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iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corporate Bond Index ETF

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Cdn Short Term Fixed Inc

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

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2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020

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NAVPS
(05-30-2025) 		$19.10
Change
$0.01 (0.08%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

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iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corporate Bond Index ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 13, 2011): 2.79%

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 0.09% 0.77% 2.91% 1.68% 8.42% 6.37% 5.14% 2.53% 2.87% 2.96% 3.15% 2.69% 2.73% 2.62%
Benchmark 0.02% 0.85% 2.65% 1.69% 7.45% 5.10% 3.95% 1.89% 1.83% 2.22% 2.42% 2.02% 2.00% 1.94%
Category Average 0.07% 0.69% 2.21% 1.41% 6.46% 4.71% 3.52% 1.55% 1.77% 1.86% 1.96% 1.64% 1.60% 1.45%
Category Rank 169 / 286 108 / 278 13 / 268 71 / 277 6 / 257 9 / 217 12 / 201 30 / 193 18 / 183 12 / 176 9 / 166 10 / 154 11 / 143 11 / 136
Quartile Ranking 3 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 0.95% 0.80% 1.65% 0.54% 1.52% -0.20% 0.77% 0.44% 0.90% 0.43% 0.25% 0.09%
Benchmark 0.86% 0.79% 1.36% 0.63% 1.26% -0.30% 0.48% 0.46% 0.83% 0.52% 0.31% 0.02%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

2.43% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-2.46% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 2.62% 2.17% 0.92% 1.68% 4.53% 6.24% -0.62% -4.55% 6.63% 7.16%
Benchmark 2.56% 0.90% 0.27% 1.89% 2.98% 5.17% -0.92% -3.98% 4.92% 5.71%
Category Average 0.55% 0.85% 0.42% 0.53% 2.93% 4.36% -0.83% -4.45% 4.84% 5.17%
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 1 1
Category Rank 8/ 136 24/ 141 35/ 145 51/ 163 7/ 173 9/ 182 55/ 188 126/ 197 12/ 209 11/ 229

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

7.16% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-4.55% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Corporate Bonds 96.59
Cash and Equivalents 1.09
Canadian Government Bonds 1.08
Canadian Bonds - Other 0.72
Mortgages 0.51
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 98.83
Cash and Cash Equivalent 1.09
Financial Services 0.08

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Bank of Nova Scotia 2.95% 08-Mar-2027 1.05
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.21% 01-Jun-2027 0.78
Bank of Montreal 3.19% 01-Mar-2028 0.75
Bank of Montreal 4.71% 07-Nov-2027 0.73
Royal Bank of Canada 4.63% 01-May-2028 0.72
Bank of Montreal 4.31% 01-May-2027 0.72
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.68% 08-Jan-2029 0.69
Royal Bank of Canada 2.33% 28-Jan-2027 0.68
Bank of Montreal 4.54% 18-Nov-2028 0.63
Royal Bank of Canada 4.61% 26-Jul-2027 0.62

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: S. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corporate Bond Index ETF

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3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 2.79% 2.78% 2.43%
Beta 1.11% 1.14% 1.14%
Alpha 0.01% 0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.95% 0.94% 0.81%
Sharpe 0.41% 0.16% 0.38%
Sortino 1.31% -0.07% -0.21%
Treynor 0.01% 0.00% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency 73.11% 56.45% 52.91%
Volatility Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 1 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 1.88% 2.79% 2.78% 2.43%
Beta 1.12% 1.11% 1.14% 1.14%
Alpha 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.95% 0.95% 0.94% 0.81%
Sharpe 2.35% 0.41% 0.16% 0.38%
Sortino 10.71% 1.31% -0.07% -0.21%
Treynor 0.04% 0.01% 0.00% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency 81.55% 73.11% 56.45% 52.91%

Fund Details

Start Date September 13, 2011
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $1,527

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
N/A

Investment Objectives

The fund seeks to provide income by replicating, to the extent possible, the performance of the FTSE Canada Universe + Maple Short Term Corporate Bond Index, net of expenses.

Investment Strategy

The investment strategy of XSH is to invest in a regularly rebalanced portfolio of bonds, selected by BlackRock Canada from time to time, that closely matches the characteristics of the 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

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 0.10%
Management Fee 0.09%
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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