Vanguard Conservative ETF Portfolio (VCNS.TO)
About this ETF
This ETF strives to meet its investment objective mainly by deploying capital into a combination of equities and fixed income securities. This can be accomplished either through direct ownership of these assets or indirectly by investing in other exchange-traded funds or managed funds, which may be overseen by the manager, an affiliate, or other relevant entities. Under typical market conditions, the sub-advisor aims to maintain a strategic long-term allocation consisting of approximately 40% equity and 60% fixed income. The precise portfolio composition may be periodically adjusted and rebalanced at the sub-advisor's discretion. The underlying vehicles are generally expected to be index funds, providing broad market diversification across both stock and bond markets.
Price
Top 10 holdings
| NVIDIA Corp NVDA | 1.25% |
| Apple Inc AAPL | 1.17% |
| Royal Bank of Canada RY.TO | 0.94% |
| Microsoft Corp MSFT | 0.85% |
| Toronto-Dominion Bank/The TD.TO | 0.67% |
| Amazon.com Inc AMZN | 0.67% |
| Alphabet Inc GOOGL | 0.57% |
| Canadian Government Bond 2.75% 03/01/2031 | 0.55% |
| Broadcom Inc AVGO | 0.54% |
| Canadian Government Bond 2.75% 09/01/2030 | 0.53% |
Sector mix
Price chart
Returns
| 1 month | -0.21% |
| 3 months | +2.76% |
| 6 months | +2.47% |
| Year to date | +4.39% |
| 1 year | +9.04% |
| 3 years (ann.) | +8.22% |
| 5 years (ann.) | +2.61% |
| 10 years (ann.) | — |
Risk profile
| Volatility (1y, ann.) | 6.50% |
| Sharpe (1y) | 1.36 |
| Sharpe (3y) | 1.22 |
| Sortino (1y) | 1.98 |
| Max drawdown (1y) | -4.86% |
| Max drawdown (5y) | -17.69% |
| Max drawdown (full) | -18.04% |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.42 |
| Correlation vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.82 |
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 0.2038 |
| 2026-04-01 | 2026-04-09 | CAD 0.1992 |
| 2025-12-30 | 2026-01-07 | CAD 0.2371 |
| 2025-10-01 | 2025-10-08 | CAD 0.1762 |
| 2025-07-02 | 2025-07-09 | CAD 0.1874 |
| 2025-04-01 | 2025-04-08 | CAD 0.1951 |
| 2024-12-30 | 2025-01-07 | CAD 0.2060 |
| 2024-10-01 | 2024-10-08 | CAD 0.1450 |
| 2024-07-02 | 2024-07-09 | CAD 0.2089 |
| 2024-04-01 | 2024-04-09 | CAD 0.2018 |
| 2023-12-28 | 2024-01-08 | CAD 0.2404 |
| 2023-09-29 | 2023-10-11 | CAD 0.1542 |
| 2023-07-05 | 2023-07-13 | CAD 0.1633 |
| 2023-04-03 | 2023-04-11 | CAD 0.1491 |
| 2022-12-29 | 2023-01-09 | CAD 0.1643 |
| 2022-09-29 | 2022-10-11 | CAD 0.1430 |
| 2022-06-30 | 2022-07-11 | CAD 0.1684 |
| 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-08 | CAD 0.1075 |
| 2021-12-30 | 2022-01-10 | CAD 0.2272 |
| 2021-09-29 | 2021-10-08 | CAD 0.1268 |
| 2021-06-30 | 2021-07-09 | CAD 0.1430 |
| 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-09 | CAD 0.1227 |
| 2020-12-30 | 2021-01-08 | CAD 0.1379 |
| 2020-09-30 | 2020-10-08 | CAD 0.1349 |
| 2020-06-30 | 2020-07-09 | CAD 0.1481 |
| 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-08 | CAD 0.1177 |
| 2019-12-30 | 2020-01-08 | CAD 0.2028 |
| 2019-09-30 | 2019-10-08 | CAD 0.1288 |
| 2019-06-28 | 2019-07-09 | CAD 0.1755 |
| 2019-03-29 | 2019-04-08 | CAD 0.1014 |
| 2018-12-28 | 2019-01-08 | CAD 0.1907 |
| 2018-09-28 | 2018-10-09 | CAD 0.1341 |
| 2018-06-22 | 2018-07-03 | CAD 0.1087 |
| 2018-03-26 | 2018-04-04 | CAD 0.0495 |
Splits
| 2025-12-30 | 493:500 |
| 2024-12-30 | 493:500 |
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 |
| Vanguard Balanced ETF Portfolio VBAL.TO | 0.22% | 4.00B | 2.11% | +14.75% | 1.67 |
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 | 38.9% |
| iShares Core Growth ETF Portfolio XGRO.TO | 0.20% | 3.55B | 38.8% |
| iShares Core Balanced ETF Portfolio XBAL.TO | 0.19% | 2.37B | 38.3% |
| iShares Core Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio XCNS.TO | 0.19% | 293.60M | 35.1% |
| iShares LifePath Target Date 2055 ETF ITDG | 0.12% | 56.70M | 30.5% |

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