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iShares MSCI World Index ETF (XWD : TSX)

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

Fundata ESG Grade B

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(04-30-2025) 		$91.23
Change
-$0.37 (-0.40%)
Open $90.38
Day Range $89.84 - $91.45
Volume 18,422

As at March 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

  • Closing Price / Volume
Period
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iShares MSCI World Index ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 18, 2009): 12.20%

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 -4.23% -1.27% 4.45% -1.27% 13.75% 18.93% 12.72% 12.00% 16.13% 12.33% 11.60% 11.34% 12.07% 10.65%
Benchmark -4.18% -1.44% 3.79% -1.44% 13.36% 18.11% 11.87% 10.29% 15.45% 11.45% 10.65% 10.79% 11.61% 10.18%
Category Average -4.15% 1.62% 1.62% -1.11% 8.50% 13.52% 8.34% 7.17% 12.79% 8.81% 8.13% 8.24% 8.85% 7.55%
Category Rank 993 / 2,110 993 / 2,100 450 / 2,082 993 / 2,100 340 / 2,027 207 / 1,886 174 / 1,765 72 / 1,607 175 / 1,472 120 / 1,412 71 / 1,203 75 / 1,043 60 / 909 61 / 772
Quartile Ranking 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -2.39% 4.16% 2.25% 2.54% 0.16% 2.00% 0.99% 4.84% -0.07% 3.91% -0.79% -4.23%
Benchmark -1.84% 3.15% 2.29% 2.79% 0.04% 2.54% 0.69% 4.44% 0.14% 3.94% -1.04% -4.18%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

8.82% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.92% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 18.50% 3.91% 14.00% -0.72% 20.60% 11.66% 21.69% -11.39% 19.60% 28.74%
Benchmark 16.88% 5.18% 16.29% -1.79% 21.41% 13.15% 17.62% -12.64% 19.37% 26.84%
Category Average 8.98% 3.86% 14.23% -5.38% 19.94% 11.73% 16.21% -13.86% 15.08% 20.13%
Quartile Ranking 2 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 1 1
Category Rank 256/ 754 439/ 878 539/ 1,036 282/ 1,183 588/ 1,382 741/ 1,464 230/ 1,583 664/ 1,735 458/ 1,883 311/ 2,000

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

28.74% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.39% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 69.54
International Equity 26.70
Canadian Equity 3.12
Cash and Equivalents 0.42
Income Trust Units 0.23
Other -0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 27.83
Financial Services 16.79
Healthcare 10.29
Consumer Services 9.04
Consumer Goods 8.87
Other 27.18

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 72.69
Europe 18.54
Asia 8.06
Africa and Middle East 0.23
Latin America 0.11
Other 0.37

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) 71.57
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) 25.32
iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index ETF (XIU) 3.10

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)

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iShares MSCI World Index ETF

Median

Other - Global Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.21% 12.42% 11.83%
Beta 1.03% 1.00% 0.98%
Alpha 0.00% 0.01% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.98% 0.97% 0.96%
Sharpe 0.68% 1.08% 0.78%
Sortino 1.20% 1.76% 1.01%
Treynor 0.09% 0.13% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 95.82% 96.48% 94.52%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 9.45% 13.21% 12.42% 11.83%
Beta 1.05% 1.03% 1.00% 0.98%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.98% 0.98% 0.97% 0.96%
Sharpe 1.00% 0.68% 1.08% 0.78%
Sortino 1.95% 1.20% 1.76% 1.01%
Treynor 0.09% 0.09% 0.13% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 96.10% 95.82% 96.48% 94.52%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A72.1​72.155.5​55.50%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

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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

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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

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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 June 18, 2009
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Semi Annual
Assets ($mil) $1,115
52 Week High $101.19
52 Week Low $81.66
Annual Dividend $1.15
Annual Yield -
Index MSCI World Index(SM)
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

The iShares MSCI World Index Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth by replicating, to the extent possible, the performance of the MSCI World Index, net of expenses.

Investment Strategy

The MSCI World Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index provided by MSCI that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets

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 0.48%
Management Fee 0.44%

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