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iShares Core Growth ETF Portfolio

Global Equity Balanced

FundGrade A Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade A

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

Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024, 2023, 2022

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NAVPS
(05-30-2025)
$31.09
Change
-$0.11 (-0.34%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

Period
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iShares Core Growth ETF Portfolio

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 21, 2007): 4.94%

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 -1.92% -4.81% 1.58% -1.59% 12.49% 12.49% 10.36% 7.37% 10.64% 8.48% 8.08% 7.78% 8.65% 7.32%
Benchmark -2.54% -5.91% 0.78% -2.84% 11.49% 12.43% 10.67% 6.78% 9.16% 7.82% 7.95% 7.59% 8.99% 8.19%
Category Average -1.92% -5.08% 0.21% -1.93% 8.87% 9.22% 7.36% 4.70% 7.93% 5.91% 5.80% 5.41% 6.28% 5.36%
Category Rank 585 / 1,311 585 / 1,310 243 / 1,309 579 / 1,310 102 / 1,289 127 / 1,216 91 / 1,192 124 / 1,068 95 / 1,010 76 / 985 115 / 857 76 / 770 85 / 726 119 / 595
Quartile Ranking 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 3.13% 0.95% 3.37% 0.30% 2.21% 0.38% 4.27% -1.00% 3.38% -0.38% -2.57% -1.92%
Benchmark 2.36% 2.01% 3.06% -0.02% 2.38% 0.42% 3.57% 0.16% 3.26% -0.48% -3.00% -2.54%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

9.40% (April 2009)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-15.79% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 0.96% 10.12% 11.78% -6.24% 17.96% 11.42% 15.17% -11.00% 14.92% 20.47%
Benchmark 17.03% 3.66% 11.99% 0.72% 16.29% 12.17% 11.33% -12.03% 15.07% 21.57%
Category Average 4.87% 4.92% 9.31% -5.49% 15.12% 8.09% 12.42% -11.85% 11.42% 15.99%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 1
Category Rank 523/ 582 54/ 671 179/ 757 611/ 830 137/ 922 252/ 1,007 196/ 1,056 501/ 1,153 153/ 1,202 182/ 1,285

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

20.47% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.00% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 33.68
International Equity 25.71
Canadian Equity 20.17
Canadian Government Bonds 9.11
Canadian Corporate Bonds 6.03
Other 5.30

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Exchange Traded Fund 24.71
Fixed Income 19.22
Technology 13.94
Financial Services 11.64
Consumer Services 5.05
Other 25.44

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 74.01
Multi-National 24.71
Europe 0.91
Latin America 0.24
Asia 0.06
Other 0.07

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
iShares Core S&P Total US Stock Market ETF (ITOT) 35.37
iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF (XEF) 20.76
iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composit Idx ETF (XIC) 20.61
iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Idx ETF (XBB) 12.21
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Mkts IMI Idx ETF (XEC) 3.95
iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corp Bnd Inx(XSH) 3.13
iShares US Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) 2.01
iShares Brd USD Invest Grade Corp Bnd ETF (CRED) 1.98

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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iShares Core Growth ETF Portfolio

Median

Other - Global Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.81% 10.22% 9.84%
Beta 1.06% 1.05% 0.98%
Alpha -0.01% 0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.97% 0.95% 0.84%
Sharpe 0.61% 0.81% 0.60%
Sortino 1.16% 1.24% 0.69%
Treynor 0.06% 0.08% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 91.68% 91.90% 86.77%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.82% 10.81% 10.22% 9.84%
Beta 0.98% 1.06% 1.05% 0.98%
Alpha 0.01% -0.01% 0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.92% 0.97% 0.95% 0.84%
Sharpe 1.07% 0.61% 0.81% 0.60%
Sortino 2.38% 1.16% 1.24% 0.69%
Treynor 0.09% 0.06% 0.08% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 92.77% 91.68% 91.90% 86.77%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A48.248.249.349.30%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 June 21, 2007
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $3,039

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
N/A

Investment Objectives

The iShares Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth by investing primarily in one or more iShares ETFs that provide exposure to equity and/or fixed income securities.

Investment Strategy

XGRO invests primarily in one or more iShares ETFs that provide exposure to equity and/or fixed income securities. The iShares ETFs in which XGRO invests are generally expected to employ indexing strategies that provide exposure to broad-based equity and fixed income markets. XGRO is managed in accordance with a long-term strategic asset allocation of approximately 80% equity exposure and approximately 20% fixed income exposure.

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 Yes
PAC Initial Investment 50
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 0
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 0.20%
Management Fee 0.18%
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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