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iShares Global Government Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) (XGGB : NEO)

Global Fixed Income

FundGrade D Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade D

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(04-09-2025)
$18.26
Change
-$0.15 (-0.81%)
Open $18.31
Day Range $18.21 - $18.31
Volume 19,350

As at March 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

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iShares Global Government Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 21, 2017): 0.65%

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 -0.27% 1.01% -0.64% 1.01% 2.58% 2.14% -0.65% -1.51% -1.48% 0.15% 0.59% - - -
Benchmark 0.53% 3.00% 3.80% 3.00% 9.54% 4.81% 2.94% 0.19% -1.64% 0.46% 0.89% 1.16% 1.17% 1.71%
Category Average -0.31% -0.05% -0.05% 1.72% 4.28% 3.41% 0.94% -0.26% 0.73% 0.84% 0.92% 1.04% 1.20% 1.17%
Category Rank 87 / 225 134 / 224 112 / 223 134 / 224 138 / 208 136 / 179 116 / 149 79 / 111 79 / 99 54 / 93 32 / 78 - - -
Quartile Ranking 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 3 2 - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -1.75% 0.51% 0.73% 1.86% 0.92% 0.97% -1.54% 1.11% -1.18% 0.13% 1.15% -0.27%
Benchmark -1.24% 0.00% 1.16% 3.88% -0.22% 1.89% -0.37% 0.95% 0.21% 1.24% 1.20% 0.53%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

3.08% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-3.23% (September 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - 1.81% 6.53% 5.85% -2.27% -13.30% 5.43% 1.06%
Benchmark 16.63% -1.36% -0.08% 7.82% 1.45% 7.03% -6.05% -10.83% 2.72% 6.80%
Category Average 2.92% 2.08% 2.75% -0.04% 5.49% 5.94% -1.81% -10.70% 5.33% 2.37%
Quartile Ranking - - - 2 2 3 2 4 2 3
Category Rank - - - 31/ 77 33/ 91 63/ 97 38/ 104 114/ 138 81/ 164 147/ 201

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

6.53% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-13.30% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Foreign Government Bonds 91.85
Canadian Corporate Bonds 6.41
Canadian Government Bonds 1.73
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 100.00

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 51.28
Europe 31.16
Asia 16.14
Latin America 0.66
Multi-National 0.38
Other 0.38

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
United States Treasury 4.88% 31-Oct-2030 0.62
United States Treasury 4.38% 15-May-2034 0.58
United States Treasury 0.88% 30-Jun-2026 0.53
United States Treasury 2.88% 15-May-2028 0.50
United States Treasury 4.63% 30-Jun-2026 0.48
United States Treasury 4.25% 15-Mar-2027 0.46
United States Treasury 4.88% 31-May-2026 0.45
United States Treasury 3.63% 15-May-2026 0.45
United States Treasury 4.38% 30-Nov-2028 0.44
United States Treasury 4.63% 15-Oct-2026 0.43

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

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

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

iShares Global Government Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

Median

Other - Global Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 5.82% 5.09% -
Beta 0.74% 0.56% -
Alpha -0.03% -0.01% -
Rsquared 0.59% 0.50% -
Sharpe -0.75% -0.74% -
Sortino -0.76% -1.03% -
Treynor -0.06% -0.07% -
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 2 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 4.04% 5.82% 5.09% -
Beta 0.67% 0.74% 0.56% -
Alpha -0.04% -0.03% -0.01% -
Rsquared 0.56% 0.59% 0.50% -
Sharpe -0.32% -0.75% -0.74% -
Sortino -0.12% -0.76% -1.03% -
Treynor -0.02% -0.06% -0.07% -
Tax Efficiency 56.53% - - -

Fund Details

Start Date September 21, 2017
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $229
52 Week High $18.94
52 Week Low $17.92
Annual Dividend $0.46
Annual Yield -
Index FTSE World Government Bond Index (Currency-Hedged in CAD)
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 Government Bond (CAD Hedged) Index ETF seeks to replicate, to the extent possible and before fees and expenses, the performance of a broad World Government bond index that is hedged to Canadian dollars. Currently, the iShares Global Government Bond (CAD Hedged) Index ETF seeks to track Citi World Government Bond Index (Currency-Hedged in CAD) (or any successor thereto).

Investment Strategy

The investment strategy of each iShares ETF is to invest in and hold a proportionate share of the Constituent Securities of the applicable index, or other Securities, in a manner that seeks to replicate the performance of that Index, in order to achieve its investment objectives. The iShares ETFs may also hold cash and cash equivalents or other money market instruments in order to meet their current obligations.

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

TSX Trust Company

State Street Trust Company Canada

Distributor

-

Fees

MER 0.22%
Management Fee 0.20%

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