Vanguard Investments Canada Announces Final 2025 Annual Capital Gains Distributions for the Vanguard ETFs® - VBU, VBG and VGAB

Core Viewpoint - Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. announced the final annual capital gains distributions for its ETFs for the 2025 tax year, updating previous estimates from November and December 2025 [1]. Group 1: Capital Gains Distributions - The year-end capital gains distributions will be reinvested, and the number of units held by each investor will remain unchanged [2]. - The ex-dividend date for the 2025 annual distributions is December 23, 2025, with the record date also on December 23, 2025, and payments scheduled for January 2, 2026 [3]. - Specific annual capital gains per unit and their percentage of net asset value for various Vanguard ETFs were not disclosed in the announcement [4]. Group 2: Company Overview - Vanguard manages CAD $130 billion in assets as of November 30, 2025, with a total of 38 Canadian ETFs and ten mutual funds available [6]. - The Vanguard Group, Inc. oversees USD $11.9 trillion (CAD $16.4 trillion) in global assets, including over USD $4 trillion (CAD $5.5 trillion) in global ETF assets as of October 31, 2025 [6]. - Vanguard operates under a unique mutual structure, aligning the interests of the company with those of its investors, which enhances stability and client focus [7].