Vanguard Balanced ETF Portfolio (VBAL.TO)
About this ETF
VBAL aims for capital appreciation by actively targeting a long-term strategic allocation of 60/40 in equities and fixed income respectively. The fund invests in Vanguard ETFs that provides global, broad-based exposure to equity and fixed income markets. The portfolio may be reconstituted and rebalanced at the discretion of the Sub-advisor. The funds sibling fund VGRO has 80% equity exposure, VCNS has 40% equity exposure, and VCIP has 20% equity exposure.
Price
Top 10 holdings
| NVIDIA Corp NVDA | 1.86% |
| Apple Inc AAPL | 1.75% |
| Royal Bank of Canada RY.TO | 1.39% |
| Microsoft Corp MSFT | 1.28% |
| Amazon.com Inc AMZN | 1.00% |
| Toronto-Dominion Bank/The TD.TO | 1.00% |
| Alphabet Inc GOOGL | 0.85% |
| Broadcom Inc AVGO | 0.81% |
| Shopify Inc SHOP.TO | 0.76% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TW | 0.69% |
Sector mix
Price chart
Returns
| 1 month | +0.43% |
| 3 months | +4.49% |
| 6 months | +4.63% |
| Year to date | +7.33% |
| 1 year | +14.75% |
| 3 years (ann.) | +12.22% |
| 5 years (ann.) | +5.64% |
| 10 years (ann.) | — |
Risk profile
| Volatility (1y, ann.) | 8.45% |
| Sharpe (1y) | 1.67 |
| Sharpe (3y) | 1.40 |
| Sortino (1y) | 2.50 |
| Max drawdown (1y) | -5.93% |
| Max drawdown (5y) | -18.22% |
| Max drawdown (full) | -21.19% |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.58 |
| Correlation vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.87 |
Technical outlook as of 2026-07-13
The Monte Carlo cone is drawn on the price chart above (Forecast overlay); RSI, MACD and the rest of the oscillators live in its indicator panels.
Full holdings
| Constituent | ISIN | Market value | Weight |
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Sector breakdown
Geographic exposure
Cost vs. peers
Comparison universe: 256 funds of the same asset class.
Cost impact calculator
Dividend history
Distributing share class Income is paid out to shareholders.
| Ex-date | Payment | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-02 | 2026-07-09 | CAD 0.2200 |
| 2026-04-01 | 2026-04-09 | CAD 0.1898 |
| 2025-12-30 | 2026-01-07 | CAD 0.2432 |
| 2025-10-01 | 2025-10-08 | CAD 0.1812 |
| 2025-07-02 | 2025-07-09 | CAD 0.1996 |
| 2025-04-01 | 2025-04-08 | CAD 0.1889 |
| 2024-12-30 | 2025-01-07 | CAD 0.1857 |
| 2024-10-01 | 2024-10-08 | CAD 0.1303 |
| 2024-07-02 | 2024-07-09 | CAD 0.2384 |
| 2024-04-01 | 2024-04-09 | CAD 0.2121 |
| 2023-12-28 | 2024-01-08 | CAD 0.2283 |
| 2023-09-29 | 2023-10-11 | CAD 0.1545 |
| 2023-07-05 | 2023-07-13 | CAD 0.1758 |
| 2023-04-03 | 2023-04-11 | CAD 0.1455 |
| 2022-12-29 | 2023-01-09 | CAD 0.1687 |
| 2022-09-29 | 2022-10-11 | CAD 0.1495 |
| 2022-06-30 | 2022-07-11 | CAD 0.1737 |
| 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-08 | CAD 0.1071 |
| 2021-12-30 | 2022-01-10 | CAD 0.2051 |
| 2021-09-29 | 2021-10-08 | CAD 0.1333 |
| 2021-06-30 | 2021-07-09 | CAD 0.1465 |
| 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-09 | CAD 0.1232 |
| 2020-12-30 | 2021-01-08 | CAD 0.1343 |
| 2020-09-30 | 2020-10-08 | CAD 0.1364 |
| 2020-06-30 | 2020-07-09 | CAD 0.1485 |
| 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-08 | CAD 0.1081 |
| 2019-12-30 | 2020-01-08 | CAD 0.1818 |
| 2019-09-30 | 2019-10-08 | CAD 0.1303 |
| 2019-06-28 | 2019-07-09 | CAD 0.1667 |
| 2019-03-29 | 2019-04-08 | CAD 0.1222 |
| 2018-12-28 | 2019-01-08 | CAD 0.1606 |
| 2018-09-28 | 2018-10-09 | CAD 0.1368 |
| 2018-06-22 | 2018-07-03 | CAD 0.1236 |
| 2018-03-26 | 2018-04-04 | CAD 0.0644 |
Splits
| 2025-12-30 | 247:250 |
| 2024-12-30 | 99:100 |
ESG profile
Benchmark: average of 66 funds of the same asset class with derived ESG data.
Similar ETFs
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Yield (TTM) | Return 1y | Sharpe 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Core Equity ETF Portfolio XEQT.TO | 0.20% | 14.36B | 1.60% | +25.31% | 1.89 |
| Vanguard All-Equity ETF Portfolio VEQT.TO | 0.22% | 11.06B | 1.24% | +26.33% | 1.94 |
| FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF BUFR | 0.95% | 10.09B | — | +14.32% | 2.06 |
| Vanguard Growth ETF Portfolio VGRO.TO | 0.22% | 7.42B | 1.75% | +20.49% | 1.87 |
| Capital Group Core Balanced ETF CGBL | 0.33% | 7.08B | 1.88% | +10.67% | 1.04 |
| Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF EVTR | 0.32% | 5.61B | 4.72% | -0.81% | -0.18 |
| iShares Systematic Alternatives Active ETF IALT | 0.99% | 5.00B | 0.40% | — | — |
| VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF EMLC | 0.30% | 4.80B | 6.27% | +0.79% | 0.14 |
| VanEck High Yield Muni ETF HYD | 0.32% | 4.51B | 4.32% | +2.55% | 0.65 |
| iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF AOR | 0.20% | 3.67B | 2.58% | +11.56% | 1.26 |
Cheaper alternatives
No fund of the class reaches 60% portfolio overlap — showing the cheapest funds of the class instead.
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Core Equity ETF Portfolio XEQT.TO | 0.20% | 14.36B | 57.2% |
| iShares Core Growth ETF Portfolio XGRO.TO | 0.20% | 3.55B | 56.1% |
| iShares Core Balanced ETF Portfolio XBAL.TO | 0.19% | 2.37B | 52.2% |
| iShares LifePath Target Date 2055 ETF ITDG | 0.12% | 56.70M | 43.7% |
| iShares LifePath Target Date 2050 ETF ITDF | 0.11% | 84.03M | 43.6% |

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