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Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF

Canadian Div & Inc Equity

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024, 2023, 2022, 2021

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NAVPS
(04-04-2025)
$46.56
Change
-$2.07 (-4.25%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at February 28, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 02, 2012): 10.02%

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 -0.04% -0.70% 8.83% 1.80% 22.15% 12.86% 7.53% 14.13% 13.39% 11.75% 10.88% 9.70% 11.90% 9.28%
Benchmark -0.40% -0.31% 10.31% 3.06% 22.45% 15.63% 9.72% 12.23% 12.73% 11.38% 10.72% 9.76% 11.18% 8.50%
Category Average 0.32% -0.31% 6.87% 2.75% 15.91% 10.72% 6.42% 10.70% 9.91% 8.72% 8.22% 7.41% 8.79% 6.73%
Category Rank 305 / 476 295 / 475 78 / 473 380 / 475 10 / 467 100 / 454 163 / 446 11 / 417 24 / 408 9 / 399 28 / 373 26 / 349 5 / 321 15 / 281
Quartile Ranking 3 3 1 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 4.30% -1.98% 3.42% -2.46% 5.93% 2.75% 3.46% 0.98% 4.90% -2.46% 1.84% -0.04%
Benchmark 4.14% -1.82% 2.77% -1.42% 5.87% 1.22% 3.15% 0.85% 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

15.11% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-16.03% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -10.48% 26.68% 8.40% -9.98% 21.09% -1.14% 36.73% -0.19% 8.36% 21.40%
Benchmark -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65%
Category Average -6.21% 17.48% 7.25% -7.75% 18.42% -1.18% 26.41% -3.72% 7.17% 15.51%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 2 4 1 3 1 1 2 1
Category Rank 253/ 280 7/ 316 139/ 347 315/ 372 74/ 394 214/ 408 3/ 416 48/ 440 154/ 452 28/ 462

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

36.73% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-10.48% (2015)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 98.90
US Equity 0.80
Income Trust Units 0.29
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 58.17
Energy 27.55
Utilities 6.12
Telecommunications 4.58
Basic Materials 1.18
Other 2.40

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 15.69
Toronto-Dominion Bank 9.95
Enbridge Inc 8.76
Bank of Montreal 7.03
Bank of Nova Scotia 5.72
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 5.50
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 5.35
Manulife Financial Corp 5.16
Suncor Energy Inc 4.58
TC Energy Corp 4.37

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF

Median

Other - Canadian Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.57% 15.93% 13.40%
Beta 0.93% 0.91% 0.94%
Alpha -0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.91% 0.81% 0.82%
Sharpe 0.32% 0.72% 0.61%
Sortino 0.57% 1.04% 0.77%
Treynor 0.05% 0.13% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 76.61% 86.27% 82.38%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 10.11% 13.57% 15.93% 13.40%
Beta 0.91% 0.93% 0.91% 0.94%
Alpha 0.02% -0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.91% 0.91% 0.81% 0.82%
Sharpe 1.64% 0.32% 0.72% 0.61%
Sortino 3.97% 0.57% 1.04% 0.77%
Treynor 0.18% 0.05% 0.13% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 91.62% 76.61% 86.27% 82.38%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

The E, S, and G scores are averaged for each security in the portfolio, to arrive at an ESG score for each security. We take the portfolio weighted average of the ESG scores for each fund and rank them against their peers to arrive at the Fundata ESG Score from 0-100.

Fundata E Score

Three scores under the Environment bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Environment Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Pollution Prevention, (2) Environmental Transparency, (3) Resource Efficiency.

Fundata S Score

Six scores under the Social bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Social Score for each fund from 0-100. (1) Compensation and Satisfaction, (2) Diversity and Rights, (3) Education and Work Conditions, (4) Community and Charity, (5) Human Rights, (6) Sustainability Integration.

Fundata G Score

Three scores under the governance bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Governance Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Board Effectiveness, (2) Management Ethics, (3) Disclosure and Accountability.

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Fund Details

Start Date November 02, 2012
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
N/A

Investment Objectives

Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF seeks to track, to the extent reasonably possible and before fees and expenses, the performance of a broad Canadian equity index that measures the investment return of common stocks of Canadian companies that are characterized by high dividend yield. Currently, this Vanguard ETF seeks to track the FTSE Canada High Dividend Yield Index.

Investment Strategy

In order to achieve its investment objective, Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF employs a "passive management" - or indexing - investment approach designed to track the performance of the FTSE Canada High Dividend Yield Index. This Vanguard ETF invests all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the applicable Index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the Index.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Vanguard Investments Canada Inc.

Sub-Advisor

Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC

  • Christine Franquin
  • Ryan Ludt
  • Jeffrey Miller

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Vanguard Investments Canada Inc.

Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

State Street Trust Company Canada

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

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

Fees

MER 0.22%
Management Fee 0.20%
Load No 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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