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iShares MSCI World Index ETF

Global Equity

FundGrade A Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade A

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

Fundata ESG Grade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024, 2023, 2022, 2018, 2017

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NAVPS
(04-04-2025)
$85.18
Change
-$4.46 (-4.98%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at February 28, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 18, 2009): 12.58%

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 -0.79% 3.01% 11.25% 3.09% 22.40% 23.17% 14.84% 14.09% 15.22% 13.68% 12.08% 12.20% 12.85% 11.10%
Benchmark -1.04% 3.01% 11.07% 2.86% 21.78% 21.94% 13.60% 11.95% 14.22% 12.74% 11.11% 11.57% 12.53% 10.67%
Category Average -1.29% 1.82% 7.98% 3.17% 16.34% 17.02% 9.99% 8.89% 11.22% 9.93% 8.61% 8.99% 9.78% 7.96%
Category Rank 757 / 2,113 678 / 2,108 415 / 2,075 1,031 / 2,109 259 / 2,035 267 / 1,894 175 / 1,766 63 / 1,598 136 / 1,470 142 / 1,414 71 / 1,205 78 / 1,045 70 / 905 66 / 775
Quartile Ranking 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 3.06% -2.39% 4.16% 2.25% 2.54% 0.16% 2.00% 0.99% 4.84% -0.07% 3.91% -0.79%
Benchmark 2.94% -1.84% 3.15% 2.29% 2.79% 0.04% 2.54% 0.69% 4.44% 0.14% 3.94% -1.04%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

8.82% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.92% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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 3 3 1 2 3 1 2 1 1
Category Rank 256/ 757 442/ 881 539/ 1,039 282/ 1,186 588/ 1,386 741/ 1,468 230/ 1,588 669/ 1,741 459/ 1,892 311/ 2,009

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 70.55
International Equity 25.73
Canadian Equity 3.05
Cash and Equivalents 0.29
Income Trust Units 0.23
Other 0.15

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 29.20
Financial Services 16.34
Healthcare 9.99
Consumer Services 9.22
Consumer Goods 8.70
Other 26.55

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 74.04
Europe 17.74
Asia 7.88
Africa and Middle East 0.23
Latin America 0.10
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) 72.77
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) 24.21
iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index ETF (XIU) 3.02

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 MSCI World Index ETF

Median

Other - Global Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.83% 12.86% 11.72%
Beta 1.03% 0.99% 0.98%
Alpha 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.97% 0.97% 0.96%
Sharpe 0.85% 0.99% 0.82%
Sortino 1.50% 1.53% 1.08%
Treynor 0.11% 0.13% 0.10%
Tax Efficiency 96.44% 96.49% 94.85%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 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 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.58% 12.83% 12.86% 11.72%
Beta 1.07% 1.03% 0.99% 0.98%
Alpha -0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.97% 0.97% 0.97% 0.96%
Sharpe 2.19% 0.85% 0.99% 0.82%
Sortino 6.17% 1.50% 1.53% 1.08%
Treynor 0.16% 0.11% 0.13% 0.10%
Tax Efficiency 97.53% 96.44% 96.49% 94.85%

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 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) $1,184

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
N/A

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

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed No
PAC Initial Investment -
PAC Subsequent -
SWP Allowed No
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 0.48%
Management Fee 0.44%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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