ETF profile
VLB ETF
Vanguard Canadian Long-Term Bond Index ETF
Issuer
Vanguard Canada
Exchange
TSX
Currency
CAD
Latest market price
19.22
| Ticker | VLB |
|---|---|
| Name | Vanguard Canadian Long-Term Bond Index ETF |
| Issuer | Vanguard Canada |
| Exchange | TSX |
| Country | CA |
| Currency | CAD |
| Benchmark | Bloomberg GA CAD 10+ Yr FlAj Ix CAD Fund Expense Ratio (FER) 0.17% Performance Risk and Volatility As at Sep 30 2026 Beta 1.01 R² 0.99 Alpha -0.01 Standard Deviation 9.84% Sharpe Ratio -0.11 Please note Beta and R 2 data will only display for funds with 3 full years of history. Portfolio data Characteristics Fundamentals Fund Benchmark As at Number of bonds 416 423 Sep 30 2026 YTM (Yield to Maturity) effective 4.9% 4.9% Sep 30 2026 Average Duration 13.8 Years 13.8 Years Sep 30 2026 Average maturity 22.8 Years 22.9 Years Sep 30 2026 Average quality AA- AA- Sep 30 2026 Cash Investment 0.2% — Sep 30 2026 Market allocation As at Sep 30 2026 Country Region Fund Benchmark Variance +/- Canada North America 98.07% 98.29% -0.22% United States of America North America 1.44% 1.40% 0.04% Other Other 0.17% — — France Europe 0.11% 0.10% 0.01% Belgium Europe 0.10% 0.09% 0.01% United Kingdom Europe 0.09% 0.08% 0.01% Germany Europe 0.03% 0.04% -0.01% Download Distribution by credit quality (% of funds) As at Sep 30 2026 View: Graph Table Bar chart showing the credit quality breakdown for the fund and its benchmark. The same data is available in the table view. Credit Rating Fund AAA 22.40% AA 55.92% A 15.82% BBB 5.69% Not Rated 0.17% Distribution by credit issuer (% of funds) As at Sep 30 2026 View: Graph Table Bar chart showing the credit issuer breakdown for the fund and its benchmark. The same data is available in the table view. Issuers Fund Treasury/Federal 20.98% Gov-Related-Provincials/Municipals 62.22% Gov-Related-Agencies 2.04% Corporate-Industrials 9.95% Corporate-Utilities 3.71% Corporate-Financial Institutions 0.92% Cash 0.17% Distribution by credit maturity (% of funds) As at Sep 30 2026 View: Graph Table Bar chart showing the credit maturity breakdown for the fund and its benchmark. The same data is available in the table view. Maturity Fund Under 1 Year 0.17% 5 - 10 Years 0.21% 10 - 15 Years 17.67% 15 - 20 Years 15.38% 20 - 25 Years 19.57% Over 25 Years 46.99% Top 10 Holdings As at Sep 30 2026 Holding name % of market value Market value Face amount Coupon/Yield Maturity date Canadian Government Bond 4.36205% $10,488,357.44 12,149,000 3.50% Dec 01 2057 Canadian Government Bond 3.26161% $7,842,383.37 10,555,000 2.75% Dec 01 2055 Canadian Government Bond 3.10836% $7,473,896.96 11,536,000 2.00% Dec 01 2051 Canadian Government Bond 2.51891% $6,056,608.24 10,224,000 1.75% Dec 01 2053 Canadian Government Bond 2.38318% $5,730,255.02 5,989,000 3.50% Dec 01 2036 Province of Quebec Canada 2.16098% $5,195,969.14 5,858,000 4.40% Dec 01 2055 Province of Ontario Canada 1.73045% $4,160,794.49 4,936,000 3.50% Jun 02 2043 Province of Quebec Canada 1.63070% $3,920,937.23 4,589,000 4.20% Dec 01 2057 Province of Ontario Canada 1.62270% $3,901,694.71 5,331,000 2.90% Dec 02 2046 Province of Ontario Canada 1.61737% $3,888,880.10 4,163,000 4.60% Dec 02 2055 Download Total allocation percentages shown in the holdings details or the spreadsheet may not equal 100%, due to rounding or omission of cash and/or futures contracts. Weighted equity exposures exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index futures. Some short-term fixed income securities are classified as cash and are excluded from the weighted bond exposures. Prices and distribution Prices Nav Price (CAD) $19.20 CAD