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iShares ESG Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio

Global Fixed Inc 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, 2023

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NAVPS
(04-04-2025)
$43.37
Change
-$0.83 (-1.89%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at February 28, 2025

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iShares ESG Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 02, 2020): 5.74%

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 0.35% 1.35% 6.41% 2.39% 13.27% 12.56% 7.00% 5.78% - - - - - -
Benchmark 0.64% 2.77% 6.67% 2.57% 12.42% 9.76% 4.23% 2.52% 2.80% 3.88% 3.68% 3.87% 3.82% 4.06%
Category Average 0.51% 1.21% 4.28% 2.30% 9.93% 8.29% 3.43% 2.86% 3.61% 3.93% 3.55% 3.50% 4.01% 3.11%
Category Rank 667 / 988 577 / 987 65 / 973 476 / 987 28 / 967 5 / 915 17 / 896 8 / 823 - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 3 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 1.68% -2.04% 1.86% 1.57% 2.50% 0.76% 2.15% -0.08% 2.87% -1.02% 2.04% 0.35%
Benchmark 1.04% -1.39% 0.79% 1.45% 3.61% -0.15% 2.06% -0.11% 1.82% 0.19% 1.92% 0.64%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.44% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-3.75% (June 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - - 7.93% -11.13% 12.10% 13.58%
Benchmark 16.91% 0.39% 3.81% 5.53% 6.30% 9.09% -0.49% -11.13% 6.74% 11.56%
Category Average 1.21% 4.39% 5.49% -2.85% 9.97% 7.08% 4.51% -11.10% 7.71% 8.38%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - 1 3 1 1
Category Rank - - - - - - 47/ 823 490/ 874 5/ 915 17/ 967

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

13.58% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.13% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Corporate Bonds 27.05
Canadian Government Bonds 25.47
US Equity 18.39
Canadian Equity 12.06
International Equity 9.65
Other 7.38

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 57.47
Financial Services 11.52
Technology 11.17
Basic Materials 2.82
Consumer Services 2.74
Other 14.28

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 90.22
Europe 6.63
Asia 2.83
Latin America 0.15
Africa and Middle East 0.13
Other 0.04

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA Index ETF (XUSR) 19.74
iShares 1-5 Yr Laddered Govt Bond Index ETF (CLF) 18.21
iShares ESG Advanced Cdn Corp Bd Index ETF (XCBG) 15.18
iShares ESG Advanced MSCI Canada Index ETF (XCSR) 12.09
iShares ESG Adv 1-5 Year CdCorpBdIdx ETF (XSHG) 12.09
iShares 1-10 Yr Laddered Govt Bond Index ETF (CLG) 9.10
iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE Index ETF (XDSR) 8.51
iShares 20 Plus Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) 5.09

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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

iShares ESG Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio

Median

Other - Global Fixed Inc Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.66% - -
Beta 0.95% - -
Alpha 0.03% - -
Rsquared 0.79% - -
Sharpe 0.43% - -
Sortino 0.85% - -
Treynor 0.03% - -
Tax Efficiency 86.74% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 - -

Risk Rating

Rating 3 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 5.18% 7.66% - -
Beta 0.98% 0.95% - -
Alpha 0.01% 0.03% - -
Rsquared 0.73% 0.79% - -
Sharpe 1.65% 0.43% - -
Sortino 3.66% 0.85% - -
Treynor 0.09% 0.03% - -
Tax Efficiency 93.28% 86.74% - -

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) $33

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
N/A

Investment Objectives

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

Investment Strategy

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