Vanguard Global Balanced Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth together with some current income by investing primarily in a combination of equity and fixed income securities of issuers located anywhere in the world.
The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in a combination of equity securities of companies (approximately two-thirds of the portfolio) and fixed income securities (approximately one-third of the portfolio). The fund’s holdings may be selected from all economic sectors and industry groups, and located anywhere in the world, providing exposure to a broad range of developed and emerging markets. The fund employs an active management strategy. Its independent sub-advisor follows a distinct approach in managing the fund’s assets to maintain a balance between its equity and fixed income components.
As at Dec 31 2025
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As at Dec 31 2025
| Percentage | |
|---|---|
| Bond | 31.29% |
| Short-term reserves | 2.46% |
| Stock | 66.25% |
| Stocks | Fund | As at |
|---|---|---|
| Number of stocks | 83 | Dec 31 2025 |
| Median market capital | 125.0 B | Dec 31 2025 |
| Price earning / ratio (P/E) | 18.1 x | Dec 31 2025 |
| Price / book ratio (P/B) | 2.3 x | Dec 31 2025 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 15.2% | Dec 31 2025 |
| Earnings growth rate | 9.7% | Dec 31 2025 |
| Bonds | Fund | As at |
|---|---|---|
| Number of bonds | 502 | Dec 31 2025 |
| YTM (Yield to Maturity) effective | 4.8% | Dec 31 2025 |
| Average Duration | 5.9 Years | Dec 31 2025 |
| Average maturity | 8.3 Years | Dec 31 2025 |
| Average coupon | 4.1% | Dec 31 2025 |
| Cash Investment | 2.8% | Dec 31 2025 |
As at Dec 31 2025
| Country | Region | Fund | Benchmark | Variance +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States of America | North America | 55.65% | 69.31% | -13.66% |
| Japan | Pacific | 12.55% | 6.31% | 6.24% |
| United Kingdom | Europe | 9.16% | 3.74% | 5.42% |
| France | Europe | 7.34% | 2.55% | 4.79% |
| Taiwan | Emerging Markets | 3.13% | — | — |
| Switzerland | Europe | 2.97% | 2.39% | 0.58% |
| Republic Of Korea | Pacific | 2.50% | 1.67% | 0.83% |
| Austria | Europe | 1.96% | 0.08% | 1.88% |
| Hong Kong | Pacific | 1.51% | 0.55% | 0.96% |
| Finland | Europe | 1.30% | 0.28% | 1.02% |
| Germany | Europe | 0.99% | 2.32% | -1.33% |
| China | Emerging Markets | 0.83% | — | — |
| Netherlands | Europe | 0.10% | 1.15% | -1.05% |
| Singapore | Pacific | 0.00% | 0.38% | -0.38% |
| Sweden | Europe | 0.00% | 0.84% | -0.84% |
As at Dec 31 2025
| Credit Rating | Fund |
|---|---|
| AAA | 17.61% |
| AA | 20.29% |
| A | 28.50% |
| BBB | 32.39% |
| Not Rated | 1.23% |
| Total | 100.00% |
As at Dec 31 2025
| Issuers | Fund |
|---|---|
| Corporate-Financial Institutions | 24.71% |
| Corporate-Industrial | 23.78% |
| Treasury | 19.92% |
| Securitized-Mortgage Backed Security Pass-through | 10.79% |
| Corporate-Utility | 9.19% |
| Other | 4.08% |
| Gov-Related-Local Authority | 1.71% |
| Securitized-Asset Backed Security | 1.59% |
| Gov-Related-Sovereign | 1.21% |
| Gov-Related-Supranational | 1.17% |
| Gov-Related-Agency | 1.09% |
| Securitized-Commercial Mortgage Backed Security | 0.78% |
| Total | 100.00% |
As at Dec 31 2025
| Maturity | Fund |
|---|---|
| Under 5 Years | 42.42% |
| 5 - 10 Years | 35.66% |
| Over 10 Years | 21.92% |
| Total | 100.00% |
As at Sep 30 2025
| Holding name | % of market value | Sector | Region | Market value | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc | 1.82083% | Technology | US | $6,059,351.86 | 17,910 |
| Microsoft Corp | 1.69150% | Technology | US | $5,628,969.40 | 7,809 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1.68595% | Health Care | US | $5,610,501.66 | 21,742 |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | 1.60607% | Technology | TW | $5,344,659.27 | 88,411 |
| Bank of America Corp | 1.54377% | Financials | US | $5,137,348.20 | 71,553 |
| Merck & Co Inc | 1.51663% | Health Care | US | $5,047,043.71 | 43,209 |
