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iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index ETF (CBO : TSX)

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Cdn Short Term Fixed Inc

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(05-23-2025) 		$18.37
Change
$0.01 (0.05%)
Open $18.34
Day Range $18.34 - $18.37
Volume 2,338

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

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iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (February 25, 2009): 2.99%

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 0.10% 0.78% 2.85% 1.66% 8.09% 6.04% 4.90% 2.28% 2.47% 2.65% 2.84% 2.39% 2.40% 2.27%
Benchmark 0.02% 0.85% 2.65% 1.69% 7.45% 5.10% 3.95% 1.89% 1.83% 2.22% 2.42% 2.02% 2.00% 1.94%
Category Average 0.07% 2.21% 2.21% 1.41% 6.46% 4.71% 3.52% 1.55% 1.77% 1.86% 1.96% 1.64% 1.60% 1.45%
Category Rank 155 / 285 101 / 277 30 / 267 74 / 276 28 / 256 24 / 216 27 / 201 60 / 193 48 / 183 42 / 176 33 / 166 39 / 154 32 / 143 34 / 136
Quartile Ranking 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 0.85% 0.74% 1.63% 0.50% 1.58% -0.30% 0.79% 0.37% 0.88% 0.46% 0.22% 0.10%
Benchmark 0.86% 0.79% 1.36% 0.63% 1.26% -0.30% 0.48% 0.46% 0.83% 0.52% 0.31% 0.02%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

2.19% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-1.93% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 2.14% 1.64% 0.66% 1.37% 4.20% 5.87% -1.11% -4.64% 6.44% 6.65%
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 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1
Category Rank 38/ 136 37/ 141 49/ 145 75/ 163 19/ 173 28/ 182 110/ 188 130/ 197 24/ 209 41/ 228

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

6.65% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-4.64% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Corporate Bonds 85.54
Cash and Equivalents 10.89
Canadian Government Bonds 3.57

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 89.11
Cash and Cash Equivalent 10.89

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 5.23% 24-Jun-2030 1.46
Alectra Inc 2.49% 17-Feb-2027 1.20
OMERS Realty Corp 5.38% 14-Nov-2028 1.11
Altalink LP 2.75% 29-May-2026 1.09
Canadian National Railway Co 2.80% 22-Jun-2025 1.07
AIMCo Realty Investors LP 2.71% 01-Jun-2029 1.06
Brookfield Corp 4.82% 28-Oct-2025 1.03
Enbridge Gas Inc 3.31% 11-Sep-2025 1.02
Hydro One Inc 3.02% 05-Jan-2029 1.01
OMERS Realty Corp 3.24% 04-Oct-2027 1.00

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: S. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index ETF

Median

Other - Cdn Short Term Fixed Inc

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 2.96% 2.89% 2.44%
Beta 1.17% 1.18% 1.18%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.94% 0.94% 0.87%
Sharpe 0.31% 0.02% 0.23%
Sortino 1.08% -0.24% -0.40%
Treynor 0.01% 0.00% 0.00%
Tax Efficiency 75.38% 54.41% 49.43%
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 1.95% 2.96% 2.89% 2.44%
Beta 1.15% 1.17% 1.18% 1.18%
Alpha -0.01% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.93% 0.94% 0.94% 0.87%
Sharpe 2.11% 0.31% 0.02% 0.23%
Sortino 8.39% 1.08% -0.24% -0.40%
Treynor 0.04% 0.01% 0.00% 0.00%
Tax Efficiency 82.94% 75.38% 54.41% 49.43%

Fund Details

Start Date February 25, 2009
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $724
52 Week High $18.52
52 Week Low $17.62
Annual Dividend $0.60
Annual Yield -
Index FTSE TMX Canada 1-5 Year Laddered 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

iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index Fund, seeks to provide a return based on investing and holding the securities that constitute the DEX 1-5 Yr Corporate Bond Index, less fees and expenses. CBO provides suitable investors exposure to a well-diversified corporate bond portfolio, with staggered maturity levels from 1 to 5 years.

Investment Strategy

CBO’s current principal investment strategy is to employ a Sampling Strategy. In addition to or as an alternative to this strategy, CBO may invest by employing a Replicating Strategy, by investing in one or more iShares ETFs and/or through the use of derivatives.

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 0.28%
Management Fee 0.25%

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