Asset-allocation exchange-traded fund (ETF) · TSX: VGRO

Vanguard Growth ETF Portfolio

A one-ticket exchange-traded fund portfolio targeting approximately 80% stocks and 20% fixed income through broad index funds.

Last reviewed August 2026

At a glance

Target mix
80% stocks / 20% bonds
Total assets
$10.5B as of Jul 31, 2026
Management fee (current)
0.17%
Total fund costs (reported)
0.22%

Overview

The Vanguard Growth ETF Portfolio is the 80% stock option in Vanguard's asset-allocation suite. Start with the asset allocation you can hold through changing markets, then compare funds built for that target. Vanguard may rebalance this portfolio from time to time at the sub-advisor's discretion.

Its current management fee fell to 0.17% on November 18, 2025. The latest 0.22% management expense ratio (MER) and 0.00% trading expense ratio (TER) cover the period ended March 31, 2026. Vanguard says the MER does not yet reflect the fee cut. Distributions are scheduled quarterly, which does not measure the fund's return.

Portfolio and costs

Target allocation

Stocks
80%
Fixed income
20%The long-term strategic allocation targets approximately 80% equity and 20% fixed income.

Costs

Management fee (current)
0.17%The current management fee is 0.17%, reduced from 0.22% on November 18, 2025.
Management expense ratio (MER)
0.22%
Trading expense ratio (TER)
0%
Total fund costs (reported)
0.22%MER + TER. The 0.22% MER and 0.00% TER are historical ratios for the period ended March 31, 2026, not the current management fee. Period ended March 2026.

Fund facts

Ticker
TSX: VGRO
Inception
January 25, 2018
Total assets
$10,538,000,000 CADThe factsheet displays total net assets as $10,538 million; this CAD amount preserves that rounded million-level source precision.
Distributions
QuarterlyThe ETF schedules distributions quarterly.

How the portfolio is managed

Construction
Invests directly or indirectly through underlying broad-based equity and fixed-income index funds.
Rebalancing
The sub-advisor may reconstitute and rebalance the asset mix from time to time at its discretion; the reviewed sources do not publish a fixed schedule or threshold.
Currency hedging
The July 31 allocation identifies the U.S. and global ex-U.S. aggregate bond sleeves as CAD-hedged, while foreign-equity sleeves are listed without that designation. The underlying CAD-hedged bond ETFs seek to hedge foreign-currency exposure to CAD but may not be fully hedged at all times.