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%

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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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 0.09%

VEQT

Vanguard All-Equity ETF Portfolio

MER 0.24%

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