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iShares Core Equity ETF Portfolio (XEQT : TSX)

Global Equity

FundGrade A Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade A

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

Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2025, 2022

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(02-27-2026)
$42.04
Change
-$0.26 (-0.61%)
Open $42.06
Day Range $41.90 - $42.26
Volume 1,173,957

As at January 31, 2026

As at January 31, 2026

As at January 31, 2026

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 07, 2019): 13.80%

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 1.77% 2.42% 12.75% 1.77% 17.81% 22.82% 18.94% 13.36% 13.74% 13.27% - - - -
Benchmark 2.09% 0.95% 10.80% 2.09% 14.53% 22.02% 19.47% 13.40% 13.11% 13.15% 13.63% 11.67% 12.63% 12.43%
Category Average 1.52% 7.66% 7.66% 1.52% 9.66% 16.37% 14.53% 9.47% 9.76% 9.98% 10.59% 8.73% 9.66% 9.55%
Category Rank 902 / 2,203 510 / 2,194 289 / 2,162 902 / 2,203 323 / 2,104 217 / 1,994 326 / 1,879 230 / 1,765 162 / 1,593 182 / 1,476 - - - -
Quartile Ranking 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Fund -0.57% -3.20% -2.45% 5.36% 3.39% 2.15% 2.88% 4.67% 2.24% 0.85% -0.21% 1.77%
Benchmark -1.04% -4.18% -2.97% 5.37% 3.64% 2.87% 1.95% 4.75% 2.78% -0.21% -0.91% 2.09%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

9.68% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-11.48% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund - - - - 11.71% 19.57% -10.93% 17.05% 24.67% 20.45%
Benchmark 5.18% 16.29% -1.79% 21.41% 13.15% 17.62% -12.64% 19.37% 26.84% 16.60%
Category Average 3.86% 14.23% -5.38% 19.94% 11.73% 16.21% -13.86% 15.08% 20.13% 12.89%
Quartile Ranking - - - - 3 2 2 2 2 1
Category Rank - - - - 751/ 1,474 429/ 1,589 652/ 1,742 708/ 1,877 620/ 1,990 270/ 2,102

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

24.67% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-10.93% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 40.54
International Equity 31.51
Canadian Equity 26.23
Income Trust Units 0.77
Cash and Equivalents 0.06
Other 0.89

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 21.21
Financial Services 19.88
Basic Materials 8.12
Consumer Services 6.73
Healthcare 6.43
Other 37.63

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 67.86
Europe 16.85
Asia 8.93
Multi-National 5.37
Africa and Middle East 0.40
Other 0.59

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
iShares Core S&P Total US Stock Market ETF (ITOT) 42.39
iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composit Idx ETF (XIC) 26.85
iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF (XEF) 25.39
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Mkts IMI Idx ETF (XEC) 5.37

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 Core Equity ETF Portfolio

Median

Other - Global Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 8.97% 11.14% -
Beta 0.95% 0.97% -
Alpha 0.00% 0.01% -
Rsquared 0.95% 0.97% -
Sharpe 1.57% 0.97% -
Sortino 3.48% 1.56% -
Treynor 0.15% 0.11% -
Tax Efficiency 95.51% 94.28% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 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 9.15% 8.97% 11.14% -
Beta 0.86% 0.95% 0.97% -
Alpha 0.05% 0.00% 0.01% -
Rsquared 0.97% 0.95% 0.97% -
Sharpe 1.57% 1.57% 0.97% -
Sortino 3.10% 3.48% 1.56% -
Treynor 0.17% 0.15% 0.11% -
Tax Efficiency 95.78% 95.51% 94.28% -

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 August 07, 2019
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $13,506
52 Week High $42.36
52 Week Low $27.54
Annual Dividend $0.66
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

XEQT seeks to provide long-term capital growth by investing primarily in one or more iShares ETFs that provide exposure to equity securities.

Investment Strategy

In order to achieve its investment objective, XEQT invests primarily in one or more iShares ETFs that provide exposure to equity securities. The iShares ETFs in which XEQT invests are generally expected to employ indexing strategies that provide exposure to broad-based equity markets. XEQT is managed in accordance with a long-term strategic asset allocation of approximately 100% equity exposure.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

Sub-Advisor

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

  • Orlando Montalvo

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 0.20%
Management Fee 0.17%

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