Vanguard Investments is adding 5 ETFs to its suite of low-cost funds.
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The firm has filed a preliminary prospectus with the Canadian securities regulators for four stock ETFs and one bond ETF.
| Name of Vanguard ETF™ | Benchmark |
| Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF | FTSE Canada High Dividend Yield Index |
| Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF | FTSE Canada All Cap Real Estate Capped 25% Index |
| Vanguard Canadian Short-Term Corporate Bond Index ETF | Barclays Global Aggregate Canadian Credit 1-5yr Float Adjusted Bond Index |
| Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF | S&P 500 Index |
| Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF(CAD-hedged) | S&P 500 Index (CAD-Hedged) |
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Vanguard originally launched six funds and listed them on the Toronto Stock Exchange on December 6, 2011. They’ve attracted more than $300 million in total assets since.
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Vanguard has more than $215 billion in ETF assets, and has funds listed on exchanges in the U.S., Mexico, the United Kingdom, and Australia as well.
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Originally published on Advisor.ca
