
Other 1.03

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 97.62
Cash and Cash Equivalent 1.72
Financial Services 0.66

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 97.95
Europe 0.84
Asia 0.54
Latin America 0.53
Africa and Middle East 0.14

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index ETF (BND) 100.00

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

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

Vanguard U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAD-hedged)

Median

Other - Global Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.28% 6.34% 5.14%
Beta 0.93% 0.66% 0.38%
Alpha -0.03% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.54% 0.46% 0.27%
Sharpe -0.47% -0.64% -0.16%
Sortino -0.46% -0.89% -0.53%
Treynor -0.04% -0.06% -0.02%
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 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 5.16% 7.28% 6.34% 5.14%
Beta 0.66% 0.93% 0.66% 0.38%
Alpha -0.02% -0.03% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.39% 0.54% 0.46% 0.27%
Sharpe 0.04% -0.47% -0.64% -0.16%
Sortino 0.20% -0.46% -0.89% -0.53%
Treynor 0.00% -0.04% -0.06% -0.02%
Tax Efficiency 63.27% - - -

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 $22.52
52 Week Low $21.00
Annual Dividend $0.74
Annual Yield -
Index Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Bond 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 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 U.S. bond index, which Index is hedged to the Canadian dollar. Currently, this Vanguard ETF seeks to track the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Bond Index (CAD Hedged) (or any successor thereto).

Investment Strategy

In order to achieve its investment objective, Vanguard U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAD-hedged) employs a "passive management" - or indexing - investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Bond Index (CAD Hedged). This Vanguard ETF invests primarily in a U.S.-domiciled Vanguard Fund that seeks to track the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Bond 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 0.22%
Management Fee 0.20%

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