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About VANGUARD CONSERVATIVE PORTFOLIO ETF UNIT
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Inception date
Jan 25, 2018
Structure
Canadian Mutual Fund Trust (ON)
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Primary advisor
Vanguard Investments Canada, Inc.
The fund aims for both income and capital appreciation. To achieve its objectives, the fund targets a long-term strategic allocation of 40/60 in equity and fixed income securities respectively. The fund invests in Vanguard ETFs that provides global, broad-based exposure to equity and fixed income markets. The portfolio may be reconstituted and rebalanced at the discretion of the Sub-advisor. The funds sibling fund VGRO has 80% equity exposure, VBAL has 60% equity exposure, and VCIP has 20% equity exposure.
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
ETF
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
ETF100.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
VCNS top holdings are Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF and Vanguard US Total Market Index ETF, occupying 34.56% and 18.10% of the portfolio correspondingly.
VCNS last dividends amounted to 0.20 CAD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.21 CAD in dividends, which shows a 5.60% decrease.
VCNS assets under management is 555.78 M CAD. It's risen 6.09% over the last month.
VCNS fund flows account for 54.75 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.
Yes, VCNS pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.54%. The last dividend (Apr 8, 2025) amounted to 0.20 CAD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
VCNS shares are issued by The Vanguard Group, Inc. under the brand Vanguard. The ETF was launched on Jan 25, 2018, and its management style is Active.
VCNS expense ratio is 0.24% meaning you'd have to pay 0.24% of your investment to help manage the fund.
VCNS follows the No Underlying Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
VCNS invests in funds.
VCNS price has risen by 3.51% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 5.43% increase. See more dynamics on VCNS price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 3.18% over the last month, showed a −0.55% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 8.28% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 3.18% over the last month, showed a −0.55% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 8.28% in a year.
VCNS trades at a premium (0.04%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.