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iShares Core Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio (XCNS : TSX)

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Global Neutral Balanced

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(05-02-2025) 		$23.50
Change
$0.06 (0.26%)
Open -
Day Range - - -
Volume 28

As at March 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

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iShares Core Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 07, 2019): 5.41%

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 -1.36% 1.04% 2.68% 1.04% 9.49% 9.49% 5.63% 4.40% 6.97% - - - - -
Benchmark -2.06% 0.58% 3.86% 0.58% 11.71% 12.04% 7.91% 5.78% 7.63% 6.63% 6.42% 6.59% 7.01% 6.53%
Category Average -1.86% 1.83% 1.83% 0.71% 8.09% 9.11% 4.88% 4.42% 7.75% 5.33% 5.11% 4.96% 5.42% 4.54%
Category Rank 406 / 1,770 640 / 1,769 762 / 1,759 640 / 1,769 718 / 1,725 876 / 1,673 756 / 1,610 903 / 1,424 972 / 1,346 - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 - - - - -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -1.99% 2.37% 1.02% 2.73% 0.46% 1.95% -0.41% 2.84% -0.78% 2.06% 0.37% -1.36%
Benchmark -1.57% 1.73% 1.79% 3.28% -0.07% 2.25% 0.21% 2.87% 0.17% 2.72% -0.03% -2.06%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.29% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.27% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - 10.33% 6.57% -11.19% 10.56% 11.99%
Benchmark 17.05% 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69% 17.48%
Category Average 2.99% 5.05% 7.69% -3.99% 13.52% 7.16% 9.69% -11.26% 9.53% 12.15%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - 1 4 3 2 3
Category Rank - - - - - 295/ 1,332 1,214/ 1,416 917/ 1,558 552/ 1,672 1,158/ 1,725

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

11.99% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.19% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Government Bonds 28.64
Canadian Corporate Bonds 19.38
US Equity 16.50
International Equity 12.44
Canadian Equity 9.73
Other 13.31

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 60.50
Exchange Traded Fund 11.95
Technology 6.67
Financial Services 5.73
Consumer Services 2.38
Other 12.77

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 87.15
Multi-National 11.95
Europe 0.49
Latin America 0.14
Asia 0.13
Other 0.14

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Idx ETF (XBB) 38.52
iShares Core S&P Total US Stock Market ETF (ITOT) 17.22
iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corp Bnd Inx(XSH) 10.18
iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF (XEF) 9.98
iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composit Idx ETF (XIC) 9.96
iShares US Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) 6.11
iShares Brd USD Invest Grade Corp Bnd ETF (CRED) 6.06
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Mkts IMI Idx ETF (XEC) 1.97

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)

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iShares Core Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 8.39% 7.84% -
Beta 0.92% 0.92% -
Alpha -0.02% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.93% 0.90% -
Sharpe 0.23% 0.60% -
Sortino 0.52% 0.84% -
Treynor 0.02% 0.05% -
Tax Efficiency 82.31% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 5.73% 8.39% 7.84% -
Beta 0.89% 0.92% 0.92% -
Alpha -0.01% -0.02% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.88% 0.93% 0.90% -
Sharpe 0.93% 0.23% 0.60% -
Sortino 2.07% 0.52% 0.84% -
Treynor 0.06% 0.02% 0.05% -
Tax Efficiency 88.48% 82.31% - -

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) $213
52 Week High $24.13
52 Week Low $21.59
Annual Dividend $0.61
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

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

Investment Strategy

In order to achieve its investment objective, XCNS invests primarily in one or more iShares ETFs that provide exposure to fixed income and/or equity securities. The iShares ETFs in which XCNS invests are generally expected to employ indexing strategies that provide exposure to broad-based equity and fixed income markets. XCNS is managed in accordance with a long-term SAA of approximately 40% equity exposure and approximately 60% fixed income exposure.

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 0.20%
Management Fee 0.18%

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