2022 Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards 2022 Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards
For more than three decades, Refinitiv Lipper Awards have recognized funds and fund management firms for their consistently strong risk-adjusted performance relative to their peers. Based on Refinitiv Lipper's quantitative, proprietary methodology, the awards reflect an independent and uncompromised assessment of fund performance.
For 2022, two of our ETFs won Refintiv Lipper Fund Awards!
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF seeks to track, to the extent reasonably possible and before fees and expenses, the performance of a broad Canadian equity index that measures the investment return of common stocks of Canadian companies that are characterized by high dividend yield. Currently, this Vanguard ETF seeks to track the FTSE Canada High Dividend Yield Index (or any successor thereto). It invests primarily in common stocks of Canadian companies that pay dividends.
Vanguard FTSE Canada Index ETF seeks to track, to the extent reasonably possible and before fees and expenses, the performance of a broad Canadian equity index that measures the investment return of publicly traded securities in the Canadian market. Currently, this Vanguard ETF seeks to track the FTSE Canada Domestic Index (or any successor thereto). It invests primarily in the largest Canadian stocks.
Vanguard Index ETFs
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Since introducing the first index fund for individual investors in the United States in 1976, Vanguard has developed a reputation for tight index tracking, rigorous risk controls and low costs. Today, millions of investors around the world rely on us for our high-quality index investments.
Our index ETFs are designed to work as part of a core indexing strategy that targets major asset classes.
In Canada, we offer a suite of market-capitalization-weighted index ETFs that cover Canadian, U.S. and international equities and Canadian and global investment-grade bonds. These ETFs benefit from the same management expertise and benchmark construction best practices that made us a global indexing leader.
| Low costs | Index investments don't require highly paid teams to analyze and select stocks. Instead, they hold securities until the index itself changes. As a result, they generally have low management and transaction costs. Research has shown lower-cost funds tend to outperform higher-cost funds over the long term. |
| Diversification | Index investments generally hold most or all of the securities in their target indexes, and some provide exposure to thousands of securities. Investing in many or all key market segments ensures some participation in stronger areas while also mitigating the impact of weaker areas. |
| Simplicity | Most index investments have a precise, easily understood objective: to track the performance of a specific index (before fees and expenses). |
| Tax efficiency | Index investments may provide a tax advantage relative to open-end, actively managed funds because their management tends to require less portfolio turnover. Lower turnover can minimize capital gains distributions, which can, in turn, improve long-term after-tax performance. |
| Competitive performance | Low-cost, well-managed index investments can be an effective way to achieve competitive returns over the long run. |
The winning ETFs for the following periods ending July 31, 2022, are:
ETF name |
Category |
Period recognized |
Fund count |
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF
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Canadian Dividend & Income Equity |
3 Years |
17 |
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF
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Canadian Dividend & Income Equity |
5 Years |
14 |
Vanguard FTSE Canada Index ETF |
Canadian Equity |
5 Years |
26 |
Vanguard FTSE Canada Index ETF has won the Canadian Equity classification award for the 5-year categories ending July 31, 2022, out of a classification total of 26 for the 5-year period. Performance for the period ended October 31, 2022 is as follows: -2.99% (1 year), 9.55% (3 years), 7.88% (5 years), 8.25% (10 years), 7.94% (since inception November 2011).
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF has won the Canadian Dividend & Income Equity classification award for the 3- and 5-year categories ending July 31, 2022, out of a classification total of 17 for the 3 year period and 14 for the 5 year period. Performance for the period ended October 31, 2022 is as follows: 3.66% (1 year), 11.54% (3 years), 8.43% (5 years), 9.36% (since inception November 2012).
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF has won the Canadian Dividend & Income Equity classification award for the 3- and 5-year categories. Vanguard FTSE Canada Index ETF has won the Canadian Equity classification award for the 5-year category. The ranking entity of the award is Refinitiv Lipper. The 2022 Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards are applicable for one year starting November 17th, 2022 to November 16th, 2023. The Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards, granted annually, highlight funds and fund companies that have excelled in delivering consistently strong risk-adjusted performance relative to their peers. The Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards are based on the Lipper Leader for Consistent Return rating, which is a risk-adjusted performance measure calculated over 36, 60 and 120 months. The fund with the highest Lipper Leader for Consistent Return (Effective Return) value in each eligible classification wins the Refinitiv Lipper Fund Award. For more information, see lipperfundawards.com. Although Refinitiv Lipper makes reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the data contained herein, the accuracy is not guaranteed by Refinitiv Lipper.
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All investment funds, including those that seek to track an index are subject to risk, including the possible loss of principal. Diversification does not ensure a profit or protect against a loss in a declining market. While the Vanguard ETFs are designed to be as diversified as the original indices they seek to track and can provide greater diversification than an individual investor may achieve independently, any given ETF may not be a diversified investment.
All monetary figures are expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.