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

RLB.TO

Expense ratio 0.24% Yield 3.57% Assets CA$213.43M Since January 25, 2016 Family RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

Last Updated: October 20, 2026

CA$18.54

+CA$0.01 (+0.05%)

October 20, 2026 · Market close

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RLB.TO Annualized Returns

With dividends reinvested · as of October 20, 2026

Period	Total return	Annualized	CA$100 becomes	CA$300 becomes
1 year	+0.75%	+0.75%	CA$100.75	CA$302.24
3 years	+15.37%	+4.88%	CA$115.37	CA$346.11
5 years	+11.18%	+2.14%	CA$111.18	CA$333.55
10 years	+22.98%	+2.09%	CA$122.98	CA$368.95

Returns are total returns computed from daily closes, with dividends reinvested. As of October 20, 2026.

RLB.TO Return by Calendar Year

2016 and 2026 are partial years

−5.15%+5.93%+0.88%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

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Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	+0.88%
2025	+3.97%
2024	+5.39%
2023	+5.93%
2022	−5.15%
2021	−0.78%
2020	+5.76%
2019	+4.54%
2018	+1.07%
2017	+0.54%
2016 (partial year)	−0.75%

RLB.TO Monthly Returns

−4%+5%

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2026	+0.5	+0.6	−1.1	+0.2	+0.9	+0.3	−0.3	+0.0	−0.5	+0.3	—	—
2025	+0.8	+0.5	+0.3	+0.2	+0.3	+0.2	−0.0	+0.5	+0.8	+0.4	+0.1	−0.2
2024	−0.6	−0.1	+0.8	−0.5	+0.5	+1.1	+1.5	+0.5	+1.3	−0.3	+0.3	+0.8
2023	+1.5	−0.9	+1.4	+0.7	−1.1	−0.2	−0.1	+0.3	−0.2	+0.6	+1.8	+2.1
2022	−1.4	−0.3	−2.2	−1.2	+0.3	−0.8	+1.3	−1.3	−0.2	−0.1	+1.0	−0.2
2021	+0.2	−1.0	+0.1	+0.1	+0.2	−0.3	+0.3	+0.3	−0.4	−0.8	−0.1	+0.6
2020	+1.4	+0.4	−3.8	+4.8	+0.8	+0.8	+1.0	−0.0	+0.2	+0.2	+0.1	+0.2
2019	+1.4	+0.3	+1.1	+0.4	+0.5	+0.4	−0.0	+0.6	−0.5	+0.3	+0.1	−0.1
2018	−0.2	+0.3	+0.3	−0.4	−0.0	+0.5	−0.4	+0.5	−0.2	−0.0	+0.4	+0.3
2017	+0.6	+0.3	+0.3	+0.5	+0.2	−1.0	−0.4	+0.5	−0.6	+0.6	+0.2	−0.6

Monthly total returns with dividends reinvested; each cell prints its signed value.

RLB.TO Volatility & Risk

Volatility: 10 yrs · Beta: 3 yrs

Annualized volatility: 4.40%
Beta (3y): 1.08
Best year: +5.93%
Worst year: −5.15%

Volatility is the annualized standard deviation of daily returns. As of October 20, 2026.

Top Holdings

#	Symbol	Name	Weight
1	RQS.TO	RBC Target 2030 Canadian Corp Bd Idx ETF	14.05%
2	RQT.TO	RBC Target 2031 Canadian Corp Bd ETF	14.02%
3	RQR	RBC Target 2029 Canadian CorpBondETF	13.99%
4	RQQ	RBC Target 2028 Canadian Corp BondIdxETF	13.95%
5	RQP.TO	RBC Target 2027 Canadian Corp BondIdxETF	13.9%
6	RGQT.TO	RBC Target 2031 Canadian Govt Bd ETF	6.07%
7	RGQS.TO	RBC Target 2030 Canadian Govt Bd ETF	6.04%
8	RGQR.TO	RBC Target 2029 Government Bond ETF	6.01%
9	RGQQ.TO	RBC Target 2028 Government Bond ETF	5.99%
10	RGQP.TO	RBC Target 2027 Government Bond ETF	5.97%

Analysis

Data-derived

Fund Overview

RBC 1-5 Year Laddered Canadian Bond ETF (RLB.TO) is an exchange-traded fund. RBC Global Asset Management Inc. is the fund family on file. It has been trading since January 25, 2016. The fund holds CA$213.43M in total net assets. Annual costs run at an expense ratio of 0.24%. On a CA$10,000 position that is CA$24.00 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 14.05% of the portfolio. The ten largest positions together make up 99.99% of the fund.

Performance Analysis

RLB.TO last closed at CA$18.54 on October 20, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months the total return is +0.75%. Measured over 10 years, that is +2.09% a year compounded. The fund distributes at a trailing yield of 3.57%.

Across the complete calendar years on file, 2023 returned +5.93% and 2022 returned −5.15%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher. So far in 2026 the total return is +0.88%.

Price & Risk Profile

Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 4.4%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 1.08. The 52-week range on file runs from CA$18.48 to CA$19.05. The latest close sits 0.32% above that 52-week low. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 20, 2026.

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