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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

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2024

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NAVPS
(05-28-2025) 		$59.53
Change
-$0.07 (-0.11%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

Period
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iShares ESG Growth ETF Portfolio

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 02, 2020): 9.49%

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 -0.22% -5.05% 0.79% -2.04% 13.47% 14.89% 11.94% 8.15% - - - - - -
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 32 / 1,311 645 / 1,310 520 / 1,309 730 / 1,310 70 / 1,289 33 / 1,216 18 / 1,192 72 / 1,068 - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 1 2 2 3 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 2.70% 2.12% 3.17% 0.69% 2.63% 0.69% 4.64% -1.67% 3.16% -0.21% -4.64% -0.22%
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

7.75% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.32% (June 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - - 17.86% -14.39% 18.95% 22.74%
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 - - - - - - 1 4 1 1
Category Rank - - - - - - 66/ 1,056 895/ 1,153 60/ 1,202 112/ 1,285

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

22.74% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-14.39% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 33.31
Canadian Equity 24.85
International Equity 20.68
Canadian Government Bonds 9.55
Canadian Corporate Bonds 8.08
Other 3.53

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 23.23
Technology 20.40
Fixed Income 19.54
Basic Materials 6.17
Consumer Services 5.55
Other 25.11

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 78.98
Europe 14.21
Asia 6.16
Latin America 0.33
Africa and Middle East 0.29
Other 0.03

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA Index ETF (XUSR) 35.86
iShares ESG Advanced MSCI Canada Index ETF (XCSR) 24.97
iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE Index ETF (XDSR) 18.53
iShares 1-5 Yr Laddered Govt Bond Index ETF (CLF) 7.40
iShares ESG Advanced Cdn Corp Bd Index ETF (XCBG) 6.04
iShares 1-10 Yr Laddered Govt Bond Index ETF (CLG) 3.15
iShares ESG Adv 1-5 Year CdCorpBdIdx ETF (XSHG) 2.09
iShares 20 Plus Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) 1.95

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 ESG Growth ETF Portfolio

Median

Other - Global Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.24% - -
Beta 1.08% - -
Alpha 0.00% - -
Rsquared 0.93% - -
Sharpe 0.71% - -
Sortino 1.33% - -
Treynor 0.07% - -
Tax Efficiency 93.87% - -
Volatility 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 8.82% 11.24% - -
Beta 1.04% 1.08% - -
Alpha 0.01% 0.00% - -
Rsquared 0.82% 0.93% - -
Sharpe 1.06% 0.71% - -
Sortino 1.90% 1.33% - -
Treynor 0.09% 0.07% - -
Tax Efficiency 94.49% 93.87% - -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A63.3​63.349.3​49.30%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 September 02, 2020
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund (Responsible Investment)
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $140

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
N/A

Investment Objectives

GGRO seeks to provide long-term capital growth and income by investing primarily in one or more iShares ETFs that provide exposure to fixed income and/or equity securities. The iShares ETFs in which GGRO invests generally track indices that employ an ESG-oriented index methodology or that provide exposure to government bonds indices.

Investment Strategy

GGRO invests primarily in one or more iShares ETFs that provide exposure to fixed income and/or equity securities. The iShares ETFs in which GGRO invests generally track indices that employ ESG-oriented index methodologies or that provide exposure to government bonds.

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 0.25%
Management Fee 0.22%
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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