Vanguard Retirement Income ETF Portfolio (VRIF.TO)
About this ETF
This fund aims to achieve its investment objectives by primarily allocating capital to equity and fixed-income securities. It can accomplish this either by investing directly in these securities or indirectly through various exchange-traded funds (ETFs). These indirect investments may include ETFs managed by the fund's own manager, those sponsored by The Vanguard Group, Inc. (serving as the Sub-advisor), or other specific investment vehicles, collectively known as "Underlying Funds." The Sub-advisor is tasked with making asset allocation decisions, evaluating the attractiveness of different asset classes and their potential to generate consistent returns. Key considerations for these decisions include economic trends, market conditions, anticipated total returns, and associated risk profiles. The portfolio's asset mix is regularly re-evaluated and rebalanced to maintain alignment…
Price
Top 10 holdings
| Royal Bank of Canada RY.TO | 0.68% |
| NVIDIA Corp NVDA | 0.53% |
| Apple Inc AAPL | 0.50% |
| Toronto-Dominion Bank/The TD.TO | 0.49% |
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 005930.KS | 0.42% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330.TW | 0.41% |
| Canadian Government Bond 2.75% 03/01/2031 | 0.38% |
| Shopify Inc SHOP.TO | 0.37% |
| Canadian Government Bond 2.75% 09/01/2030 | 0.37% |
| Microsoft Corp MSFT | 0.36% |
Sector mix
Price chart
Returns
| 1 month | -0.22% |
| 3 months | +1.46% |
| 6 months | +1.08% |
| Year to date | +2.69% |
| 1 year | +6.14% |
| 3 years (ann.) | +5.60% |
| 5 years (ann.) | +0.19% |
| 10 years (ann.) | — |
Risk profile
| Volatility (1y, ann.) | 5.82% |
| Sharpe (1y) | 1.05 |
| Sharpe (3y) | 0.98 |
| Sortino (1y) | 1.56 |
| Max drawdown (1y) | -4.87% |
| Max drawdown (5y) | -19.98% |
| Max drawdown (full) | -19.98% |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.35 |
| Correlation vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.75 |
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 0.0872 |
| 2026-06-01 | 2026-06-08 | CAD 0.0872 |
| 2026-05-01 | 2026-05-08 | CAD 0.0872 |
| 2026-04-01 | 2026-04-09 | CAD 0.0872 |
| 2026-03-02 | 2026-03-09 | CAD 0.0872 |
| 2026-02-02 | 2026-02-09 | CAD 0.0872 |
| 2025-12-30 | 2026-01-07 | CAD 0.0830 |
| 2025-12-01 | 2025-12-08 | CAD 0.0830 |
| 2025-11-03 | 2025-11-10 | CAD 0.0830 |
| 2025-10-01 | 2025-10-08 | CAD 0.0830 |
| 2025-09-02 | 2025-09-09 | CAD 0.0830 |
| 2025-08-01 | 2025-08-11 | CAD 0.0830 |
| 2025-07-02 | 2025-07-09 | CAD 0.0830 |
| 2025-06-02 | 2025-06-09 | CAD 0.0830 |
| 2025-05-01 | 2025-05-08 | CAD 0.0830 |
| 2025-04-01 | 2025-04-08 | CAD 0.0830 |
| 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-10 | CAD 0.0830 |
| 2025-02-03 | 2025-02-10 | CAD 0.0830 |
| 2024-12-30 | 2025-01-07 | CAD 0.0816 |
| 2024-11-29 | 2024-12-06 | CAD 0.0816 |
| 2024-10-31 | 2024-11-07 | CAD 0.0816 |
| 2024-09-27 | 2024-10-07 | CAD 0.0816 |
| 2024-08-30 | 2024-09-09 | CAD 0.0816 |
| 2024-07-31 | 2024-08-08 | CAD 0.0816 |
| 2024-06-28 | 2024-07-08 | CAD 0.0816 |
| 2024-05-31 | 2024-06-07 | CAD 0.0816 |
| 2024-04-30 | 2024-05-08 | CAD 0.0816 |
| 2024-03-22 | 2024-04-02 | CAD 0.0816 |
| 2024-02-29 | 2024-03-08 | CAD 0.0816 |
| 2024-01-31 | 2024-02-08 | CAD 0.0816 |
| 2023-12-28 | 2024-01-08 | CAD 0.0859 |
| 2023-11-30 | 2023-12-08 | CAD 0.0859 |
| 2023-10-31 | 2023-11-08 | CAD 0.0859 |
| 2023-09-28 | 2023-10-10 | CAD 0.0859 |
| 2023-08-31 | 2023-09-11 | CAD 0.0859 |
| 2023-07-31 | 2023-08-09 | CAD 0.0859 |
| 2023-06-30 | 2023-07-11 | CAD 0.0859 |
| 2023-05-31 | 2023-06-08 | CAD 0.0859 |
| 2023-04-28 | 2023-05-08 | CAD 0.0859 |
| 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-10 | CAD 0.0859 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard All-Equity ETF Portfolio VEQT.TO | 0.22% | 11.06B | 30.4% |
| Vanguard Growth ETF Portfolio VGRO.TO | 0.22% | 7.42B | 30.4% |
| Vanguard Balanced ETF Portfolio VBAL.TO | 0.22% | 4.00B | 30.4% |
| iShares Core Equity ETF Portfolio XEQT.TO | 0.20% | 14.36B | 27.5% |
| iShares Core Growth ETF Portfolio XGRO.TO | 0.20% | 3.55B | 27.4% |

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