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iShares S&P/TSX Global Gold Index ETF (XGD : TSX)

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Precious Metals Equity

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

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

Fundata ESG Grade B

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(04-29-2025) 		$29.42
Change
-$0.44 (-1.47%)
Open $29.56
Day Range $29.42 - $29.81
Volume 356,512

As at March 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

  • Closing Price / Volume
Period
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iShares S&P/TSX Global Gold Index ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (March 23, 2001): 6.81%

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 14.69% 36.26% 24.81% 36.26% 59.23% 23.47% 11.08% 14.20% 15.70% 16.57% 14.86% 11.42% 11.70% 12.24%
Benchmark 14.54% 35.69% 24.38% 35.69% 58.49% 22.64% 10.18% 12.96% 15.41% 16.65% 15.06% 11.79% 12.15% 11.91%
Category Average 14.78% 26.89% 26.89% 33.45% 61.04% 25.54% 11.05% 13.58% 20.59% 17.71% 15.27% 11.71% 13.23% 14.04%
Category Rank 50 / 78 10 / 78 51 / 77 10 / 78 62 / 76 60 / 75 47 / 70 47 / 69 61 / 68 45 / 68 31 / 57 34 / 56 37 / 55 37 / 54
Quartile Ranking 3 1 3 1 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 6.76% 4.83% -2.24% 13.80% 0.83% 1.63% 3.22% -5.69% -5.91% 15.99% 2.42% 14.69%
Benchmark 7.42% 5.90% -3.20% 14.16% -0.19% 1.55% 3.90% -5.93% -6.21% 16.02% 2.11% 14.54%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

38.60% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-28.30% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -10.54% 49.96% 0.80% -4.06% 40.33% 21.30% -6.04% -2.99% 3.74% 19.89%
Benchmark -17.99% 55.11% 0.96% -3.46% 42.02% 25.38% -7.16% -2.48% 1.85% 19.16%
Category Average -7.69% 59.78% 3.16% -9.27% 36.39% 42.53% -7.32% -10.92% 3.45% 26.30%
Quartile Ranking 4 4 3 1 3 4 3 1 3 4
Category Rank 42/ 52 48/ 55 41/ 56 7/ 57 34/ 60 60/ 68 40/ 69 15/ 70 46/ 70 68/ 75

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

49.96% (2016)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-10.54% (2015)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 64.50
US Equity 19.98
International Equity 15.53
Other -0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Basic Materials 100.00

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 84.48
Africa and Middle East 12.57
Europe 1.24
Latin America 1.05
Asia 0.67
Other -0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Newmont Corp 15.51
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 15.37
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 9.93
Barrick Gold Corp 9.46
Franco-Nevada Corp 8.54
Gold Fields Ltd - ADR 5.58
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd 4.48
Kinross Gold Corp 4.37
Alamos Gold Inc Cl A 3.17
Royal Gold Inc 3.03

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 S&P/TSX Global Gold Index ETF

Median

Other - Precious Metals Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 30.50% 33.28% 32.34%
Beta 0.97% 0.99% 0.97%
Alpha 0.01% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 1.00% 1.00% 0.99%
Sharpe 0.36% 0.52% 0.46%
Sortino 0.68% 0.96% 0.75%
Treynor 0.11% 0.18% 0.15%
Tax Efficiency 96.01% 97.17% 97.53%
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 25.83% 30.50% 33.28% 32.34%
Beta 0.96% 0.97% 0.99% 0.97%
Alpha 0.02% 0.01% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.99% 1.00% 1.00% 0.99%
Sharpe 1.80% 0.36% 0.52% 0.46%
Sortino 5.31% 0.68% 0.96% 0.75%
Treynor 0.48% 0.11% 0.18% 0.15%
Tax Efficiency 99.28% 96.01% 97.17% 97.53%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A80.9​80.944.5​44.50%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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A87.5​87.579.2​79.20%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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 23, 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) $2,179
52 Week High $32.08
52 Week Low $19.27
Annual Dividend $0.20
Annual Yield -
Index S&P/TSX Global Gold 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 International Mining Sector Funds seek to provide long-term capital growth by replicating, to the extent possible, the performance of the applicable International Mining Sector Index, net of expenses.

Investment Strategy

The investment strategy of each iShares International Mining Sector Fund is to invest primarily in and hold the Index Securities of the applicable International Mining Sector Fund Index in substantially the same proportion as they are reflected in the applicable International Mining Sector Fund Index.

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 0.61%
Management Fee 0.55%

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