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VAB

Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF

Passive ETF Fixed Income

The VAB Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is provided by Vanguard. It is built to track an index: Bloomberg Global Aggregate Canadian Float Adjusted Bond Index. The VAB ETF provides physical exposure, so by buying it you actually own parts of all the 1,310 underlying holdings. This share class generates a stream of income by distributing dividends.

$22.81

-$0.04 (-0.18%) yesterday

1:30 PM 07/17/26 Closed

1D price range

$22.80$22.87

52W price range

$22.56$23.44

YTD Perf.

+1.05%

YTD Flows

Annualized volatility

Fund AuM

€4.67B

Share class AuM

€4.67B

TTM Yield

Tracking Error

Tracking Difference

Characteristics

ISIN

CA92203E1016

TER

0.09%

Inception date

11/30/2011

Issuer

Vanguard

Benchmark

Bloomberg Global Aggregate Canadian Float Adjusted Bond Index

Replication method

Dividend policy

Distributing

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PerformanceDec 31, 2025 - Jul 17, 2026

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Sector exposures

Data as of 05/31/26

Municipal

28.80%

Sovereign

22.27%

Government agencies

5.92%

Power

4.37%

Banks

4.07%

Pipelines

1.95%

Financial markets

1.87%

Communication services

1.56%

Unavailable

22.89%

Other

5.86%

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FAQ about VAB

VAB is a Passive ETF. This ETF provides exposure to Canadian Investment Grade Aggregate Bonds.

VAB tracks the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Canadian Float Adjusted Bond Total Return Index - CAD, through a optimized sampling replication method.

VAB carries a total expense ratio (TER) of 0.09%, indicating the annual cost for holding the fund.

VAB was introduced to the market on November 30, 2011. It trades on Canada

Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF, VAB, is provided by Vanguard. Learn more about Vanguard here.

VAB oversees €4.67B in assets as of July 17, 2026.

VAB follows a distributing dividend policy, meaning it pays out income to investors. As of July 17, 2026, its 12-month trailing yield was 3.36%.

As of May 31, 2026, VAB has significant geographic allocations in Canada.

As of May 31, 2026, VAB focuses largely on Municipal, Sovereign and Government agencies.

As of May 31, 2026, VAB holds 1310 positions in its portfolio, with 18.13% of assets concentrated in its top 15 holdings.

As of May 31, 2026, VAB top three holdings include CA135087T792, CA135087T388 and CA135087T537.

The base currency of VAB is CAD.

Top 10 holdings

Data as of 05/31/26

CA135087T792

1.51%

CA135087T388

1.48%

CA135087T537

1.42%

Canada, Bonds 3.25% 1jun2035, CAD

1.37%

Canada, Bonds 3% 1jun2034, CAD

1.22%

Canada, Bonds 2.75% 1mar2030, CAD

1.21%

Canada, Bonds 3.5% 1sep2029, CAD

1.18%

CA135087U287

1.16%

CA135087T958

1.15%

CA135087T610

1.14%

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