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iShares Global Healthcare Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) (XHC : TSX)

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Close
(11-21-2024)
$70.18
Change
$0.42 (0.60%)
Open $69.73
Day Range $69.48 - $70.20
Volume 23,281

As at October 31, 2024

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iShares Global Healthcare Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 12, 2011): 11.50%

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 -4.04% -3.08% 3.86% 8.70% 17.32% 6.35% 3.69% 9.52% 8.70% 8.82% 8.68% 9.90% 7.88% 7.93%
Benchmark 0.85% 5.30% 12.95% 18.24% 32.06% 15.16% 8.05% 15.02% 11.33% 11.65% 9.36% 9.62% 9.96% 8.41%
Category Average -0.55% 9.75% 9.75% 16.69% 32.21% 20.51% 3.93% 10.09% 11.90% 11.88% 11.02% 12.06% 11.03% 11.60%
Category Rank 179 / 200 157 / 195 148 / 191 141 / 189 140 / 189 123 / 156 78 / 147 59 / 132 78 / 127 68 / 116 56 / 101 46 / 86 53 / 86 61 / 78
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 4.43% 3.35% 3.01% 2.83% 2.64% -3.73% 2.58% 1.75% 2.67% 4.63% -3.46% -4.04%
Benchmark 7.48% 3.91% 0.55% 1.82% 4.14% -1.82% 2.77% -1.42% 5.87% 1.22% 3.15% 0.85%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.67% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-8.77% (December 2018)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 22.39% 8.13% -5.20% 17.06% 2.66% 22.02% 8.73% 21.12% -3.46% 2.09%
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 2 4 3 3 2 2 4 2 1 3
Category Rank 32/ 68 60/ 79 62/ 86 48/ 86 52/ 106 55/ 117 107/ 127 35/ 132 31/ 149 116/ 161

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

22.39% (2014)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-5.20% (2016)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 69.24
International Equity 30.04
Foreign Corporate Bonds 0.74
Other -0.02

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Healthcare 91.07
Consumer Services 1.20
Consumer Goods 0.88
Fixed Income 0.74
Industrial Goods 0.36
Other 5.75

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 69.96
Europe 19.03
Asia 6.10
Latin America 0.08
Other 4.83

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
iShares Global Healthcare ETF (IXJ) 100.00

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 Healthcare Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

Median

Other - Sector Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.22% 13.59% 12.76%
Beta 0.66% 0.60% 0.63%
Alpha -0.01% 0.02% 0.03%
Rsquared 0.44% 0.48% 0.39%
Sharpe 0.08% 0.52% 0.54%
Sortino 0.17% 0.73% 0.64%
Treynor 0.02% 0.12% 0.11%
Tax Efficiency 85.35% 93.97% 93.12%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 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 11.07% 13.22% 13.59% 12.76%
Beta 0.51% 0.66% 0.60% 0.63%
Alpha 0.02% -0.01% 0.02% 0.03%
Rsquared 0.19% 0.44% 0.48% 0.39%
Sharpe 1.09% 0.08% 0.52% 0.54%
Sortino 1.97% 0.17% 0.73% 0.64%
Treynor 0.24% 0.02% 0.12% 0.11%
Tax Efficiency 94.15% 85.35% 93.97% 93.12%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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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

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Fundata G Score

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Fund Details

Start Date April 12, 2011
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Semi Annual
Assets ($mil) $617
52 Week High $77.97
52 Week Low $62.97
Annual Dividend $1.61
Annual Yield -
Index S&P Global 1200 Healthcare Sector Canadian Dollar Hedged 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 S&P Global Healthcare Index Fund (CAD-Hedged) seeks to provide long-term capital growth by replicating, to the extent possible, the performance of the S&P Global 1200 Health Care Sector Canadian Dollar Hedged Index, net of expenses, and, to the extent possible, hedge any resulting foreign currency exposure back to Canadian dollars.

Investment Strategy

The investment strategy of the iShares S&P Global Healthcare Index Fund (CAD-Hedged) is to invest primarily in shares of a U.S. iShares Fund such that the resulting portfolio will have characteristics that closely match the characteristics of the S&P Global 1200 Health Care Sector Canadian Dollar Hedged Index, and to hedge any resulting foreign currency exposure back to Canadian dollars.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited 04-12-2011
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. 04-12-2011

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 0.65%
Management Fee 0.63%

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