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Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF

Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF (ticker: VAB) is a passively managed fixed income fund by Vanguard, who manage 38 other funds in Canada, with a total of $111,682.01 M in assets under management. VAB tracks the performance of the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Canadian Float Adjusted Bond Total Return Index - CAD, and has seen gains of +0.03% and inflows of +$611.31 M since the beginning of the year 2026.

ISIN

CA92203E1016

Ticker

VAB

Currency

CAD

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VAB KEY DATA
As of April 30, 2026

AUM

$7,093.59 M

1m Perf.

+0.11%

1m Flows

+$109.55 M

mgmt fees

0.08%

exp. ratio

0.09%

tracking diff.

As of April 30, 2026
-0.35%

NAV Performance and Flows

0.00.20.40.60.81.0%
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NAV as of April 30, 2026
$22.74

Historical performance and flows

As of April 30, 2026
1m3mYTD1y3y
Perf.+0.11%-0.55%+0.03%+1.13%+11.85%
Flows+$110 M+$347 M+$611 M+$1,714 M+$3,052 M

VAB's Characteristics

The VAB Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is provided by Vanguard. It is built to track an index: Bloomberg Global Aggregate Canadian Float Adjusted Bond Total Return Index - CAD. This ETF provides physical exposure, by owning its shares you earn the return of the securities composing the index (as the ETF holds them directly). This share class generates a stream of income by distributing dividends. 

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ETF Info

Provider

Vanguard

Management Strategy

Passively managed

Benchmark

Bloomberg Global Aggregate Canadian Float Adjusted Bond Total Return Index - CAD

Replication Method

Direct (Physical)

Asset Class

Fixed Income

Dividend Policy

Distributing 

Trailing 12m Distribution Yield

3.36%

Meets ESG Criteria

No

Inception Date

November 30, 2011

VAB's Exposure

Countries

Canada
98.40%

Sectors

Municipal
29.09%
Sovereign
24.47%
Other
46.44%

Diversification

Total weight of top 10 holdings out of 1053 total
29.91%

Top 10 holdings

Other
19.22%
Canada, Bonds 3.25% 1jun2035, CAD
1.41%
Canada, Bonds 3% 1jun2034, CAD
1.28%
Canada, Bonds 2.75% 1mar2030, CAD
1.25%
Canada, Bonds 3.5% 1sep2029, CAD
1.20%
Canada, Bond 1.25 1jun2030 10Y
1.19%
Canada, Bonds 3.25% 1dec2034, CAD
1.18%
Canada, Bonds 4% 1mar2029, CAD
1.10%
Canada, Bonds 3.5% 1dec2057, CAD
1.04%
Canada, Bonds 1.5% 1dec2031 10Y
1.04%
Data as of March 31, 2026

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