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

Global Fixed Income

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FundGrade D

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2019

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NAVPS
(12-20-2024)
$23.60
Change
$0.06 (0.24%)

As at November 30, 2024

As at November 30, 2024

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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): 1.40%

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 1.52% 1.74% 4.69% 2.99% 5.69% 3.40% -1.97% -1.88% -0.94% 0.47% 0.49% 0.64% 0.95% 1.11%
Benchmark 0.95% 2.48% 7.46% 6.58% 8.13% 4.72% -1.40% -2.27% -0.71% 0.73% 0.67% 0.80% 1.16% 2.23%
Category Average 1.03% 0.79% 4.47% 3.63% 6.80% 4.30% -0.77% -0.95% 0.29% 1.39% 0.89% 1.20% 1.33% 1.41%
Category Rank 65 / 565 161 / 562 310 / 540 412 / 528 432 / 528 373 / 464 294 / 386 212 / 323 205 / 267 177 / 239 99 / 193 93 / 165 69 / 139 75 / 126
Quartile Ranking 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 2 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund 2.63% -0.66% -0.64% 1.02% -1.53% 0.18% 0.52% 2.02% 0.35% 1.11% -0.88% 1.52%
Benchmark 1.46% 0.01% 0.00% 0.40% -1.24% 0.00% 1.16% 3.88% -0.22% 1.89% -0.37% 0.95%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

3.26% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-3.73% (August 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund - 1.34% 3.92% 1.44% 1.42% 6.28% 3.86% -2.92% -13.51% 6.92%
Benchmark 10.42% 16.63% -1.36% -0.08% 7.82% 1.45% 7.03% -6.05% -10.83% 2.72%
Category Average 4.74% 2.92% 2.08% 2.75% -0.04% 5.49% 5.94% -1.81% -10.70% 5.33%
Quartile Ranking - 4 1 3 3 2 4 3 4 1
Category Rank - 114/ 126 19/ 139 85/ 169 104/ 197 71/ 241 232/ 267 206/ 323 334/ 389 89/ 465

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 Corporate Bonds 55.62
Foreign Government Bonds 44.38

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 100.00

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 25.32
Asia 15.71
North America 2.89
Latin America 0.74
Africa and Middle East 0.22
Other 55.12

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

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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

Median

Other - Global Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 6.35% 5.46% 4.36%
Beta 0.72% 0.47% 0.30%
Alpha -0.01% -0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.59% 0.36% 0.29%
Sharpe -0.84% -0.57% -0.09%
Sortino -0.92% -0.84% -0.52%
Treynor -0.07% -0.07% -0.01%
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 2 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 2 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 4.35% 6.35% 5.46% 4.36%
Beta 0.74% 0.72% 0.47% 0.30%
Alpha 0.00% -0.01% -0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.63% 0.59% 0.36% 0.29%
Sharpe 0.26% -0.84% -0.57% -0.09%
Sortino 1.07% -0.92% -0.84% -0.52%
Treynor 0.02% -0.07% -0.07% -0.01%
Tax Efficiency 73.60% - - -

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) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
N/A

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 Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Yan Pu 02-17-2014
Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 12-31-2021

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Vanguard Investments Canada Inc.
Advisor Vanguard Investments Canada Inc.
Custodian State Street Trust Company Canada
Registrar State Street Trust Company Canada
Distributor -
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

Investment Minimums

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

Fees

MER 0.39%
Management Fee 0.35%
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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