Vanguard Investments Canada plans to broaden its family of low-cost exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to 21 with the addition of five ETFs.
The firm has filed a preliminary prospectus with the Canadian securities regulators for three international equity ETFs and two international bond ETFs.
Here’s a look at the five funds.
ETF Name | Annual management fee (% of net asset value) |
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex Canada Index ETF | 0.25% |
Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe Index ETF | 0.23% |
Vanguard FTSE Developed Asia Pacific Index ETF | 0.23% |
Vanguard U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAD-hedged) | 0.20% |
Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAD-hedged) | 0.35% |
“We are committed to providing investors access to broadly diversified investments, managed by Vanguard’s experienced team of index investment professionals, at an extremely low cost,” says Atul Tiwari, managing director of Vanguard Investments Canada. “Since entering the Canadian market in 2011, Vanguard has gained increasing investor acceptance and recognition as a leading ETF provider.”
Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. currently offers 16 ETFs with total assets of more than $2.4 billion.
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