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iShares S&P/TSX Capped Information Technology Index ETF (XIT : TSX)

Sector Equity

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

Fundata ESG Grade E

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Close
(04-04-2025)
$56.40
Change
-$2.24 (-3.82%)
Open $57.32
Day Range $54.80 - $57.45
Volume 42,144

As at February 28, 2025

As at February 28, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

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iShares S&P/TSX Capped Information Technology Index ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (March 19, 2001): 8.23%

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 -5.13% 0.91% 27.00% 3.99% 29.97% 37.90% 19.94% 11.26% 19.20% 22.30% 21.94% 22.64% 21.11% 18.66%
Benchmark -0.40% -0.31% 10.31% 3.06% 22.45% 15.63% 9.72% 12.23% 12.73% 11.38% 10.72% 9.76% 11.18% 8.50%
Category Average -2.93% 5.42% 5.42% 1.44% 12.52% 20.92% 9.16% 6.63% 12.64% 11.56% 11.01% 11.76% 12.30% 10.47%
Category Rank - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund -0.33% -5.40% -3.48% 5.18% 4.47% 2.35% 4.11% -0.14% 21.05% -2.96% 9.61% -5.13%
Benchmark 4.14% -1.82% 2.77% -1.42% 5.87% 1.22% 3.15% 0.85% 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

34.00% (January 2004)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-30.78% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 13.88% 3.78% 17.48% 11.55% 60.66% 54.33% 17.45% -35.86% 55.54% 32.12%
Benchmark -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65%
Category Average 16.21% -0.43% 20.39% 1.55% 22.37% 29.99% 15.34% -25.24% 26.53% 20.41%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank - - - - - - - - - -

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

60.66% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-35.86% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 100.00

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 98.30
Financial Services 1.70

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Constellation Software Inc 26.77
Shopify Inc Cl A 24.64
CGI Inc Cl A 16.62
Celestica Inc 9.77
Descartes Systems Group Inc 7.49
Open Text Corp 5.40
Kinaxis Inc 2.41
BlackBerry Ltd 2.19
Lightspeed Commerce Inc 1.36
Enghouse Systems Ltd 0.60

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 S&P/TSX Capped Information Technology Index ETF

Median

Other - Sector Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 27.25% 28.49% 22.71%
Beta 1.40% 1.27% 1.15%
Alpha 0.07% 0.05% 0.09%
Rsquared 0.51% 0.49% 0.43%
Sharpe 0.66% 0.67% 0.79%
Sortino 1.31% 1.21% 1.34%
Treynor 0.13% 0.15% 0.16%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 99.99% 99.89%
Volatility Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 10 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 25.78% 27.25% 28.49% 22.71%
Beta 1.56% 1.40% 1.27% 1.15%
Alpha -0.03% 0.07% 0.05% 0.09%
Rsquared 0.41% 0.51% 0.49% 0.43%
Sharpe 0.98% 0.66% 0.67% 0.79%
Sortino 2.85% 1.31% 1.21% 1.34%
Treynor 0.16% 0.13% 0.15% 0.16%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 99.99% 99.89%

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 March 19, 2001
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Semi Annual
Assets ($mil) $816
52 Week High $77.59
52 Week Low $48.70
Annual Dividend -
Annual Yield -
Index S&P/TSX Capped Information Technology 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

The iShares S&P/TSX Capped Information Technology Index Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth by replicating, to the extent possible, the performance of the S&P®/TSX® Capped Information Technology Index through investments in the constituent issuers of such index, net of expenses.

Investment Strategy

The Index is comprised of securities of Canadian information technology sector issuers listed on the TSX, selected by S&P using its industrial classifications and guidelines for evaluating issuer capitalization, liquidity and fundamentals.

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

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

Fees

MER 0.60%
Management Fee 0.55%

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