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About VANGUARD INVESTMENTS CANADA INC CANADIAN GOVERNMENT BOND INDEX ETF
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Inception date
Jan 31, 2017
Structure
Canadian Mutual Fund Trust (ON)
Bloomberg Global Aggregate Canadian Government Float Adjusted Bond Index - CAD - Benchmark TR Gross
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 government 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 government securities.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Government
Corporate
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Government81.56%
Corporate17.33%
Municipal1.10%
Stock breakdown by region
North America100.00%
Latin America0.00%
Europe0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
VGV invests in bonds. The fund's major sectors are Government, with 81.56% stocks, and Corporate, with 17.33% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
VGV top holdings are Canada Treasury Bonds 3.0% 01-JUN-2034 and Canada Treasury Bonds 3.25% 01-JUN-2035, occupying 1.85% and 1.82% of the portfolio correspondingly.
VGV last dividends amounted to 0.06 CAD. The month before, the issuer paid 0.06 CAD in dividends, which shows a 5.12% increase.
VGV assets under management is 110.70 M CAD. It's risen 0.52% over the last month.
VGV fund flows account for 23.27 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, VGV pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 3.12%. The last dividend (Jul 9, 2025) amounted to 0.06 CAD. The dividends are paid monthly.
VGV shares are issued by The Vanguard Group, Inc. under the brand Vanguard. The ETF was launched on Jan 31, 2017, and its management style is Passive.
VGV expense ratio is 0.17% meaning you'd have to pay 0.17% of your investment to help manage the fund.
VGV follows the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Canadian Government Float Adjusted Bond Index - CAD - Benchmark TR Gross. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
VGV invests in bonds.
VGV price has fallen by −0.99% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a −1.12% decrease. See more dynamics on VGV price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have fallen by −1.31% over the last month, showed a −1.79% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 0.57% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have fallen by −1.31% over the last month, showed a −1.79% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 0.57% in a year.
VGV trades at a premium (0.15%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.