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Global Neutral Balanced
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Close (04-04-2025) |
$28.59 |
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Change |
-$0.84
(-2.85%)
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Open | $29.07 |
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Day Range | $28.59 - $29.08 |
Volume | 93,315 |
As at February 28, 2025
As at February 28, 2025
Inception Return (June 21, 2007): 5.72%
Row Heading | Return | Annualized Return | ||||||||||||
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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 | -0.02% | 1.80% | 7.63% | 2.72% | 15.72% | 14.06% | 7.96% | 7.25% | 8.47% | 8.19% | 7.75% | 6.94% | 7.57% | 6.10% |
Benchmark | -0.03% | 2.87% | 8.43% | 2.69% | 16.11% | 14.54% | 7.96% | 6.28% | 7.36% | 7.48% | 6.74% | 7.02% | 7.35% | 6.79% |
Category Average | 0.06% | 5.62% | 5.62% | 2.61% | 12.30% | 10.81% | 5.44% | 5.22% | 6.13% | 5.96% | 5.33% | 5.29% | 5.92% | 4.70% |
Category Rank | 949 / 1,773 | 629 / 1,773 | 349 / 1,761 | 861 / 1,773 | 260 / 1,727 | 167 / 1,674 | 209 / 1,598 | 283 / 1,424 | 191 / 1,347 | 167 / 1,292 | 123 / 1,162 | 192 / 978 | 175 / 904 | 184 / 792 |
Quartile Ranking | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Return % | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb |
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Fund | 2.22% | -2.01% | 2.75% | 0.98% | 3.05% | 0.38% | 2.08% | 0.00% | 3.58% | -0.89% | 2.73% | -0.02% |
Benchmark | 1.80% | -1.57% | 1.73% | 1.79% | 3.28% | -0.07% | 2.25% | 0.21% | 2.87% | 0.17% | 2.72% | -0.03% |
7.06% (April 2020)
-8.03% (March 2020)
Return % | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Fund | -1.29% | 9.30% | 5.50% | -2.51% | 15.19% | 10.58% | 11.06% | -11.08% | 12.78% | 16.13% |
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 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Category Rank | 717/ 783 | 64/ 892 | 761/ 975 | 449/ 1,121 | 195/ 1,242 | 268/ 1,333 | 406/ 1,416 | 899/ 1,560 | 128/ 1,674 | 261/ 1,727 |
16.13% (2024)
-11.08% (2022)
Name | Percent |
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US Equity | 25.81 |
Canadian Government Bonds | 19.35 |
International Equity | 18.60 |
Canadian Equity | 14.69 |
Canadian Corporate Bonds | 12.31 |
Other | 9.24 |
Name | Percent |
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Fixed Income | 39.95 |
Exchange Traded Fund | 17.85 |
Technology | 10.88 |
Financial Services | 8.72 |
Consumer Services | 3.71 |
Other | 18.89 |
Name | Percent |
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North America | 81.12 |
Multi-National | 17.85 |
Europe | 0.71 |
Latin America | 0.19 |
Asia | 0.11 |
Other | 0.02 |
Name | Percent |
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iShares Core S&P Total US Stock Market ETF (ITOT) | 27.08 |
iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Idx ETF (XBB) | 26.10 |
iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composit Idx ETF (XIC) | 15.01 |
iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF (XEF) | 14.96 |
iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corp Bnd Inx(XSH) | 5.98 |
iShares US Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) | 4.00 |
iShares Brd USD Invest Grade Corp Bnd ETF (CRED) | 3.99 |
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Mkts IMI Idx ETF (XEC) | 2.89 |
iShares Core Balanced ETF Portfolio
Median
Other - Global Neutral Balanced
Standard Deviation | 9.66% | 9.88% | 7.87% |
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Beta | 1.07% | 1.13% | 0.85% |
Alpha | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Rsquared | 0.93% | 0.87% | 0.64% |
Sharpe | 0.45% | 0.63% | 0.58% |
Sortino | 0.84% | 0.87% | 0.62% |
Treynor | 0.04% | 0.06% | 0.05% |
Tax Efficiency | 87.88% | 89.11% | 83.31% |
Volatility |
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Key Ratio | 1 Yr | 3 Yr | 5 Yr | 10 Yr |
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Standard Deviation | 6.09% | 9.66% | 9.88% | 7.87% |
Beta | 1.12% | 1.07% | 1.13% | 0.85% |
Alpha | -0.02% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Rsquared | 0.89% | 0.93% | 0.87% | 0.64% |
Sharpe | 1.77% | 0.45% | 0.63% | 0.58% |
Sortino | 4.63% | 0.84% | 0.87% | 0.62% |
Treynor | 0.10% | 0.04% | 0.06% | 0.05% |
Tax Efficiency | 92.45% | 87.88% | 89.11% | 83.31% |
Start Date | June 21, 2007 |
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Instrument Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
Share Class | Do-It-Yourself |
Legal Status | Trust |
Sales Status | Open |
Currency | CAD |
Distribution Frequency | Quarterly |
Assets ($mil) | $1,889 |
52 Week High | $31.17 |
52 Week Low | $27.22 |
Annual Dividend | $0.84 |
Annual Yield | - |
Index | - |
Shares Outstanding | - |
Registered Plan Eligible | Yes |
Exposure | 1x performance |
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Asset Class High | - |
Asset Class Medium | - |
Asset Class Low | - |
Leveraged | - |
Inverse | - |
Advisor Series | No |
Covered Call Strategy | No |
The iShares Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth and income by investing primarily in one or more exchange-traded funds managed by BlackRock Canada or affiliate ("iShares ETFs") that provide exposure to equity and/or fixed income securities.
XBAL invests primarily in one or more iShares ETFs that provide exposure to equity and/or fixed income securities. The iShares ETFs in which XBAL invests are generally expected to employ indexing strategies that provide exposure to broad-based equity and fixed income markets. XBAL is managed in accordance with a long-term strategic asset allocation of approximately 60% equity exposure and approximately 40% fixed income exposure.
Portfolio Manager |
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited |
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Sub-Advisor |
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. |
Fund Manager |
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited |
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Custodian |
State Street Trust Company Canada |
Registrar |
State Street Trust Company Canada |
Distributor |
- |
MER | 0.20% |
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Management Fee | 0.18% |
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