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Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAD-hedged)

Global Fixed Income

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NAVPS
(05-07-2025)
$21.06
Change
$0.06 (0.27%)

As at March 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

Period
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Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAD-hedged)

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 17, 2020): -0.95%

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 -0.75% 0.93% -1.25% 0.93% 2.34% 2.14% -0.62% -1.71% -1.10% - - - - -
Benchmark 0.53% 3.00% 3.80% 3.00% 9.54% 4.81% 2.94% 0.19% -1.64% 0.46% 0.89% 1.16% 1.17% 1.71%
Category Average -0.33% 1.70% -0.06% 1.70% 4.27% 3.41% 0.93% -0.27% 0.73% 0.83% 0.92% 1.04% 1.20% 1.17%
Category Rank 154 / 219 132 / 218 175 / 217 132 / 218 145 / 203 132 / 174 110 / 146 79 / 108 69 / 96 - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 - - - - -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -2.14% 0.97% 0.62% 2.18% 0.84% 1.15% -1.77% 1.53% -1.90% 0.17% 1.53% -0.75%
Benchmark -1.24% 0.00% 1.16% 3.88% -0.22% 1.89% -0.37% 0.95% 0.21% 1.24% 1.20% 0.53%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

3.73% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-3.78% (September 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - - -2.56% -13.52% 5.65% 0.84%
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 - - - - - - 2 4 2 4
Category Rank - - - - - - 45/ 101 117/ 135 60/ 161 152/ 196

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

5.65% (2023)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-13.52% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Foreign Government Bonds 59.26
Foreign Corporate Bonds 16.76
Foreign Bonds - Other 10.32
Mortgages 6.59
Canadian Government Bonds 2.36
Other 4.71

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 95.61
Cash and Cash Equivalent 2.04
Financial Services 0.37
Other 1.98

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 55.91
Europe 27.82
Asia 10.45
Latin America 0.96
Multi-National 0.47
Other 4.39

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Vanguard U.S. Aggregate Bond Idx ETF C$ Hgd (VBU) 52.88
Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Agg Bond Ix ETF C$Hg (VBG) 47.12

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

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

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Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAD-hedged)

Median

Other - Global Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 6.85% 5.74% -
Beta 0.87% 0.62% -
Alpha -0.03% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.59% 0.48% -
Sharpe -0.62% -0.58% -
Sortino -0.64% -0.85% -
Treynor -0.05% -0.05% -
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 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 5.14% 6.85% 5.74% -
Beta 0.81% 0.87% 0.62% -
Alpha -0.05% -0.03% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.51% 0.59% 0.48% -
Sharpe -0.29% -0.62% -0.58% -
Sortino -0.14% -0.64% -0.85% -
Treynor -0.02% -0.05% -0.05% -
Tax Efficiency 44.07% - - -

Fund Details

Start Date January 17, 2020
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

The Vanguard ETF 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, the Vanguard ETF seeks to track the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Float Adjusted Composite Index (CAD-Hedged) (or any successor thereto).

Investment Strategy

In order to achieve its investment objective, the Vanguard ETF may hold a broadly diversified subset of Constituent Securities and/or other securities selected by the Sub-advisor that, in the aggregate, approximates the applicable Index in terms of primary risk factors and other key index characteristics and/or other Canadian Vanguard ETFs, U.S.-domiciled Vanguard Funds or other investment funds that singly or in combination seek to track the Index or an unhedged version of the Index.

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

-

Investment Minimums

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

Fees

MER 0.33%
Management Fee 0.30%
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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