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About VANGUARD CANADIAN CORPORATE BOND IN ETF UNIT
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Inception date
Jan 31, 2017
Structure
Canadian Mutual Fund Trust (ON)
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Primary advisor
Vanguard Investments Canada, Inc.
The fund provides exposure to a portfolio of investment grade corporate fixed income securities issued in Canada 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 have term to maturity greater than one year. Holdings are selected and weighted by market value. In all, the fund aims to provide moderate income with its high credit quality exposure to corporate securities.
Classification
What's in the fund
Exposure type
Corporate
Stock breakdown by region
Top 10 holdings
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Oscillators
Neutral
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Oscillators
Neutral
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Neutral
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Neutral
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Neutral
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Moving Averages
Neutral
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Moving Averages
Neutral
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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.
VCB trades at 24.16 CAD today, its price has fallen −0.17% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on VCB price chart.
VCB net asset value is 24.11 today — it's fallen 0.13% 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.
VCB assets under management is 404.21 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.
VCB price has fallen by −0.49% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 2.63% increase. See more dynamics on VCB price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −0.13% over the last month, have fallen by −0.13% over the last month, showed a 0.47% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 4.83% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −0.13% over the last month, have fallen by −0.13% over the last month, showed a 0.47% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 4.83% in a year.
VCB fund flows account for 69.30 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.
VCB invests in bonds. See more details in our Analysis section.
VCB expense ratio is 0.16%. 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, VCB 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, VCB technical analysis shows the sell rating and its 1-week rating is neutral. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating VCB shows the buy signal. See more of VCB technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Today, VCB technical analysis shows the sell rating and its 1-week rating is neutral. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating VCB shows the buy signal. See more of VCB technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Yes, VCB pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 3.85%.
VCB trades at a premium (0.20%).
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.
VCB shares are issued by The Vanguard Group, Inc.
VCB follows the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Canadian Credit Float Adjusted. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Jan 31, 2017.
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.