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iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corporate Bond Index ETF (XSH : TSX)

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Cdn Short Term Fixed Inc

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2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020

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(04-23-2025) 		$19.05
Change
$0.01 (0.05%)
Open $19.10
Day Range $19.05 - $19.10
Volume 36,849

As at March 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

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iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corporate Bond Index ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 13, 2011): 2.80%

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 0.25% 1.59% 2.61% 1.59% 7.94% 6.71% 4.70% 2.57% 3.34% 3.02% 3.13% 2.74% 2.74% 2.58%
Benchmark 0.31% 1.67% 2.32% 1.67% 7.00% 5.31% 3.68% 1.93% 2.09% 2.25% 2.40% 2.08% 1.99% 1.89%
Category Average 0.20% 1.85% 1.85% 1.34% 6.01% 4.91% 3.14% 1.59% 2.07% 1.89% 1.94% 1.66% 1.60% 1.42%
Category Rank 150 / 282 74 / 281 25 / 272 74 / 281 8 / 257 10 / 216 17 / 204 29 / 195 18 / 186 13 / 178 10 / 169 12 / 155 10 / 145 11 / 138
Quartile Ranking 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -0.36% 0.95% 0.80% 1.65% 0.54% 1.52% -0.20% 0.77% 0.44% 0.90% 0.43% 0.25%
Benchmark -0.40% 0.86% 0.79% 1.36% 0.63% 1.26% -0.30% 0.48% 0.46% 0.83% 0.52% 0.31%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

2.43% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-2.46% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 2.62% 2.17% 0.92% 1.68% 4.53% 6.24% -0.62% -4.55% 6.63% 7.16%
Benchmark 2.56% 0.90% 0.27% 1.89% 2.98% 5.17% -0.92% -3.98% 4.92% 5.71%
Category Average 0.55% 0.85% 0.42% 0.53% 2.93% 4.36% -0.83% -4.45% 4.84% 5.17%
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 1 1
Category Rank 8/ 138 25/ 143 35/ 147 52/ 166 7/ 176 9/ 185 57/ 191 129/ 200 12/ 213 11/ 232

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

7.16% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-4.55% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Corporate Bonds 96.52
Cash and Equivalents 1.23
Canadian Government Bonds 1.03
Canadian Bonds - Other 0.70
Mortgages 0.53
Other -0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 98.69
Cash and Cash Equivalent 1.23
Financial Services 0.08

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Bank of Nova Scotia 2.95% 08-Mar-2027 1.00
Royal Bank of Canada 4.63% 01-May-2028 0.76
Bank of Montreal 4.71% 07-Nov-2027 0.76
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.68% 08-Jan-2029 0.73
Bank of Montreal 4.31% 01-May-2027 0.73
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.21% 01-Jun-2027 0.73
Bank of Montreal 3.19% 01-Mar-2028 0.70
Royal Bank of Canada 2.33% 28-Jan-2027 0.64
Bank of Nova Scotia 1.85% 02-Nov-2026 0.64
Bank of Nova Scotia 4.68% 01-Feb-2029 0.64

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: S. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corporate Bond Index ETF

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Other - Cdn Short Term Fixed Inc

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 2.93% 2.95% 2.44%
Beta 1.13% 1.17% 1.14%
Alpha 0.01% 0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.95% 0.93% 0.81%
Sharpe 0.27% 0.32% 0.37%
Sortino 0.92% 0.17% -0.23%
Treynor 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency 70.93% 62.94% 51.91%
Volatility Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 1 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 2.07% 2.93% 2.95% 2.44%
Beta 1.10% 1.13% 1.17% 1.14%
Alpha 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.96% 0.95% 0.93% 0.81%
Sharpe 1.82% 0.27% 0.32% 0.37%
Sortino 6.19% 0.92% 0.17% -0.23%
Treynor 0.03% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency 80.58% 70.93% 62.94% 51.91%

Fund Details

Start Date September 13, 2011
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $1,612
52 Week High $19.20
52 Week Low $18.25
Annual Dividend $0.71
Annual Yield -
Index FTSE TMX Canada Universe + Maple Short Term Corporate Bond 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 fund seeks to provide income by replicating, to the extent possible, the performance of the FTSE Canada Universe + Maple Short Term Corporate Bond Index, net of expenses.

Investment Strategy

The investment strategy of XSH is to invest in a regularly rebalanced portfolio of bonds, selected by BlackRock Canada from time to time, that closely matches the characteristics of the Index.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
Sub-Advisor

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada
Registrar

State Street Trust Company Canada
Distributor

-

Fees

MER 0.10%
Management Fee 0.09%

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