Canadian Equity

VCN

Vanguard FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF · Vanguard Canada

$51.40 CAD

+0.19% today

In plain English

VCN is a ETF from Vanguard Canada that track the ftse canada all cap index. It charges a of 0.05% per year and pays a distribution of about 2.8% (quarterly).

MER

0.05%

Per issuer

Yield

2.80%

Quarterly

AUM

$5.2B

Per issuer

Holdings

178

Per issuer

Risk level

Medium

5y avg return

8.4%

Estimate

Asset mix

Equity100%

Bonds & cash0%

Category: Canadian Equity

Sector allocation

Financials34%
Energy17%
Industrials13%
Materials11%
Other25%

Country allocation

Canada100%

Fund objective

Track the FTSE Canada All Cap index.

Investment strategy

Passive replication.

Who typically uses this

Long-term Canadian investors wanting broad domestic exposure.

Potential benefits

· Lowest-cost Canadian equity ETF
· Includes small and mid caps

Potential risks

· Concentrated in banks
· Home bias

Top 10 holdings

Royal Bank of Canada6.4%
TD Bank5.4%
Shopify4.8%

Learn this ETF

A plain-English, factual breakdown of how VCN is built.

What it owns: 178 holdings in the canadian equity space.
Tracked index / approach: Passive replication.
Management fee (MER): 0.05% per year — about $5 per $10,000 invested annually.
Geographic exposure: Canada 100%
Sector exposure: Financials 34% · Other 25% · Energy 17%
Holdings count: 178
Distribution frequency: Quarterly distributions
Investment objective: Track the FTSE Canada All Cap index.

Figures per issuer factsheet. Information provided for educational purposes only and is not investment advice.

What's new for VCN

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Smart insights

Tracks

This ETF tracks the FTSE Canada Universe.

Low fees

MER of 0.05% is among the lowest available in Canada.

Top sector

Financials currently represents 34% of this ETF.

Geography

100% of the fund is concentrated in Canada.

Distributions

Pays roughly 2.8% per year, quarterly.

Price history

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ETF Fact

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iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF (BlackRock iShares) is a canadian equity fund with an MER of 0.06% per the issuer factsheet.

Information provided for educational purposes only and is not investment advice.

Terms used on this page

ETF

Exchange-Traded Fund. A basket of many investments you can buy in a single trade, like a stock.

Index

A defined list of investments (like the S&P 500). Many ETFs are built to copy an index.

MER

Management Expense Ratio — the yearly percentage fee an ETF charges you. Lower is usually better.

Yield

Yearly income (like dividends or interest) expressed as a percentage of the price.

Diversification

Spreading your money across many investments so no single one can hurt you badly.

Passive investing

Owning broad low-cost funds long-term instead of trying to beat the market.

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MER 0.06%

XIU

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MER 0.18%

VFV

Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF

MER 0.09%

VEQT

Vanguard All-Equity ETF Portfolio

MER 0.24%

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Inflation

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Markets

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