| Erste Group Bank AG | 1.36796% | Financials | AT | $4,552,274.53 | 33,275 |
| AstraZeneca PLC | 1.36212% | Health Care | US | $4,532,865.54 | 42,454 |
| Unilever PLC | 1.32702% | Consumer Staples | GB | $4,416,044.40 | 53,683 |
| Northrop Grumman Corp | 1.32328% | Industrials | US | $4,403,615.41 | 5,193 |
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Inception date
Jun 20 2018
| Date | NAV (CAD) |
|---|---|
| Jan 23 2026 | $15.6854 |
| Jan 22 2026 | $15.7301 |
| Jan 21 2026 | $15.7130 |
| Jan 20 2026 | $15.5658 |
| Jan 19 2026 | $15.6971 |
| Jan 16 2026 | $15.7891 |
| Jan 15 2026 | $15.7849 |
| Jan 14 2026 | $15.7483 |
| Jan 13 2026 | $15.6717 |
| Jan 12 2026 | $15.6768 |
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How to buyDistribution frequency
Quarterly
12 month trailing yield
3.02%
(Dec 31 2025)
Distribution yield
3.50%
(Dec 31 2025)
| Type | Ex-dividend date | Record date | Payment date | Cash distribution per unit | Reinvestment distribution per unit | Total distribution per unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income | Dec 30 2025 | Dec 29 2025 | Dec 31 2025 | $0.11213 | — | $0.11213 |
| CGCH | Dec 30 2025 | Dec 29 2025 | Dec 31 2025 | — | $0.08248 | $0.08248 |
| Income | Oct 01 2025 | Sep 30 2025 | Oct 02 2025 | $0.07727 | — | $0.07727 |
| Income | Jul 02 2025 | Jun 30 2025 | Jul 03 2025 | $0.11810 | — | $0.11810 |
| Income | Apr 01 2025 | Mar 31 2025 | Apr 02 2025 | $0.06788 | — | $0.06788 |
| Income | Dec 27 2024 | Dec 24 2024 | Dec 30 2024 | $0.09481 | — | $0.09481 |
| Income | Sep 27 2024 | Sep 26 2024 | Oct 01 2024 | $0.06957 | — | $0.06957 |
| Income | Jun 28 2024 | Jun 27 2024 | Jul 02 2024 | $0.11451 | — | $0.11451 |
| Income | Mar 22 2024 | Mar 21 2024 | Mar 25 2024 | $0.06150 | — | $0.06150 |
| Income | Dec 22 2023 | Dec 21 2023 | Dec 27 2023 | $0.07959 | — | $0.07959 |
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| Year | Eligible dividends | Non eligible dividends | Other income | Capital gains | Return of capital | Foreign income | Foreign tax paid | Total distribution per unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $0.00852 | $0.00000 | $0.00063 | $0.04017 | $0.00000 | $0.22502 | $0.02098 | $0.25336 |
| 2020 | $0.00439 | $0.00000 | $0.00047 | $0.00000 | $0.00000 | $0.19199 | $0.02207 | $0.17478 |
| 2021 | $0.00130 | $0.00000 | $0.00059 | $0.00000 | $0.00000 | $0.23238 | $0.02688 | $0.20739 |
| 2022 | $0.00013 | $0.00000 | $0.00083 | $0.00000 | $0.00000 | $0.31986 | $0.02844 | $0.29238 |
| 2023 | $0.00000 | $0.00000 | $0.00086 | $0.00000 | $0.00000 | $0.33829 | $0.02941 | $0.30975 |
| 2024 | $0.00000 | $0.00000 | $0.00103 | $0.00000 | $0.00000 | $0.36992 | $0.03056 | $0.34039 |
Base currency: CAD
The management expense ratio (MER) is the audited MER, including waivers and absorptions, and is expressed as an annualized percentage of the daily average net asset value. For the index ETFs, MERs are as of December 31, 2024, and for the factor ETFs, asset allocation ETFs and mutual funds MERs are as of March 31, 2025. Based on MERs without any waivers or absorptions, the MER would have been 0.06% for VCE, 0.05% for VCN, 0.22% for VDY, 0.39% for VRE, 0.17% for VUN, 0.16% for VUS, 0.09% for VFV, 0.09% for VSP, 0.30% for VGG, 0.31% for VGH, 0.23% for VIU, 0.22% for VI, 0.22% for VDU, 0.22% for VEF, 0.32% for VIDY, 0.23% for VE, 0.23% for VA, 0.25% for VEE, 0.22% for VXC, 0.09% for VAB, 0.17% for VGV, 0.17% for VCB, 0.11% for VSB, 0.11% for VSC, 0.17% for VLB, 0.23% for VBU, 0.39% for VBG, 0.33% for VGAB, 0.25% for VCNS, 0.24% for VBAL, 0.24% for VGRO, 0.25% for VCIP, 0.24% for VEQT, 0.32% for VRIF, 0.40% for VVO, 0.38% for VVL, and 0.38% for VMO. For mutual funds, the MER before waivers would have been 0.78% for VIC300, 0.74% for VIC400, 0.71% for VIC200, 0.71% for VIC100, 0.99% for VIC500, and 1.29% for VIC600. Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. expects to continue absorbing or waiving certain fees indefinitely but may, in its discretion, discontinue this practice at any time. For recently launched funds, MER information is not yet available.