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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor Index ETF

U.S. Equity

FundGrade B Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade B

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Fundata ESG Grade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024

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NAVPS
(04-04-2025)
$36.15
Change
-$1.65 (-4.36%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at February 28, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 04, 2019): 16.21%

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 -1.51% 1.04% 9.64% 2.10% 21.17% 28.26% 17.78% 16.50% 17.39% - - - - -
Benchmark -1.62% 2.05% 13.55% 1.79% 25.98% 28.01% 17.48% 17.23% 18.56% 17.15% 15.74% 15.38% 16.17% 14.61%
Category Average -2.55% -0.30% 8.98% 1.42% 18.49% 21.72% 12.57% 12.21% 14.32% 12.93% 11.60% 11.56% 12.43% 10.56%
Category Rank 325 / 1,336 627 / 1,327 768 / 1,318 474 / 1,328 587 / 1,292 313 / 1,210 154 / 1,141 129 / 1,086 244 / 1,023 - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 1 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 2.49% -3.05% 4.75% 3.58% 1.54% 0.95% 1.34% 1.51% 5.48% -1.04% 3.67% -1.51%
Benchmark 3.07% -2.70% 4.13% 3.97% 2.12% 0.07% 2.23% 2.12% 6.59% 0.26% 3.46% -1.62%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

9.54% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.27% (June 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - 14.45% 25.37% -15.01% 26.88% 32.93%
Benchmark 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01%
Category Average 10.40% 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85% 26.98%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - 3 2 2 1 2
Category Rank - - - - - 549/ 1,004 396/ 1,069 522/ 1,124 261/ 1,187 513/ 1,283

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

32.93% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-15.01% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 93.96
International Equity 4.11
Canadian Equity 0.89
Foreign Corporate Bonds 0.78
Cash and Equivalents 0.24
Other 0.02

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 35.47
Financial Services 13.71
Healthcare 10.51
Consumer Services 9.38
Consumer Goods 7.17
Other 23.76

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 95.89
Europe 3.89
Latin America 0.22

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) 100.00

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)

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor Index ETF

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 14.37% 14.68% -
Beta 1.04% 1.03% -
Alpha 0.00% -0.02% -
Rsquared 0.96% 0.95% -
Sharpe 0.95% 1.01% -
Sortino 1.67% 1.60% -
Treynor 0.13% 0.14% -
Tax Efficiency 97.86% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 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 8.91% 14.37% 14.68% -
Beta 0.95% 1.04% 1.03% -
Alpha -0.03% 0.00% -0.02% -
Rsquared 0.93% 0.96% 0.95% -
Sharpe 1.76% 0.95% 1.01% -
Sortino 4.22% 1.67% 1.60% -
Treynor 0.16% 0.13% 0.14% -
Tax Efficiency 98.42% 97.86% - -

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 04, 2019
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $156

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
N/A

Investment Objectives

XQLT seeks to provide long-term capital growth by replicating, to the extent possible, the performance, net of expenses, of an Index (defined below) selected at the discretion of BlackRock Canada that measures the performance of U.S. equity securities identified by the Index Provider (defined below) as exhibiting positive quality characteristics.

Investment Strategy

The investment strategy of XQLT is to invest in securities of one or more iShares ETFs, and/or in Index Securities of the applicable Index, such that the resulting portfolio will have characteristics that closely match the characteristics of the applicable 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 0.32%
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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