VFV.TO
Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF
Diversified ETF · Fund / ETF · Canada · ETF
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Fund Overview
VFV is a U.S. large-cap equity index fund managed by Vanguard Investments Canada, giving Canadian investors exposure to U.S. large-cap stocks in Canadian-dollar-traded units without currency hedging.
Index Strategy
VFV tracks the S&P 500 Index, a market-capitalization-weighted index of 500 large U.S. companies across all major sectors. Index membership and weights are set by S&P Dow Jones Indices, an independent third-party index provider, and the fund's Canadian-dollar unit value moves with both the underlying index and the CAD/USD exchange rate.
Geographic Exposure
All underlying holdings are large-capitalization companies listed on U.S. exchanges; the fund's currency exposure to the U.S. dollar is not hedged back to the Canadian dollar.
Principal Risks
As a market-capitalization-weighted U.S. large-cap index fund, VFV.TO carries general equity-market risk, sector-concentration risk (large index-weight sectors such as technology can dominate the index), and unhedged currency risk, since its underlying holdings are denominated in U.S. dollars while the fund trades in Canadian dollars.
Source Documents
- Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF — official fund product page — Vanguard Investments Canada (2026-07-29)
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