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VSB

Vanguard Canadian Short-Term Bond Index ETF

Passive ETF Fixed Income

The VSB Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is provided by Vanguard. It is built to track an index: Bloomberg Global Aggregate Canadian Government/Credit 1-5 Year Float Adjusted Bond Index. The VSB ETF provides physical exposure, so by buying it you actually own parts of all the 576 underlying holdings. This share class generates a stream of income by distributing dividends.

$23.17

+$0.02 (+0.09%) today

1:30 PM 09/03/26 Open

1D price range

$23.19$23.19

52W price range

$23.14$23.70

YTD Perf.

+0.88%

YTD Flows

Annualized volatility

Fund AuM

€1.14B

Share class AuM

€1.14B

TTM Yield

Tracking Error

Tracking Difference

Characteristics

ISIN

CA92203G1063

TER

0.12%

Inception date

11/30/2011

Issuer

Vanguard

Benchmark

Bloomberg Global Aggregate Canadian Government/Credit 1-5 Year Float Adjusted Bond Index

Replication method

Dividend policy

Distributing

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PerformanceDec 31, 2025 - Sep 2, 2026

Flows

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Sector exposures

Data as of 07/31/26

Sovereign

39.60%

Finance

23.54%

Municipal

15.65%

Government Agencies

10.03%

Energy

2.52%

Utilities

2.25%

Telecommunications

1.77%

Industrials

1.47%

Consumer Cyclicals

1.01%

Other

2.04%

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FAQ about VSB

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

VSB tracks the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Canadian Government/Credit 1-5 Year Float Adjusted Bond Total Return Index - CAD, through a optimized sampling replication method.

VSB carries a total expense ratio (TER) of 0.12%, indicating the annual cost for holding the fund.

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

Vanguard Canadian Short-Term Bond Index ETF, VSB, is provided by Vanguard. Learn more about Vanguard here.

VSB oversees €1.14B in assets as of September 2, 2026.

VSB follows a distributing dividend policy, meaning it pays out income to investors. As of September 2, 2026, its 12-month trailing yield was 3.01%.

As of July 31, 2026, VSB has significant geographic allocations in Canada and USA.

As of July 31, 2026, VSB focuses largely on Sovereign, Finance and Municipal.

As of July 31, 2026, VSB holds 576 positions in its portfolio, with 37.16% of assets concentrated in its top 15 holdings.

As of July 31, 2026, VSB top three holdings include Canada, Bonds 2.75% 1sep2030, CAD, Canada, Bonds 2.75% 1mar2031, CAD and Canada, Bonds 2.75% 1mar2030, CAD.

The base currency of VSB is CAD.

Top 10 holdings

Data as of 07/31/26

Canada, Bonds 2.75% 1sep2030, CAD

3.69%

Canada, Bonds 2.75% 1mar2031, CAD

3.59%

Canada, Bonds 2.75% 1mar2030, CAD

2.84%

Canada, Bonds 2.5% 1may2028, CAD

2.69%

Canada, Bonds 2.25% 1feb2028, CAD

2.59%

Canada, Bonds 2.5% 1aug2027, CAD

2.57%

Canada, Bond 1.5 1jun2031 10Y

2.56%

Canada, Bonds 3.5% 1sep2029, CAD

2.50%

Canada, Bonds 2.5% 1nov2027, CAD

2.49%

Canada, Bonds 4% 1mar2029, CAD

2.37%

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