VI vs. XSC ETF Comparison

Comparison of Vanguard FTSE Developed All Cap Ex U.S. Index ETF (CAD-hedged) (VI) to iShares Conservative Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETF (XSC)

VI

Vanguard FTSE Developed All Cap Ex U.S. Index ETF (CAD-hedged)

VI Description

Vanguard FTSE Developed All Cap ex North America Index ETF (CAD-hedged) seeks to track, to the extent reasonably possible and before fees and expenses, the performance of a broad global equity index that focuses on providing coverage of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada, which Index is hedged to the Canadian dollar. Currently, this Vanguard ETF seeks to track the FTSE Developed All Cap ex North America Hedged to CAD Index (or any successor thereto). It invests directly or indirectly primarily in large-, mid- and smallcapitalization stocks of companies located in developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada, and uses derivative instruments to seek to hedge the foreign currency exposure of the securities included in the FTSE Developed All Cap ex North America Index to the Canadian dollar.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$39.10

Average Daily Volume

13,459

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

XSC

iShares Conservative Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETF

XSC Description

The investment seeks to generate income for Unitholders by investing primarily in securities of one or more iShares ETFs that provide exposure to Canadian and international fixed income securities, including government bonds, investment grade corporate bonds, high yield securities, emerging market debt and other types of fixed income investments, while adhering to certain portfolio constraints upon rebalancing. In seeking to generate income, the fund will, upon rebalancing, generally: (i) limit its total exposure to high yield securities to 25% of its portfolio.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$17.88

Average Daily Volume

927

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	VI	XSC
30 Days	-1.16%	-0.33%
60 Days	-0.31%	-1.16%
90 Days	-1.34%	-0.61%
12 Months	13.46%	3.55%

0 Overlapping Holdings

	Symbol	Grade	Weight in VI	Weight in XSC	Overlap

VI Overweight 1 Positions Relative to XSC

	Symbol	Grade	Weight
	VIU	D	100.0%

VI Underweight 3 Positions Relative to XSC

Symbol	Grade	Weight
XLB	D	-9.5%
XHB	B	-5.04%
XGB	D	-4.0%

VI: Top Represented Industries & Keywords

Industries:

Keywords: Developed Market Etf Exchange Traded Funds FTSE FTSE 100 Index Financial Markets Ftse Developed All Cap Msci Eafe Spdr Stock Market Index

XSC: Top Represented Industries & Keywords

Industries:

Keywords: FTSE Ftse Tmx Canada Bond Market Index Bond Market Indices Economic Growth Economy Of London London Stock Exchange Group Corporate Bond Dexion Absolute Government Government Bond Maturity Merrill Lynch High Yield Master Ii