Change -$0.26 -1.31% As at Oct 19 2026 Market price (CAD) $19.22 Change -$0.23 -1.18% As at Oct 19 2026 NAV 52-week high $21.24 As at Oct 19 2026 Market price 52-week high $21.29 As at Oct 19 2026 NAV 52-week low $19.05 As at Oct 19 2026 Market price 52-week low $19.06 As at Oct 19 2026 NAV 52-week difference $2.19 Change + 10.32% As at Oct 19 2026 Market price 52-week difference $2.23 Change + 10.47% As at Oct 19 2026 Outstanding shares 12,765,000 As at Sep 30 2026 Discount $0.02 Change + 0.11% As at Oct 19 2026 Historical Prices - Inception date Jan 31 2017 Listing date Feb 07 2017 Date NAV (CAD) Market price (CAD) Oct 19 2026 $19.1984 $19.2200 Oct 16 2026 $19.4540 $19.4500 Oct 15 2026 $19.4422 $19.4700 Oct 14 2026 $19.3752 $19.3900 Oct 13 2026 $19.3378 $19.3400 Oct 09 2026 $19.3008 $19.3200 Oct 08 2026 $19.1260 $19.1400 Oct 07 2026 $19.0563 $19.1200 Oct 06 2026 $19.1296 $19.1600 Oct 05 2026 $19.0454 $19.0600 Download 2438 prices With an online brokerage | With a financial advisor There are two ways to buy Vanguard's funds in Canada How to buy Distribution history Distribution frequency Monthly 12 month trailing yield 4.23% (Sep 30 2026) Distribution yield 4.35% (Sep 30 2026) Type Ex-dividend date Record date Payment date Cash distribution per unit Reinvestment distribution per unit Total distribution per unit Income Oct 01 2026 Oct 01 2026 Oct 08 2026 $0.06454 — $0.06454 Income Sep 01 2026 Sep 01 2026 Sep 09 2026 $0.06930 — $0.06930 Income Aug 04 2026 Aug 04 2026 Aug 11 2026 $0.06907 — $0.06907 Income Jul 02 2026 Jul 02 2026 Jul 09 2026 $0.07396 — $0.07396 Income Jun 01 2026 Jun 01 2026 Jun 08 2026 $0.06346 — $0.06346 Income May 01 2026 May 01 2026 May 08 2026 $0.06655 — $0.06655 Income Apr 01 2026 Apr 01 2026 Apr 09 2026 $0.07187 — $0.07187 Income Mar 02 2026 Mar 02 2026 Mar 09 2026 $0.06152 — $0.06152 Income Feb 02 2026 Feb 02 2026 Feb 09 2026 $0.08830 — $0.08830 Income Dec 30 2025 Dec 30 2025 Jan 07 2026 $0.04569 — $0.04569 Download Annual distributions - Year Eligible dividends Non eligible dividends Other income Capital gains Return of capital Foreign income Foreign tax paid Total distribution per unit 2017 $0.00000 $0.00000 $0.75577 $0.37819 $0.00000 $0.00000 $0.00000 $1.13396 2018 $0.00000 $0.00000 $0.88659 $0.00000 $0.00000 $0.00000 $0.00000 $0.88659 2019 $0.00000 $0.00000 $0.77690 $0.09186 $0.01452 $0.00721 $0.00000 $0.89049 2020 $0.00000 $0.00000 $0.83048 $0.46911 $0.00000 $0.00815 $0.00000 $1.30774 2021 $0.00000 $0.00000 $0.80881 $0.00000 $0.00000 $0.00800 $0.00000 $0.81681 2022 $0.00000 $0.00000 $0.77626 $0.00000 $0.00000 $0.00810 $0.00000 $0.78436 2023 $0.00000 $0.00000 $0.75472 $0.00000 $0.00315 $0.00685 $0.00000 $0.76472 2024 $0.00000 $0.00000 $0.80016 $0.00000 $0.00000 $0.00664 $0.00000 $0.80680 2025 $0.00000 $0.00000 $0.79729 $0.00000 $0.00000 $0.00694 $0.00000 $0.80423 Download Return of Capital represents the distribution amount that is paid back to investors. Each January, Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. will report the actual return of capital for the investment funds. The total payout will remain the same, but the percentage of the payout that equals return of capital (the principal value) and the amount that equals earnings (capital gains and dividends) may differ slightly. Vanguard ETFs trade at market price not NAV. Investors must buy or sell Vanguard ETFs in the secondary market with the assistance of a brokerage firm. In doing so, investors may incur brokerage commissions and may pay more than NAV when buying and receive less than NAV when selling. |
| Inception date | 2017-01-31 |
| Latest observation | 2026-10-19 |