Toronto-based Vanguard Investments Canada Inc., on Monday announced that Vanguard FTSE Developed All Cap ex North America Index ETF (TSX: VDU) and Vanguard FTSE Developed All Cap ex North America Index ETF (CAD-hedged) (TSX: VEF) will begin tracking new FTSE transition indices as part of a two-phase change to new target indices.
The changes took effect with the opening of trading on Dec. 21.
The ETFs have been renamed, but their ticker symbols and management fees remain unchanged. Vanguard FTSE Developed ex North America Index ETF is now Vanguard FTSE Developed All Cap ex U.S. Index ETF; Vanguard FTSE Developed ex North America Index ETF (CAD-hedged) is now Vanguard FTSE Developed All Cap ex U.S. Index ETF (CAD hedged).
The changes to VDU and VEF follow closely index changes to the U.S.-listed Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSE:VEA) in which they invest.
These transitions come after Vanguard announced the launch earlier this month of two TSX-listed developed market ETFs that exclude both Canada and the U.S.—Vanguard FTSE Developed All Cap ex North America Index ETF (TSX: VIU) and Vanguard FTSE Developed All Cap ex North America Index ETF (CAD-hedged) (TSX: VI).