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iShares S&P/TSX SmallCap Index ETF (XCS : TSX)

Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

FundGrade D Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade D

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Fundata ESG Grade E

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Close
(05-13-2025)
$21.37
Change
$0.17 (0.80%)
Open $21.24
Day Range $21.24 - $21.38
Volume 4,562

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

Period
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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 14, 2007): 2.59%

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 -1.84% -1.68% -1.83% -1.09% 8.55% 8.86% 3.02% 3.92% 14.23% 8.02% 5.79% 5.08% 5.90% 5.40%
Benchmark -1.83% -1.60% -1.65% -0.96% 8.86% 9.27% 3.32% 4.16% 14.42% 8.07% 5.82% 5.10% 5.93% 5.45%
Category Average 0.01% -2.84% -2.84% -4.13% 7.30% 7.73% 4.73% 3.46% 11.71% 7.03% 5.67% 5.05% 5.70% 4.57%
Category Rank 187 / 196 20 / 196 83 / 196 18 / 196 109 / 196 102 / 192 150 / 190 80 / 183 46 / 175 83 / 173 92 / 165 93 / 157 95 / 154 75 / 130
Quartile Ranking 4 1 2 1 3 3 4 2 2 2 3 3 3 3

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 2.80% -1.95% 5.75% -1.27% 3.73% 1.30% 2.65% -3.31% 0.60% -2.27% 2.49% -1.84%
Benchmark 2.65% -1.93% 5.81% -1.26% 3.80% 1.39% 2.69% -3.30% 0.65% -2.27% 2.56% -1.83%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

25.22% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-29.15% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -13.50% 38.18% 2.64% -18.04% 16.14% 13.36% 20.19% -9.22% 4.31% 18.41%
Benchmark -13.31% 38.48% 2.75% -18.17% 15.84% 12.87% 20.27% -9.29% 4.79% 18.83%
Category Average -6.13% 18.01% 3.43% -15.15% 16.59% 11.91% 22.35% -11.32% 6.49% 16.84%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 3 4 3 3 3 2 3 2
Category Rank 124/ 129 1/ 151 84/ 156 128/ 165 123/ 172 102/ 175 132/ 183 68/ 190 128/ 192 88/ 193

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

38.18% (2016)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-18.04% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 88.24
Income Trust Units 8.48
International Equity 1.70
US Equity 1.58

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Basic Materials 35.54
Energy 17.43
Real Estate 11.58
Financial Services 7.18
Healthcare 4.80
Other 23.47

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 98.30
Asia 1.54
Europe 0.16

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
New Gold Inc 1.93
Torex Gold Resources Inc 1.71
First Majestic Silver Corp 1.62
OceanaGold Corp 1.54
Peyto Exploration & Development Corp 1.53
Orla Mining Ltd 1.42
Dundee Precious Metals Inc 1.40
K92 Mining Inc 1.35
SSR Mining Inc 1.32
Sandstorm Gold Ltd 1.31

Equity Style

Market capitalization is small. Equity style is blend.

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 SmallCap Index ETF

Median

Other - Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 15.75% 16.82% 19.74%
Beta 1.00% 1.00% 1.00%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 1.00% 1.00% 1.00%
Sharpe 0.02% 0.73% 0.28%
Sortino 0.11% 1.22% 0.32%
Treynor 0.00% 0.12% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 71.35% 92.92% 84.11%
Volatility Volatility rating is 8 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 8 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 9.84% 15.75% 16.82% 19.74%
Beta 1.00% 1.00% 1.00% 1.00%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 1.00% 1.00% 1.00% 1.00%
Sharpe 0.50% 0.02% 0.73% 0.28%
Sortino 1.03% 0.11% 1.22% 0.32%
Treynor 0.05% 0.00% 0.12% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 90.46% 71.35% 92.92% 84.11%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A8.88.88.08.00%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 May 14, 2007
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $148
52 Week High $21.84
52 Week Low $18.13
Annual Dividend $0.40
Annual Yield -
Index S&P/TSX SmallCap 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 Canadian Equity Funds seek to provide long-term capital growth by replicating, to the extent possible, the performance of the applicable Canadian Equity Fund Index, net of expenses.

Investment Strategy

The investment strategy of each iShares Canadian Equity Fund, other than XVX, is to invest primarily in and hold the Index Securities of the applicable Canadian Equity Fund Index in substantially the same proportion as they are reflected in the applicable Canadian Equity 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

-

Registrar

-

Distributor

-

Fees

MER 0.60%
Management Fee 0.55%

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