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iShares MSCI EAFE Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

International Equity

FundGrade A Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade A

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Fundata ESG Grade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024, 2023, 2022

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NAVPS
(04-04-2025)
$33.82
Change
-$1.96 (-5.47%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at February 28, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

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iShares MSCI EAFE Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 06, 2001): 4.86%

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 1.99% 6.10% 5.23% 6.53% 12.51% 14.71% 12.28% 11.33% 11.36% 9.86% 8.38% 8.63% 9.71% 7.15%
Benchmark 1.20% 7.16% 5.45% 6.99% 14.01% 13.90% 9.73% 7.35% 9.62% 8.10% 6.28% 7.55% 8.28% 6.64%
Category Average 1.20% 6.36% 5.10% 6.81% 13.63% 12.80% 8.48% 6.16% 8.33% 7.22% 5.50% 6.68% 7.27% 5.54%
Category Rank 296 / 801 467 / 799 501 / 793 484 / 799 507 / 771 237 / 735 48 / 712 24 / 686 57 / 652 74 / 615 60 / 541 95 / 477 52 / 424 93 / 368
Quartile Ranking 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 4.19% -1.40% 3.80% -0.86% 0.60% 0.53% -0.43% -1.28% 0.91% -0.40% 4.45% 1.99%
Benchmark 3.12% -1.23% 2.60% -0.96% 4.08% 0.37% 1.09% -2.68% 0.03% 0.16% 5.72% 1.20%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.84% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-18.12% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 4.52% 5.57% 15.92% -10.68% 22.52% -0.50% 18.46% -5.72% 18.11% 12.07%
Benchmark 19.41% -1.70% 18.37% -6.81% 16.27% 8.01% 8.97% -10.67% 15.74% 11.18%
Category Average 13.82% -2.56% 17.84% -8.91% 17.54% 7.87% 8.64% -12.60% 13.75% 10.76%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 3 3 1 4 1 1 1 2
Category Rank 340/ 367 28/ 411 288/ 471 374/ 532 131/ 599 520/ 649 40/ 679 141/ 702 81/ 732 383/ 767

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

22.52% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-10.68% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 98.62
Income Trust Units 0.82
Cash and Equivalents 0.48
US Equity 0.05
Other 0.03

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 22.50
Consumer Goods 15.85
Industrial Goods 10.72
Healthcare 10.04
Technology 8.75
Other 32.14

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 65.91
Asia 32.55
Africa and Middle East 0.95
North America 0.56
Latin America 0.03

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) 100.00

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is blend.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

iShares MSCI EAFE Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.97% 13.71% 12.56%
Beta 0.81% 0.92% 0.90%
Alpha 0.04% 0.02% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.79% 0.79% 0.75%
Sharpe 0.71% 0.68% 0.48%
Sortino 1.37% 0.98% 0.53%
Treynor 0.11% 0.10% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 91.82% 91.30% 87.10%
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 7 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 7.37% 11.97% 13.71% 12.56%
Beta 0.72% 0.81% 0.92% 0.90%
Alpha 0.02% 0.04% 0.02% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.65% 0.79% 0.79% 0.75%
Sharpe 1.09% 0.71% 0.68% 0.48%
Sortino 3.39% 1.37% 0.98% 0.53%
Treynor 0.11% 0.11% 0.10% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 91.27% 91.82% 91.30% 87.10%

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 September 06, 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) $1,381

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
N/A

Investment Objectives

The iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (CAD-Hedged) seeks to provide long-term capital growth by replicating, to the extent possible, the performance of the MSCI® EAFE 100% Hedged to CAD Dollars Index, net of expenses.

Investment Strategy

The Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted Index provided by MSCI that includes securities from Europe, Australasia and the Far East, hedged to Canadian Dollars.

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

Investment Minimums

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

Fees

MER 0.51%
Management Fee 0.50%
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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