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iShares U.S. Small Cap Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) (XSU : TSX)

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U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

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Close
(05-02-2025) 		$38.59
Change
$0.90 (2.39%)
Open $38.15
Day Range $38.13 - $38.70
Volume 78,837

As at March 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

  • Closing Price / Volume
Period
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iShares U.S. Small Cap Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 14, 2007): 4.83%

Fund Returns
Row Heading Return Annualized Return
1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr
Fund -6.99% -9.84% -10.08% -9.84% -5.50% 5.25% -1.26% -2.67% 11.51% 4.06% 3.49% 4.35% 6.50% 4.66%
Benchmark -6.25% -6.04% 1.24% -6.04% 4.87% 13.27% 8.07% 6.63% 15.71% 8.97% 8.93% 8.72% 10.32% 8.40%
Category Average -5.61% -4.68% -4.68% -7.06% -2.57% 6.51% 1.71% 2.04% 10.84% 4.59% 4.26% 4.57% 5.92% 4.83%
Category Rank 269 / 295 278 / 294 242 / 273 278 / 294 191 / 269 154 / 264 172 / 251 216 / 244 99 / 204 120 / 195 149 / 182 125 / 162 96 / 159 92 / 141
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 2 3 4 4 3 3

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -6.99% 4.93% -1.23% 10.34% -1.74% 0.56% -1.55% 10.99% -8.73% 2.39% -5.32% -6.99%
Benchmark -5.36% 3.32% -1.00% 6.13% -1.81% 2.68% 2.75% 10.22% -4.86% 5.64% -5.13% -6.25%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

17.70% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-27.16% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -5.15% 20.52% 13.54% -12.58% 23.22% 15.93% 13.83% -21.67% 14.53% 9.87%
Benchmark 11.76% 14.08% 8.66% -2.87% 21.65% 11.78% 20.00% -11.77% 13.76% 24.39%
Category Average 6.25% 9.80% 10.84% -7.63% 15.90% 4.61% 23.16% -17.30% 11.64% 13.19%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 1 4 1 1 4 4 1 3
Category Rank 128/ 139 11/ 158 39/ 162 170/ 182 44/ 193 29/ 200 219/ 244 198/ 246 59/ 264 197/ 268

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

23.22% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-21.67% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 95.04
International Equity 4.24
Canadian Equity 0.37
Cash and Equivalents 0.18
Other 0.17

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 18.19
Healthcare 15.82
Technology 13.60
Real Estate 11.92
Industrial Goods 8.32
Other 32.15

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 95.43
Latin America 2.74
Europe 1.25
Africa and Middle East 0.14
Asia 0.11
Other 0.33

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) 100.00

Equity Style

Market capitalization is medium. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Risk (Annualized Standard Deviation)ReturnMedian DeviationMedian Return16182022242628303234363840-15%-10%-5%0%5%10%15%

iShares U.S. Small Cap Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

Median

Other - U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 23.73% 22.42% 20.97%
Beta 1.22% 1.23% 1.16%
Alpha -0.10% -0.06% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.90% 0.88% 0.85%
Sharpe -0.10% 0.49% 0.24%
Sortino -0.10% 0.77% 0.26%
Treynor -0.02% 0.09% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency - 95.55% 90.64%
Volatility Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 10 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 22.55% 23.73% 22.42% 20.97%
Beta 1.13% 1.22% 1.23% 1.16%
Alpha -0.11% -0.10% -0.06% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.87% 0.90% 0.88% 0.85%
Sharpe -0.32% -0.10% 0.49% 0.24%
Sortino -0.42% -0.10% 0.77% 0.26%
Treynor -0.06% -0.02% 0.09% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency - - 95.55% 90.64%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A3.3​3.38.6​8.60%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

The E, S, and G scores are averaged for each security in the portfolio, to arrive at an ESG score for each security. We take the portfolio weighted average of the ESG scores for each fund and rank them against their peers to arrive at the Fundata ESG Score from 0-100.

Fundata E Score

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Three scores under the Environment bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Environment Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Pollution Prevention, (2) Environmental Transparency, (3) Resource Efficiency.

Fundata S Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A3.7​3.79.7​9.70%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

Six scores under the Social bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Social Score for each fund from 0-100. (1) Compensation and Satisfaction, (2) Diversity and Rights, (3) Education and Work Conditions, (4) Community and Charity, (5) Human Rights, (6) Sustainability Integration.

Fundata G Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A4.6​4.66.9​6.90%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

Three scores under the governance bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Governance Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Board Effectiveness, (2) Management Ethics, (3) Disclosure and Accountability.

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Fund Details

Start Date May 14, 2007
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Semi Annual
Assets ($mil) $621
52 Week High $47.52
52 Week Low $33.12
Annual Dividend $0.40
Annual Yield -
Index Russell 2000 Index - Canadian Dollar Hedged
Shares Outstanding -
Registered Plan Eligible Yes

ETF Characteristics

Exposure 1x performance
Asset Class High -
Asset Class Medium -
Asset Class Low -
Leveraged -
Inverse -
Advisor Series -
Covered Call Strategy No

Investment Objectives

The iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund (CAD-Hedged) seeks to provide long-term capital growth by replicating, to the extent possible, the performance of the Russell 2000® Index - Canadian Dollars Hedged, net of expenses.

Investment Strategy

The Index is a market capitalization-weighted index of securities of 2,000 of the smaller U.S. public issuers provided by FRC, hedged to Canadian dollars. The Russell 2000 Index, which forms the basis for the Russell 2000 Index - Canadian Dollar Hedged, is commonly used as a measure of U.S. small capitalization stock market performance.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
Sub-Advisor

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
Custodian

-
Registrar

-
Distributor

-

Fees

MER 0.35%
Management Fee 0.35%

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