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Vanguard Conservative ETF Portfolio (VCNS : TSX)

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Global Fixed Inc Balanced

FundGrade B Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

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2020

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(05-19-2025) 		$29.81
Change
$0.00 (0.00%)
Open $29.81
Day Range - - -
Volume 0

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

  • Closing Price / Volume
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Vanguard Conservative ETF Portfolio

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 25, 2018): 4.48%

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 -0.98% -2.22% 1.62% -0.24% 9.96% 7.70% 6.07% 3.34% 4.81% 4.51% 4.82% - - -
Benchmark -1.67% -1.68% 2.22% 0.20% 10.23% 6.64% 6.01% 2.36% 1.84% 2.79% 3.41% 2.96% 3.88% 4.11%
Category Average -0.86% 1.29% 1.29% 0.26% 8.21% 5.91% 4.37% 2.02% 3.76% 3.16% 3.29% 2.99% 3.46% 2.99%
Category Rank 361 / 981 726 / 979 333 / 979 666 / 979 104 / 959 79 / 907 100 / 898 172 / 819 109 / 779 75 / 744 54 / 641 - - -
Quartile Ranking 2 3 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 2.08% 1.01% 2.85% 0.47% 1.99% -0.41% 3.17% -1.27% 2.03% 0.41% -1.66% -0.98%
Benchmark 0.79% 1.45% 3.61% -0.15% 2.06% -0.11% 1.82% 0.19% 1.92% 0.64% -0.65% -1.67%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.14% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.61% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - 12.06% 9.36% 5.80% -11.78% 10.55% 11.19%
Benchmark 16.91% 0.39% 3.81% 5.53% 6.30% 9.09% -0.49% -11.13% 6.74% 11.56%
Category Average 1.21% 4.39% 5.49% -2.85% 9.97% 7.08% 4.51% -11.10% 7.71% 8.38%
Quartile Ranking - - - - 1 1 1 3 1 1
Category Rank - - - - 58/ 710 47/ 767 146/ 819 603/ 866 29/ 907 129/ 959

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

12.06% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.78% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Government Bonds 26.63
US Equity 17.37
Foreign Government Bonds 15.57
Canadian Equity 12.03
International Equity 10.17
Other 18.23

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 58.84
Financial Services 8.91
Technology 8.54
Consumer Services 3.15
Energy 2.87
Other 17.69

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 77.65
Europe 12.85
Asia 7.62
Latin America 0.48
Africa and Middle East 0.40
Other 1.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF (VAB) 34.56
Vanguard U.S. Total Market Index ETF (VUN) 18.10
Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Agg Bond Ix ETF C$Hg (VBG) 12.62
Vanguard U.S. Aggregate Bond Idx ETF C$ Hgd (VBU) 12.51
Vanguard FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF (VCN) 12.20
Vanguard FTSE Dev All Cap ex NA Index ETF (VIU) 7.16
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Mkts All Cap Idx ETF (VEE) 2.86

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: H.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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Vanguard Conservative ETF Portfolio

Median

Other - Global Fixed Inc Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 8.20% 7.48% -
Beta 1.13% 0.95% -
Alpha -0.01% 0.03% -
Rsquared 0.80% 0.67% -
Sharpe 0.28% 0.34% -
Sortino 0.63% 0.40% -
Treynor 0.02% 0.03% -
Tax Efficiency 82.86% 80.23% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 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 5.68% 8.20% 7.48% -
Beta 0.97% 1.13% 0.95% -
Alpha 0.00% -0.01% 0.03% -
Rsquared 0.72% 0.80% 0.67% -
Sharpe 1.05% 0.28% 0.34% -
Sortino 2.38% 0.63% 0.40% -
Treynor 0.06% 0.02% 0.03% -
Tax Efficiency 89.06% 82.86% 80.23% -

Fund Details

Start Date January 25, 2018
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) -
52 Week High $30.22
52 Week Low $27.56
Annual Dividend $0.75
Annual 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

The Vanguard Conservative ETF Portfolio seeks to provide a combination of income and moderate long-term capital growth by investing in equity and fixed income securities.

Investment Strategy

The Vanguard Conservative ETF Portfolio seeks to achieve its investment objective by primarily investing in equity and fixed-income securities. The Vanguard ETF may do so either directly or indirectly through investment in one or more Underlying Funds.

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

-

Fees

MER 0.24%
Management Fee 0.22%

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