VANGUARD INVESTMENTS CANADA ANNOUNCES FINAL 2021 ANNUAL CAPITAL GAINS DISTRIBUTIONS FOR THE VANGUARD ETFs®

TORONTO, Dec. 30, 2021 /CNW/ - Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. today announced the final annual capital gains distributions for the Vanguard ETFs listed below for the 2021 tax year. This is an update to the estimated annual capital gains distributions announced on November 16, 2021 and December 22, 2021.

These amounts are for the year-end capital gains distributions only, which will be re-invested and the resulting units immediately consolidated, so that the number of units held by each investor will not change.  The annual capital gains distributions do not include the ongoing monthly, quarterly or annual cash distribution amounts, which were reported in a separate press release. 

The ex-dividend date for the 2021 year-end distributions is December 30, 2021. The record date for the 2021 annual distributions is December 31, 2021 and this is payable on January 10, 2022. The actual taxable amounts of reinvested capital gains distributions for 2021, including the tax characteristics of the distributions, will be reported to brokers (through CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc.) in early-2022.

Vanguard ETF	TSX Ticker Symbol	Annual capital gain per unit ($)
Vanguard FTSE Canada Index ETF	VCE	0.413484
Vanguard FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF	VCN	0.235450
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF	VDY	0.158938
Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF	VRE	0.000000
Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF	VFV	0.014552
Vanguard U.S. Dividend Appreciation Index ETF	VGG	0.064771
Vanguard U.S. Dividend Appreciation Index ETF (CAD-hedged)	VGH	1.344634
Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF (CAD-hedged)	VSP	1.284722
Vanguard U.S. Total Market Index ETF	VUN	0.012648
Vanguard U.S. Total Market Index ETF (CAD-hedged)	VUS	2.131888
Vanguard FTSE Developed Asia Pacific All Cap Index ETF	VA	0.000000
Vanguard FTSE Developed All Cap ex U.S. Index ETF	VDU	0.015118
Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe All Cap Index ETF	VE	0.000000
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap Index ETF	VEE	0.010093
Vanguard FTSE Developed All Cap ex U.S. Index ETF (CAD-hedged)	VEF	1.924079
Vanguard FTSE Developed All Cap ex North America Index ETF (CAD-hedged)	VI	1.343648
Vanguard FTSE Developed ex North America High Dividend Yield Index ETF	VIDY	0.000000
Vanguard FTSE Developed All Cap ex North America Index ETF	VIU	0.105227
Vanguard FTSE Global All Cap ex Canada Index ETF	VXC	0.201638
Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF	VAB	0.000000
Vanguard Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	VCB	0.000000
Vanguard Canadian Government Bond Index ETF	VGV	0.000000
Vanguard Canadian Long-Term Bond Index ETF	VLB	0.000000
Vanguard Canadian Short-Term Bond Index ETF	VSB	0.000000
Vanguard Canadian Short-Term Corporate Bond Index ETF	VSC	0.000000
Vanguard Balanced ETF Portfolio	VBAL	0.289588
Vanguard Conservative Income ETF Portfolio	VCIP	0.189971
Vanguard Conservative ETF Portfolio	VCNS	0.274365
Vanguard All-Equity ETF Portfolio	VEQT	0.127748
Vanguard Growth ETF Portfolio	VGRO	0.222155
Vanguard Retirement Income ETF Portfolio	VRIF	0.127294
Vanguard Global Momentum Factor ETF	VMO	3.107328
Vanguard Global Value Factor ETF	VVL	0.269483
Vanguard Global Minimum Volatility ETF	VVO	0.000000

Forward-looking information

This notice contains forward-looking statements with respect to the 2021 year-end capital gains distributions for the Vanguard ETFs.  By their nature, these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual distributions to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements.  Material factors that could cause the actual distributions to differ from the estimated distributions include, but are not limited to, the actual amounts of distributions received by the Vanguard ETFs, portfolio transactions, currency hedging transactions, and subscription and redemption activity.

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About Vanguard

Canadians own CAD $68 billion in Vanguard assets, including Canadian and U.S.-domiciled ETFs and Canadian mutual funds. Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. manages CAD $47 billion in assets (as of November 30, 2021) with 37 Canadian ETFs and six mutual funds currently available. The Vanguard Group, Inc. is one of the world's largest investment management companies and a leading provider of company-sponsored retirement plan services. Vanguard manages USD $8.2 trillion (CAD $10.5 trillion) in global assets, including over USD $2.1 trillion (CAD $2.4 trillion) in global ETF assets (as of November 30, 2021). Vanguard has offices in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Australia and Asia. The firm offers 421 funds, including ETFs, to its more than 30 million investors worldwide.

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SOURCE Vanguard Investments Canada Inc.

Matt Gierasimczuk, Vanguard Canada Public Relations, Phone: [phone], [email protected]