RBC 1-5 Year Laddered Canadian Corporate Bond ETF (RBO.TO) ETF Analysis

Fund Overview

RBC 1-5 Year Laddered Canadian Corporate Bond ETF (RBO.TO) is an exchange-traded fund. The fund is issued by RBC Global Asset Management Inc. The inception date on file is January 9, 2014. The fund holds CA$207.59M in total net assets. The expense ratio is 0.27%. On a CA$10,000 position that is CA$27.00 a year.

The largest positions on file are RBC Target 2030 Canadian Corp Bd Idx ETF (RQS.TO), RBC Target 2031 Canadian Corp Bd ETF (RQT.TO), and RBC Target 2029 Canadian CorpBondETF (RQR). RBC Target 2030 Canadian Corp Bd Idx ETF alone accounts for 20.08% of the portfolio.

Performance Analysis

The most recent close on file for RBO.TO is CA$18.43, dated October 20, 2026. The trailing one-year total return is +1.00%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +2.29%. The trailing distribution yield is 4.01%.

The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2023 at +6.16%; the weakest is 2022 at −5.32%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher. 2026 is still running; the total return is +1.08% year to date.

Price & Risk Profile

The 52-week range on file runs from CA$18.37 to CA$19.00. The latest close sits 0.33% above that 52-week low. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 7.74%. The reported beta is 1.06. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.