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Global Neutral Balanced
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Close (04-10-2025) |
$28.44 |
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Change |
-$0.66
(-2.27%)
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Open | $28.98 |
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Day Range | $28.16 - $28.98 |
Volume | 126,536 |
As at March 31, 2025
As at March 31, 2025
Inception Return (June 21, 2007): 5.58%
Row Heading | Return | Annualized Return | ||||||||||||
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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 | -1.97% | 0.70% | 3.37% | 0.70% | 10.97% | 12.02% | 7.38% | 6.41% | 9.86% | 7.45% | 7.45% | 6.60% | 6.85% | 6.02% |
Benchmark | -2.06% | 0.58% | 3.86% | 0.58% | 11.71% | 12.04% | 7.91% | 5.78% | 7.63% | 6.63% | 6.42% | 6.59% | 7.01% | 6.53% |
Category Average | -1.86% | 1.83% | 1.83% | 0.71% | 8.09% | 9.11% | 4.88% | 4.42% | 7.75% | 5.33% | 5.11% | 4.96% | 5.42% | 4.54% |
Category Rank | 941 / 1,774 | 873 / 1,773 | 463 / 1,762 | 873 / 1,773 | 296 / 1,727 | 221 / 1,675 | 216 / 1,612 | 268 / 1,424 | 214 / 1,347 | 173 / 1,293 | 124 / 1,162 | 185 / 980 | 202 / 912 | 178 / 801 |
Quartile Ranking | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Return % | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar |
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Fund | -2.01% | 2.75% | 0.98% | 3.05% | 0.38% | 2.08% | 0.00% | 3.58% | -0.89% | 2.73% | -0.02% | -1.97% |
Benchmark | -1.57% | 1.73% | 1.79% | 3.28% | -0.07% | 2.25% | 0.21% | 2.87% | 0.17% | 2.72% | -0.03% | -2.06% |
7.06% (April 2020)
-8.03% (March 2020)
Return % | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Fund | -1.29% | 9.30% | 5.50% | -2.51% | 15.19% | 10.58% | 11.06% | -11.08% | 12.78% | 16.13% |
Benchmark | 17.05% | 2.39% | 8.66% | 2.68% | 12.26% | 11.12% | 6.48% | -11.62% | 11.69% | 17.48% |
Category Average | 2.99% | 5.05% | 7.69% | -3.99% | 13.52% | 7.16% | 9.69% | -11.26% | 9.53% | 12.15% |
Quartile Ranking | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Category Rank | 717/ 783 | 64/ 892 | 761/ 975 | 449/ 1,121 | 195/ 1,242 | 268/ 1,333 | 406/ 1,416 | 899/ 1,560 | 128/ 1,674 | 261/ 1,727 |
16.13% (2024)
-11.08% (2022)
Name | Percent |
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US Equity | 24.85 |
Canadian Government Bonds | 19.78 |
International Equity | 18.78 |
Canadian Equity | 14.72 |
Canadian Corporate Bonds | 12.51 |
Other | 9.36 |
Name | Percent |
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Fixed Income | 40.65 |
Exchange Traded Fund | 18.03 |
Technology | 10.08 |
Financial Services | 8.55 |
Consumer Services | 3.60 |
Other | 19.09 |
Name | Percent |
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North America | 80.86 |
Multi-National | 18.03 |
Europe | 0.70 |
Latin America | 0.19 |
Asia | 0.11 |
Other | 0.11 |
Name | Percent |
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iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Idx ETF (XBB) | 26.61 |
iShares Core S&P Total US Stock Market ETF (ITOT) | 26.02 |
iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF (XEF) | 15.06 |
iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composit Idx ETF (XIC) | 15.06 |
iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corp Bnd Inx(XSH) | 6.13 |
iShares US Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) | 4.09 |
iShares Brd USD Invest Grade Corp Bnd ETF (CRED) | 4.06 |
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Mkts IMI Idx ETF (XEC) | 2.97 |
iShares Core Balanced ETF Portfolio
Median
Other - Global Neutral Balanced
Standard Deviation | 9.76% | 9.14% | 7.89% |
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Beta | 1.08% | 1.07% | 0.85% |
Alpha | -0.01% | 0.02% | 0.01% |
Rsquared | 0.95% | 0.90% | 0.65% |
Sharpe | 0.38% | 0.82% | 0.57% |
Sortino | 0.74% | 1.26% | 0.60% |
Treynor | 0.03% | 0.07% | 0.05% |
Tax Efficiency | 86.51% | 90.06% | 82.67% |
Volatility |
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Key Ratio | 1 Yr | 3 Yr | 5 Yr | 10 Yr |
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Standard Deviation | 6.76% | 9.76% | 9.14% | 7.89% |
Beta | 1.06% | 1.08% | 1.07% | 0.85% |
Alpha | -0.01% | -0.01% | 0.02% | 0.01% |
Rsquared | 0.91% | 0.95% | 0.90% | 0.65% |
Sharpe | 1.00% | 0.38% | 0.82% | 0.57% |
Sortino | 2.26% | 0.74% | 1.26% | 0.60% |
Treynor | 0.06% | 0.03% | 0.07% | 0.05% |
Tax Efficiency | 89.15% | 86.51% | 90.06% | 82.67% |
Start Date | June 21, 2007 |
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Instrument Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
Share Class | Do-It-Yourself |
Legal Status | Trust |
Sales Status | Open |
Currency | CAD |
Distribution Frequency | Quarterly |
Assets ($mil) | $1,881 |
52 Week High | $31.17 |
52 Week Low | $27.22 |
Annual Dividend | $0.84 |
Annual Yield | - |
Index | - |
Shares Outstanding | - |
Registered Plan Eligible | Yes |
Exposure | 1x performance |
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Asset Class High | - |
Asset Class Medium | - |
Asset Class Low | - |
Leveraged | - |
Inverse | - |
Advisor Series | No |
Covered Call Strategy | No |
The iShares Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth and income by investing primarily in one or more exchange-traded funds managed by BlackRock Canada or affiliate ("iShares ETFs") that provide exposure to equity and/or fixed income securities.
XBAL invests primarily in one or more iShares ETFs that provide exposure to equity and/or fixed income securities. The iShares ETFs in which XBAL invests are generally expected to employ indexing strategies that provide exposure to broad-based equity and fixed income markets. XBAL is managed in accordance with a long-term strategic asset allocation of approximately 60% equity exposure and approximately 40% fixed income exposure.
Portfolio Manager |
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited |
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Sub-Advisor |
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. |
Fund Manager |
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited |
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Custodian |
State Street Trust Company Canada |
Registrar |
State Street Trust Company Canada |
Distributor |
- |
MER | 0.20% |
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Management Fee | 0.18% |
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