Toronto-based Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. plans to broaden its family of low-cost exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to 21 with the addition of five ETFs.

The firm said Tuesday it has filed a preliminary prospectus with the Canadian securities regulators for three international equity ETFs and two international bond ETFs.

ETF Name

Benchmark

Annual management
fee

(% of NAV)

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex Canada Index ETF

FTSE All-World ex Canada Index

0.25%

Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe Index ETF

FTSE Developed Europe Index

0.23%

Vanguard FTSE Developed Asia Pacific Index ETF

FTSE Dev. Asia Pacific Index

0.23%

Vanguard U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAD-hedged)

Barclays U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Bond Index (CAD Hedged)

0.20%

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAD-hedged)

Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Float Adjusted RIC Capped Index (CAD Hedged)

0.35%

“We are committed to providing investors access to broadly diversified investments, managed by Vanguard’s experienced team of index investment professionals, at an extremely low cost,” said Atul Tiwari, managing director of Vanguard Investments Canada Inc.

Vanguard Canada currently offers 16 ETFs with total assets of more than $2.4 billion. The average management expense ratio (MER)—which includes the management fee—for Vanguard’s current line-up of ETFs was 0.24% as of Dec. 31, 2013.