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About VANGUARD GLOBAL EX US AGG BND IDX ETF
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Inception date
Jun 30, 2014
Structure
Canadian Mutual Fund Trust (ON)
Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Float Adjusted RIC Capped Hedged to CAD Index - CAD
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Return of capital
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Primary advisor
Vanguard Investments Canada, Inc.
The fund provides exposure to a wide spectrum of global investment grade, fixed rate bonds outside the US through a passively-managed, index-sampling strategy. This means that the sub-advisor matches the funds investments to the primary risk factors and other key characteristics of the underlying index. Bonds held in the portfolio include government, government agency, corporate and securitized fixed income investments. Such securities are all issued in currencies other than the USD and have a maturity greater than one year. Holdings are selected and weighted by market value. The fund uses derivative instruments to hedge any foreign currency exposure back to CAD.
Classification
What's in the fund
Exposure type
ETF
Stock breakdown by region
Top 10 holdings
Summarizing what the indicators are suggesting.
Oscillators
Neutral
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Oscillators
Neutral
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Neutral
SellBuy
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Neutral
SellBuy
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Neutral
SellBuy
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Moving Averages
Neutral
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Moving Averages
Neutral
SellBuy
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Strong sellSellNeutralBuyStrong buy
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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
VBG trades at 22.92 CAD today, its price has risen 0.18% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on VBG price chart.
VBG net asset value is 22.83 today — it's fallen 1.02% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.
VBG assets under management is 898.65 M CAD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
VBG price has fallen by −0.70% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a −0.39% decrease. See more dynamics on VBG price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have fallen by −1.02% over the last month, showed a −1.08% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 0.78% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have fallen by −1.02% over the last month, showed a −1.08% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 0.78% in a year.
VBG fund flows account for 179.67 M CAD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Since ETFs work like an individual stock, they can be bought and sold on exchanges (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, EURONEXT). As it happens with stocks, you need to select a brokerage to access trading. Explore our list of available brokers to find the one to help execute your strategies. Don't forget to do your research before getting to trading. Explore ETFs metrics in our ETF screener to find a reliable opportunity.
VBG invests in funds. See more details in our Analysis section.
VBG expense ratio is 0.39%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, VBG isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
In some ways, ETFs are safe investments, but in a broader sense, they're not safer than any other asset, so it's crucial to analyze a fund before investing. But if your research gives a vague answer, you can always refer to technical analysis.
Today, VBG technical analysis shows the sell rating and its 1-week rating is sell. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating VBG shows the sell signal. See more of VBG technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Today, VBG technical analysis shows the sell rating and its 1-week rating is sell. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating VBG shows the sell signal. See more of VBG technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
VBG trades at a premium (0.03%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
VBG shares are issued by The Vanguard Group, Inc.
VBG follows the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Float Adjusted RIC Capped Hedged to CAD Index - CAD. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Jun 30, 2014.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.