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Vanguard Canadian Short-Term Bond Index ETF (VSB : TSX)

Cdn Short Term Fixed Inc

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Close
(03-14-2025)
$23.45
Change
$0.00 (0.00%)
Open $23.44
Day Range $23.43 - $23.46
Volume 29,619

As at February 28, 2025

As at January 31, 2025

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Vanguard Canadian Short-Term Bond Index ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 30, 2011): 1.95%

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 0.44% 1.72% 3.21% 1.30% 7.07% 5.61% 2.90% 1.79% 1.97% 2.27% 2.31% 1.96% 1.88% 1.75%
Benchmark 0.52% 1.82% 3.29% 1.36% 7.24% 5.75% 2.92% 1.88% 2.03% 2.34% 2.39% 2.05% 1.98% 1.86%
Category Average 0.42% 2.81% 2.81% 1.14% 6.28% 5.22% 2.56% 1.53% 1.74% 1.96% 1.92% 1.65% 1.64% 1.39%
Category Rank 116 / 331 66 / 330 164 / 318 94 / 330 131 / 305 138 / 263 149 / 251 132 / 237 130 / 228 115 / 218 95 / 204 95 / 188 100 / 181 82 / 169
Quartile Ranking 2 1 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 0.46% -0.40% 0.87% 0.75% 1.52% 0.51% 1.30% -0.34% 0.51% 0.41% 0.85% 0.44%
Benchmark 0.53% -0.40% 0.86% 0.79% 1.36% 0.63% 1.26% -0.30% 0.48% 0.46% 0.83% 0.52%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

1.93% (January 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-1.83% (March 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 2.41% 0.76% 0.00% 1.80% 2.86% 5.14% -1.03% -3.97% 4.96% 5.51%
Benchmark 2.56% 0.90% 0.27% 1.89% 2.98% 5.17% -0.92% -3.98% 4.92% 5.71%
Category Average 0.55% 0.85% 0.42% 0.53% 2.93% 4.36% -0.83% -4.45% 4.84% 5.17%
Quartile Ranking 1 3 3 1 3 2 3 2 3 3
Category Rank 29/ 165 119/ 178 122/ 183 35/ 203 134/ 217 83/ 227 137/ 233 78/ 247 145/ 260 170/ 280

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

5.51% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-3.97% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Government Bonds 63.90
Canadian Corporate Bonds 33.26
Foreign Government Bonds 1.85
Foreign Corporate Bonds 0.54
Cash and Equivalents 0.32
Other 0.13

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 99.68
Cash and Cash Equivalent 0.32

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.24
Europe 0.36
Asia 0.32
Multi-National 0.08

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Canada Government 3.50% 01-Sep-2029 3.32
Canada Government 4.00% 01-Mar-2029 2.99
Canada Government 4.00% 01-May-2026 2.84
Canada Government 4.50% 01-Feb-2026 2.48
Canada Government 4.00% 01-Aug-2026 2.45
Canada Government 3.25% 01-Nov-2026 2.35
Canada Government 3.25% 01-Sep-2028 2.21
Canada Government 3.00% 01-Feb-2027 1.82
Canada Government 2.75% 01-Sep-2027 1.74
Canada Government 3.50% 01-Mar-2028 1.64

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

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

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Vanguard Canadian Short-Term Bond Index ETF

Median

Other - Cdn Short Term Fixed Inc

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 2.95% 2.53% 2.00%
Beta 1.04% 1.04% 1.03%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.99% 0.99% 0.99%
Sharpe -0.30% -0.15% 0.04%
Sortino -0.05% -0.52% -0.77%
Treynor -0.01% 0.00% 0.00%
Tax Efficiency 63.41% 50.51% 45.26%
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 1.95% 2.95% 2.53% 2.00%
Beta 1.06% 1.04% 1.04% 1.03%
Alpha -0.01% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.99% 0.99% 0.99% 0.99%
Sharpe 1.44% -0.30% -0.15% 0.04%
Sortino 4.39% -0.05% -0.52% -0.77%
Treynor 0.03% -0.01% 0.00% 0.00%
Tax Efficiency 83.39% 63.41% 50.51% 45.26%

Fund Details

Start Date November 30, 2011
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 $23.54
52 Week Low $22.50
Annual Dividend $0.73
Annual Yield -
Index Bloomberg Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Canadian Government/Credit 1-5 year Float Adjusted Bond 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

Vanguard Canadian Short-Term Bond Index ETF seeks to track, to the extent reasonably possible and before fees and expenses, the performance of a broad Canadian bond index with a short-term dollar weighted average maturity. Currently, this Vanguard ETF seeks to track the Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Canadian Government/Credit 1-5 year 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 Short-Term Bond Index ETF employs a "passive management" - or indexing - investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Canadian Government/Credit 1 - 5 year Float Adjusted Bond Index.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Vanguard Investments Canada Inc.

Sub-Advisor

Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC

  • Yan Pu
  • Joshua Barrickman

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Vanguard Investments Canada Inc.

Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

State Street Trust Company Canada

Distributor

-

Fees

MER 0.11%
Management Fee 0.10%

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