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iShares MSCI Min Vol Canada Index ETF

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Canadian Equity

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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2024, 2023, 2022, 2019, 2016

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NAVPS
(06-13-2025) 		$50.17
Change
-$0.09 (-0.18%)

As at May 31, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

Period
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iShares MSCI Min Vol Canada Index ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (July 24, 2012): 10.30%

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 3.44% 5.23% 6.76% 9.97% 22.75% 18.52% 12.41% 12.53% 15.11% 11.66% 11.19% 10.08% 10.05% 9.41%
Benchmark 5.56% 3.87% 3.54% 7.05% 21.05% 19.29% 11.55% 10.63% 14.92% 11.89% 10.58% 10.22% 10.45% 8.99%
Category Average 5.42% 3.77% 3.18% 6.36% 17.79% 16.36% 9.76% 9.37% 13.40% 10.14% 8.83% 8.37% 8.56% 7.43%
Category Rank 734 / 753 99 / 748 70 / 744 65 / 744 119 / 725 214 / 704 96 / 683 30 / 598 164 / 572 157 / 543 53 / 492 116 / 466 134 / 432 62 / 391
Quartile Ranking 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
Fund -0.89% 6.67% 1.77% 2.64% 0.30% 3.80% -2.92% 2.42% 2.04% 0.23% 1.50% 3.44%
Benchmark -1.42% 5.87% 1.22% 3.15% 0.85% 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40% -1.51% -0.10% 5.56%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

8.19% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-15.60% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -3.86% 17.16% 7.38% -7.13% 23.60% -1.62% 25.84% -1.34% 11.20% 19.98%
Benchmark -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65%
Category Average -6.15% 16.46% 6.89% -9.47% 19.21% 3.42% 23.26% -4.82% 9.85% 17.87%
Quartile Ranking 2 2 2 1 1 4 2 1 2 2
Category Rank 149/ 382 203/ 410 216/ 453 111/ 479 62/ 525 442/ 551 198/ 586 108/ 654 267/ 692 266/ 719

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

25.84% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-7.13% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 99.94
US Equity 0.06

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 33.01
Consumer Services 12.59
Energy 11.37
Industrial Services 10.27
Basic Materials 8.89
Other 23.87

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Thomson Reuters Corp 3.24
Intact Financial Corp 3.23
Loblaw Cos Ltd 3.20
Toronto-Dominion Bank 3.10
Fortis Inc 3.05
TMX Group Ltd 3.04
Enbridge Inc 3.01
Great-West Lifeco Inc 2.91
Royal Bank of Canada 2.83
Bank of Nova Scotia 2.75

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 MSCI Min Vol Canada Index ETF

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.68% 10.48% 10.79%
Beta 0.73% 0.76% 0.78%
Alpha 0.04% 0.03% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.89% 0.85% 0.88%
Sharpe 0.78% 1.17% 0.73%
Sortino 1.46% 2.07% 0.89%
Treynor 0.11% 0.16% 0.10%
Tax Efficiency 91.54% 92.68% 89.05%
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 8.48% 10.68% 10.48% 10.79%
Beta 0.68% 0.73% 0.76% 0.78%
Alpha 0.08% 0.04% 0.03% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.79% 0.89% 0.85% 0.88%
Sharpe 2.06% 0.78% 1.17% 0.73%
Sortino 5.34% 1.46% 2.07% 0.89%
Treynor 0.26% 0.11% 0.16% 0.10%
Tax Efficiency 95.29% 91.54% 92.68% 89.05%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A56.7​56.741.7​41.70%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 July 24, 2012
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $318

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
N/A

Investment Objectives

The iShares MSCI Canada Minimum Volatility Index Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth by replicating, to the extent possible, the performance of the MSCI Canada Minimum Volatility Index (CAD), net of expenses.

Investment Strategy

The investment strategy of the iShares MSCI Canada Minimum Volatility Index Fund is to invest primarily in a portfolio of securities which make up the MSCI Canada Minimum Volatility Index (CAD), 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 0.33%
Management Fee 0.30%
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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