Join Fund Library now and get free access to personalized features to help you manage your investments.

iShares Canadian Fundamental Index ETF (CRQ : NEO)

Canadian Equity

FundGrade B Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade B

Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade.

Fundata ESG GradeB Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade B

Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade.

Close
(05-03-2024)
$22.08
Change
$0.09 (0.41%)
Open -
Day Range - - -
Volume 175

As at March 31, 2024

As at March 31, 2024

As at February 29, 2024

Period
Loading...
Loading...

Legend

iShares Canadian Fundamental Index ETF

Compare Options


Fund Returns

Inception Return (February 22, 2006): 7.06%

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 4.56% 7.01% 15.28% 7.01% 14.09% 3.81% 12.01% 20.28% 10.59% 9.57% 8.48% 10.20% 8.26% 7.54%
Benchmark 4.14% 6.62% 15.26% 6.62% 13.96% 3.95% 9.11% 16.99% 9.96% 9.65% 8.48% 9.70% 7.76% 7.67%
Category Average 2.98% 13.93% 13.93% 6.16% 12.03% 3.59% 8.38% 15.41% 8.69% 8.07% 6.99% 7.91% 6.36% 6.41%
Category Rank 37 / 729 163 / 728 210 / 718 163 / 728 215 / 705 347 / 675 37 / 602 50 / 561 104 / 543 129 / 478 116 / 451 51 / 402 60 / 368 120 / 335
Quartile Ranking 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 3.05% -5.93% 3.58% 3.11% -1.81% -2.64% -3.19% 6.78% 4.21% 0.00% 2.35% 4.56%
Benchmark 2.90% -4.95% 3.36% 2.58% -1.37% -3.33% -3.21% 7.48% 3.91% 0.55% 1.82% 4.14%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

14.02% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-20.79% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 6.46% -11.54% 29.76% 7.45% -10.33% 19.86% -3.56% 34.73% 0.95% 9.81%
Benchmark 10.55% -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75%
Category Average 9.54% -6.15% 16.46% 6.89% -9.47% 19.21% 3.42% 23.26% -4.82% 9.85%
Quartile Ranking 4 4 1 2 3 3 4 1 1 3
Category Rank 292/ 333 356/ 365 4/ 392 213/ 448 309/ 474 316/ 522 504/ 558 25/ 593 47/ 660 397/ 698

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

34.73% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.54% (2015)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 98.66
Income Trust Units 1.17
US Equity 0.17

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 44.35
Energy 22.55
Basic Materials 10.51
Industrial Services 5.06
Consumer Services 4.82
Other 12.71

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 7.64
Toronto-Dominion Bank 6.99
Bank of Nova Scotia 5.69
Enbridge Inc 5.64
Bank of Montreal 4.23
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 4.05
Brookfield Corp Cl A 3.98
Suncor Energy Inc 3.87
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 3.47
Manulife Financial Corp 3.35

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

iShares Canadian Fundamental Index ETF

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.40% 17.18% 14.15%
Beta 0.95% 1.05% 1.06%
Alpha 0.03% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.89% 0.90% 0.90%
Sharpe 0.72% 0.56% 0.49%
Sortino 1.07% 0.70% 0.53%
Treynor 0.10% 0.09% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 90.16% 88.97% 86.74%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 13.25% 13.40% 17.18% 14.15%
Beta 1.02% 0.95% 1.05% 1.06%
Alpha 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.98% 0.89% 0.90% 0.90%
Sharpe 0.70% 0.72% 0.56% 0.49%
Sortino 1.40% 1.07% 0.70% 0.53%
Treynor 0.09% 0.10% 0.09% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 91.12% 90.16% 88.97% 86.74%

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.

Powered by OWL Analytics. For more information, please contact Fundata Canada.

Fund Details

Start Date February 22, 2006
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status -
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $93
52 Week High $22.50
52 Week Low $18.76
Annual Dividend $0.63
Annual Yield -
Index FTSE RAFI Canada 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 Canadian Fundamental Index Fund seeks to track, less fees and expenses, the FTSE RAFI Canada Index which comprises those Canadian companies with the highest fundamental weightings. They're selected on the basis of 3 factors aggregated over 5 years: total cash dividends, free cash flow and total sales. Current book equity value is also taken into account.

Investment Strategy

-

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%

Join Fund Library now and get free access to personalized features to help you manage your investments.