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iShares ESG Balanced ETF Portfolio

Global Neutral Balanced

FundGrade A Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade A

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024

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RI FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

RI FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2023

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NAVPS
(05-27-2025)
$52.78
Change
$0.33 (0.64%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

Period
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iShares ESG Balanced ETF Portfolio

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 02, 2020): 7.28%

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 -0.17% -3.61% 1.30% -1.09% 12.32% 12.47% 9.97% 6.48% - - - - - -
Benchmark -2.19% -4.23% 1.37% -1.63% 11.00% 10.11% 8.82% 5.03% 6.22% 5.84% 6.18% 5.77% 6.97% 6.59%
Category Average -1.53% -3.30% 0.71% -0.84% 8.59% 7.60% 5.79% 3.60% 6.15% 4.75% 4.87% 4.51% 5.24% 4.46%
Category Rank 39 / 1,766 903 / 1,765 618 / 1,759 971 / 1,765 74 / 1,725 22 / 1,663 23 / 1,622 91 / 1,441 - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 1 3 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 2.27% 1.86% 2.83% 0.72% 2.40% 0.36% 3.79% -1.32% 2.61% 0.03% -3.47% -0.17%
Benchmark 1.73% 1.79% 3.28% -0.07% 2.25% 0.21% 2.87% 0.17% 2.72% -0.03% -2.06% -2.19%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.60% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-5.04% (June 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - - 12.84% -12.82% 15.54% 18.40%
Benchmark 17.05% 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69% 17.48%
Category Average 2.99% 5.05% 7.69% -3.99% 13.52% 7.16% 9.69% -11.26% 9.53% 12.15%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - 1 4 1 1
Category Rank - - - - - - 221/ 1,413 1,195/ 1,555 34/ 1,662 93/ 1,715

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

18.40% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.82% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 25.02
Canadian Corporate Bonds 20.66
Canadian Equity 18.41
Canadian Government Bonds 16.08
International Equity 14.72
Other 5.11

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 39.59
Financial Services 17.17
Technology 15.15
Basic Materials 4.56
Consumer Services 4.11
Other 19.42

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 85.04
Europe 10.13
Asia 4.35
Latin America 0.24
Africa and Middle East 0.20
Other 0.04

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA Index ETF (XUSR) 26.93
iShares ESG Advanced MSCI Canada Index ETF (XCSR) 18.50
iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE Index ETF (XDSR) 13.09
iShares 1-5 Yr Laddered Govt Bond Index ETF (CLF) 11.50
iShares ESG Advanced Cdn Corp Bd Index ETF (XCBG) 11.44
iShares ESG Adv 1-5 Year CdCorpBdIdx ETF (XSHG) 9.38
iShares 1-10 Yr Laddered Govt Bond Index ETF (CLG) 6.24
iShares 20 Plus Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) 2.92

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 Balanced ETF Portfolio

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.27% - -
Beta 1.05% - -
Alpha 0.01% - -
Rsquared 0.90% - -
Sharpe 0.65% - -
Sortino 1.26% - -
Treynor 0.06% - -
Tax Efficiency 91.42% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 - -

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.10% 9.27% - -
Beta 0.98% 1.05% - -
Alpha 0.01% 0.01% - -
Rsquared 0.78% 0.90% - -
Sharpe 1.15% 0.65% - -
Sortino 2.19% 1.26% - -
Treynor 0.08% 0.06% - -
Tax Efficiency 93.25% 91.42% - -

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) $122

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
N/A

Investment Objectives

GBAL 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 GBAL invests generally track indices that employ an ESG-oriented index methodology or that provide exposure to government bonds indices.

Investment Strategy

GBAL invests primarily in one or more iShares ETFs that provide exposure to fixed income and/or equity securities. The iShares ETFs in which GBAL 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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