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iShares Core Growth ETF Portfolio (XGRO : TSX)

Global Equity Balanced

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Fundata ESG Grade D

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2023, 2022

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Close
(11-22-2024)
$30.45
Change
$0.12 (0.40%)
Open $30.35
Day Range $30.33 - $30.45
Volume 48,786

As at October 31, 2024

As at October 31, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

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iShares Core Growth ETF Portfolio

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 21, 2007): 4.99%

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 0.38% 2.90% 10.74% 16.71% 27.64% 17.04% 6.93% 10.99% 9.64% 9.90% 8.02% 8.71% 8.45% 7.78%
Benchmark 0.42% 2.79% 10.62% 17.20% 26.88% 18.07% 6.92% 9.55% 8.96% 9.52% 8.24% 8.84% 8.53% 9.24%
Category Average -0.20% 8.64% 8.64% 13.52% 23.22% 13.95% 4.36% 8.19% 6.92% 7.23% 5.79% 6.34% 6.05% 6.04%
Category Rank 311 / 1,378 328 / 1,377 165 / 1,371 202 / 1,367 159 / 1,360 151 / 1,284 173 / 1,223 112 / 1,103 103 / 1,065 88 / 957 121 / 882 82 / 808 66 / 711 139 / 594
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 6.23% 2.95% 0.86% 3.79% 2.75% -2.03% 3.13% 0.95% 3.37% 0.30% 2.21% 0.38%
Benchmark 5.87% 2.26% 1.06% 4.23% 2.30% -1.69% 2.36% 2.01% 3.06% -0.02% 2.38% 0.42%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

9.40% (April 2009)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-15.79% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 7.99% 0.96% 10.12% 11.78% -6.24% 17.96% 11.42% 15.17% -11.00% 14.92%
Benchmark 13.13% 17.03% 3.66% 11.99% 0.72% 16.29% 12.17% 11.33% -12.03% 15.07%
Category Average 7.89% 4.87% 4.92% 9.31% -5.49% 15.12% 8.09% 12.42% -11.85% 11.42%
Quartile Ranking 3 4 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 1
Category Rank 354/ 540 554/ 613 55/ 714 179/ 809 661/ 888 140/ 977 252/ 1,071 204/ 1,120 560/ 1,234 154/ 1,284

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

17.96% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.00% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 35.71
International Equity 24.28
Canadian Equity 19.78
Canadian Government Bonds 8.99
Canadian Corporate Bonds 5.99
Other 5.25

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Exchange Traded Fund 23.19
Fixed Income 19.07
Technology 15.09
Financial Services 11.35
Consumer Services 4.86
Other 26.44

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 75.47
Multi-National 23.19
Europe 0.97
Latin America 0.27
Asia 0.07
Other 0.03

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
iShares Core S&P Total US Stock Market ETF (ITOT) 37.39
iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composit Idx ETF (XIC) 20.31
iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF (XEF) 19.07
iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Idx ETF (XBB) 12.20
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Mkts IMI Idx ETF (XEC) 4.12
iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corp Bnd Inx(XSH) 3.05
iShares Brd USD Invest Grade Corp Bnd ETF (CRED) 1.93
iShares US Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) 1.93

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

iShares Core Growth ETF Portfolio

Median

Other - Global Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.13% 11.69% 9.73%
Beta 1.04% 1.12% 0.93%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.96% 0.95% 0.80%
Sharpe 0.35% 0.65% 0.66%
Sortino 0.60% 0.89% 0.76%
Treynor 0.04% 0.07% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 88.49% 91.33% 87.28%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.38% 11.13% 11.69% 9.73%
Beta 1.05% 1.04% 1.12% 0.93%
Alpha -0.01% 0.00% 0.00% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.94% 0.96% 0.95% 0.80%
Sharpe 2.75% 0.35% 0.65% 0.66%
Sortino - 0.60% 0.89% 0.76%
Treynor 0.19% 0.04% 0.07% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 96.24% 88.49% 91.33% 87.28%

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 June 21, 2007
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $2,674
52 Week High $30.55
52 Week Low $25.07
Annual Dividend $0.62
Annual Yield -
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

The iShares Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth by investing primarily in one or more iShares ETFs that provide exposure to equity and/or fixed income securities.

Investment Strategy

XGRO invests primarily in one or more iShares ETFs that provide exposure to equity and/or fixed income securities. The iShares ETFs in which XGRO invests are generally expected to employ indexing strategies that provide exposure to broad-based equity and fixed income markets. XGRO is managed in accordance with a long-term strategic asset allocation of approximately 80% equity exposure and approximately 20% fixed income exposure.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. 06-21-2007
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 0.20%
Management Fee 0.18%

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