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iShares Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETF - Common Class

Canadian Equity Balanced

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

2022, 2018

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NAVPS
(08-11-2025)
$8.82
Change
-$0.01 (-0.06%)

As at July 31, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

Period
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iShares Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETF - Common Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 14, 2010): 8.63%

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 0.78% 9.37% 8.78% 10.33% 25.68% 21.30% 14.91% 9.54% 15.53% 11.24% 9.50% 9.68% 10.33% 9.82%
Benchmark 1.08% 7.63% 6.04% 9.10% 16.54% 15.06% 11.86% 8.15% 10.51% 9.40% 8.70% 8.77% 8.27% 7.86%
Category Average 0.50% 5.71% 2.41% 5.18% 9.45% 10.82% 8.67% 5.80% 8.31% 6.92% 6.30% 6.32% 6.12% 5.72%
Category Rank 142 / 389 38 / 388 1 / 369 4 / 369 1 / 369 1 / 365 9 / 363 14 / 354 7 / 327 12 / 325 17 / 310 11 / 284 4 / 267 3 / 252
Quartile Ranking 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Fund 3.24% 4.12% 0.74% 6.48% -1.20% 1.42% 0.88% -1.30% -0.11% 5.24% 3.13% 0.78%
Benchmark 1.05% 2.82% 0.37% 5.15% -2.58% 2.89% -0.02% -1.20% -0.27% 4.19% 2.20% 1.08%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.59% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-20.51% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -5.22% 21.07% 12.04% -9.50% 19.36% 1.29% 29.30% -14.59% 12.77% 27.52%
Benchmark -5.39% 15.95% 7.50% -6.34% 18.83% 6.85% 17.62% -7.12% 10.48% 17.11%
Category Average -2.09% 10.63% 6.12% -6.63% 14.36% 4.77% 15.38% -7.74% 9.70% 12.92%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 1
Category Rank 201/ 251 2/ 259 4/ 268 260/ 297 3/ 317 246/ 325 1/ 351 346/ 359 61/ 363 2/ 365

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

29.30% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-14.59% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 86.56
Canadian Corporate Bonds 8.43
Income Trust Units 4.09
International Equity 0.52
Canadian Government Bonds 0.28
Other 0.12

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 78.48
Fixed Income 8.79
Energy 4.14
Real Estate 4.09
Utilities 2.80
Other 1.70

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.47
Latin America 0.52
Europe 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
iShares S&P/TSX Cdn Preferred Share Idx ETF (CPD) 18.96
iShares Core Canadian Corp Bond Index ETF (XCB) 8.84
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 8.14
Royal Bank of Canada 7.96
Toronto-Dominion Bank 7.52
Manulife Financial Corp 7.39
National Bank of Canada 5.57
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd 5.47
Bank of Montreal 4.63
iA Financial Corp Inc 4.19

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 Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETF - Common Class

Median

Other - Canadian Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.87% 13.59% 13.83%
Beta 1.15% 1.18% 1.18%
Alpha 0.01% 0.03% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.84% 0.80% 0.77%
Sharpe 0.84% 0.95% 0.62%
Sortino 1.69% 1.64% 0.77%
Treynor 0.09% 0.11% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 82.14% 82.08% 72.24%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 8.62% 12.87% 13.59% 13.83%
Beta 1.02% 1.15% 1.18% 1.18%
Alpha 0.07% 0.01% 0.03% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.85% 0.84% 0.80% 0.77%
Sharpe 2.34% 0.84% 0.95% 0.62%
Sortino 9.47% 1.69% 1.64% 0.77%
Treynor 0.20% 0.09% 0.11% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 90.04% 82.14% 82.08% 72.24%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A77.677.645.045.00%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 April 14, 2010
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
N/A

Investment Objectives

The iShares Canadian Financial Monthly Income Fund's investment objective is to maximize total return to its Unitholders, consisting of distributions and capital appreciation, and to provide its Unitholders with a stable stream of monthly cash distribution of $0.04 per Unit.

Investment Strategy

FIE’s net assets, together with borrowings under its loan facility, are invested in a diversified and actively managed investment portfolio consisting primarily of the following securities in the Canadian financial sector: common shares, preferred shares, corporate bonds, income trust units.

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

State Street Trust Company Canada

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 50
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 50
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 0.74%
Management Fee 0.65%
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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