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Vanguard Conservative ETF Portfolio (VCNS.TO) ETF Analysis

VCNS.TO

Expense ratio 0.22% Yield 2.5% Assets CA$968.75M Since January 25, 2018 Family Vanguard Investments Canada Inc

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

CA$32.62

+CA$0.11 (+0.34%)

October 21, 2026 · Market close

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VCNS.TO Annualized Returns

With dividends reinvested · as of October 21, 2026

Period	Total return	Annualized	CA$100 becomes	CA$300 becomes
1 year	+5.73%	+5.73%	CA$105.73	CA$317.19
3 years	+40.69%	+12.05%	CA$140.69	CA$422.08
5 years	+28.40%	+5.13%	CA$128.40	CA$385.21
Since February 1, 2018	+61.21%	+5.63%	CA$161.21	CA$483.63

Returns are total returns computed from daily closes, with dividends reinvested. As of October 21, 2026.

VCNS.TO Return by Calendar Year

2018 and 2026 are partial years

+12.04%−11.71%+5.74%

2018*20192020202120222023202420252026*

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Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	+5.74%
2025	+9.68%
2024	+11.31%
2023	+10.32%
2022	−11.71%
2021	+5.79%
2020	+9.45%
2019	+12.04%
2018 (partial year)	−1.17%

VCNS.TO Monthly Returns

−7%+7%

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2026	+1.1	+2.2	−3.0	+2.5	+2.6	+1.1	−1.3	+0.7	−1.0	+0.7	—	—
2025	+2.0	+0.4	−1.8	−1.0	+2.1	+1.6	+0.6	+1.5	+2.8	+1.4	+0.7	−1.0
2024	−0.1	+1.4	+1.7	−2.1	+2.0	+1.2	+2.7	+0.6	+1.9	−0.5	+3.2	−1.2
2023	+4.0	−1.5	+1.7	+1.2	−1.5	+1.3	+0.7	−0.3	−3.0	−0.8	+5.1	+3.2
2022	−3.0	−1.4	−1.1	−4.4	−0.1	−4.3	+4.5	−1.9	−3.4	+1.3	+4.4	−2.6
2021	−0.5	−0.1	+0.1	+0.8	+0.6	+1.9	+1.0	+1.1	−2.1	+0.8	+0.5	+1.6
2020	+1.7	−2.1	−6.3	+6.2	+1.7	+1.4	+2.1	+0.7	−0.2	−1.3	+4.5	+1.2
2019	+2.7	+1.3	+2.2	+1.2	−0.9	+1.6	+0.6	+0.9	+0.1	+0.3	+1.6	−0.2
2018	—	—	+0.0	−0.3	+1.1	+0.6	+0.3	+0.6	−0.8	−2.7	+1.3	−1.3

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

VCNS.TO Volatility & Risk

Volatility: 8 yrs · Beta: 3 yrs

Annualized volatility: 8.19%
Beta (3y): 1.27
Best year: +12.04%
Worst year: −11.71%

Volatility is the annualized standard deviation of daily returns. As of October 21, 2026.

Top Holdings

#	Symbol	Name	Weight
1	VAB.TO	Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond ETF	34.6%
2	VUN.TO	Vanguard MStar US Total Market Index ETF	18.87%
3	VCN.TO	Vanguard FTSE Canada All Cap ETF	12.25%
4	VBG.NE	Vanguard Global ex-US Aggt Bd ETF CAD-H	12.11%
5	VBU.NE	Vanguard US Aggregate Bond ETF CAD-H	11.4%
6	VIU.TO	Vanguard FTSE Dev AC ex Nrth Amer ETF	7.48%
7	VEE.TO	Vanguard FTSE Emerging Mkts All Cap ETF	3.28%

Analysis

Data-derived

Fund Overview

Vanguard Conservative ETF Portfolio (VCNS.TO) is an exchange-traded fund. Vanguard Investments Canada Inc is the fund family on file. It has been trading since January 25, 2018. The fund holds CA$968.75M in total net assets. The expense ratio is 0.22%. On a CA$10,000 position that is CA$22.00 a year.

The largest positions on file are Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond ETF (VAB.TO), Vanguard MStar US Total Market Index ETF (VUN.TO), and Vanguard FTSE Canada All Cap ETF (VCN.TO). Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond ETF alone accounts for 34.6% of the portfolio.

Performance Analysis

VCNS.TO last closed at CA$32.62 on October 21, 2026. The trailing one-year total return is +5.73%. Across 5 years the annualized return works out at +5.13%. The fund distributes at a trailing yield of 2.5%.

So far in 2026 the total return is +5.74%. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2019 at +12.04%; the weakest is 2022 at −11.71%. Of the 7 complete calendar years on file, 6 finished higher.

Price & Risk Profile

Annualized volatility over the trailing 8 years is 8.19%. The reported beta is 1.27. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from CA$30.89 to CA$33.35. The latest close sits 5.6% 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 21, 2026.

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