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iShares Global Agriculture Index ETF (COW : TSX)

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(12-23-2024) 		$65.24
Change
-$0.10 (-0.15%)
Open $65.12
Day Range $64.89 - $65.21
Volume 2,907

As at November 30, 2024

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iShares Global Agriculture Index ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (December 19, 2007): 8.73%

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 7.29% 9.92% 10.11% 12.30% 16.73% -3.39% 6.98% 12.05% 11.83% 12.16% 8.84% 10.11% 10.45% 9.73%
Benchmark 6.37% 10.66% 16.91% 25.77% 30.69% 15.61% 10.90% 13.91% 11.92% 12.54% 10.25% 10.17% 10.75% 8.96%
Category Average 4.46% 11.24% 11.24% 21.90% 26.75% 20.45% 5.39% 8.61% 11.96% 12.20% 11.37% 12.77% 11.28% 11.60%
Category Rank - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund 3.95% -4.67% 4.20% 7.00% -3.20% -0.87% -3.07% 4.80% -1.38% 1.65% 0.78% 7.29%
Benchmark 3.91% 0.55% 1.82% 4.14% -1.82% 2.77% -1.42% 5.87% 1.22% 3.15% 0.85% 6.37%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

13.25% (March 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-23.97% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 15.02% 4.96% 14.17% 14.58% -13.66% 25.51% 11.77% 31.72% 12.47% -9.11%
Benchmark 10.55% -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75%
Category Average 17.30% 16.21% -0.43% 20.39% 1.55% 22.37% 29.99% 15.34% -25.24% 26.53%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank - - - - - - - - - -

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

31.72% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-13.66% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 87.80
International Equity 8.61
Canadian Equity 3.59

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Consumer Goods 46.21
Industrial Goods 22.21
Basic Materials 13.59
Consumer Services 8.29
Financial Services 3.47
Other 6.23

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 91.39
Europe 5.85
Latin America 2.26
Africa and Middle East 0.51
Other -0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Deere & Co 10.70
Corteva Inc 9.80
Ingredion Inc 7.39
Tractor Supply Co 6.85
Tyson Foods Inc Cl A 6.03
Pilgrims Pride Corp 5.81
BUNGE GLOBAL SA 5.78
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 5.61
CNH Industrial NV 4.83
Mosaic Co 3.92

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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

iShares Global Agriculture Index ETF

Median

Other - Sector Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 21.04% 20.44% 16.75%
Beta 1.14% 0.99% 0.95%
Alpha -0.04% 0.01% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.56% 0.59% 0.53%
Sharpe 0.26% 0.54% 0.54%
Sortino 0.43% 0.78% 0.71%
Treynor 0.05% 0.11% 0.10%
Tax Efficiency 89.82% 94.41% 94.26%
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 14.14% 21.04% 20.44% 16.75%
Beta 1.34% 1.14% 0.99% 0.95%
Alpha -0.20% -0.04% 0.01% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.72% 0.56% 0.59% 0.53%
Sharpe 0.85% 0.26% 0.54% 0.54%
Sortino 1.89% 0.43% 0.78% 0.71%
Treynor 0.09% 0.05% 0.11% 0.10%
Tax Efficiency 96.77% 89.82% 94.41% 94.26%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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

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

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

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 December 19, 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) $285
52 Week High $69.29
52 Week Low $58.45
Annual Dividend $0.81
Annual Yield -
Index Manulife Asset Management Global Agriculture Index
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

iShares Global Agriculture Index Fund seeks to track, less fees and expenses, the MFC Global Agriculture Index. It invests in equity and equity-related securities involved in the agricultural sector. MFC employs a proprietary quantitative, multi-factor, bottom-up, selection process to select and weight the top companies.

Investment Strategy

COW’s current principal investment strategy is to employ a Replicating Strategy. In addition to or as an alternative to this strategy, COW may invest by employing a Sampling Strategy, investing in one or more iShares ETFs and/or through the use of derivatives.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. 05-18-2012
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited 06-17-2020

Management and Organization

Fund Manager BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
Advisor BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
Custodian State Street Trust Company Canada
Registrar State Street Trust Company Canada
Distributor -
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

Fees

MER 0.72%
Management Fee 0.65%

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