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iShares ESG Advanced 1-5 Year Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF

Cdn Short Term Fixed Inc

FundGrade B Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade B

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RI FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

RI FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024

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NAVPS
(04-04-2025)
$39.48
Change
-$0.03 (-0.08%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at February 28, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 06, 2021): 2.61%

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 0.42% 1.83% 3.73% 1.27% 8.01% 6.84% 3.83% - - - - - - -
Benchmark 0.52% 1.82% 3.29% 1.36% 7.24% 5.75% 2.92% 1.88% 2.03% 2.34% 2.39% 2.05% 1.98% 1.86%
Category Average 0.42% 1.36% 2.81% 1.14% 6.28% 5.22% 2.56% 1.53% 1.74% 1.96% 1.92% 1.65% 1.64% 1.39%
Category Rank 152 / 331 19 / 330 47 / 318 118 / 330 42 / 305 37 / 263 53 / 251 - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 - - - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 0.56% -0.41% 0.90% 0.82% 1.64% 0.56% 1.53% -0.27% 0.60% 0.56% 0.84% 0.42%
Benchmark 0.53% -0.40% 0.86% 0.79% 1.36% 0.63% 1.26% -0.30% 0.48% 0.46% 0.83% 0.52%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

2.12% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-1.89% (March 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - - - -4.41% 6.57% 6.84%
Benchmark 2.56% 0.90% 0.27% 1.89% 2.98% 5.17% -0.92% -3.98% 4.92% 5.71%
Category Average 0.55% 0.85% 0.42% 0.53% 2.93% 4.36% -0.83% -4.45% 4.84% 5.17%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - 3 1 1
Category Rank - - - - - - - 133/ 247 35/ 260 51/ 280

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

6.84% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-4.41% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Corporate Bonds 99.03
Cash and Equivalents 0.97

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 98.83
Cash and Cash Equivalent 0.97
Financial Services 0.20

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.68% 08-Jan-2029 1.46
Bank of Nova Scotia 2.95% 08-Mar-2027 1.37
Bank of Montreal 4.31% 01-May-2027 1.33
Bank of Montreal 4.54% 18-Nov-2028 1.23
Toronto-Dominion Bank 3.06% 26-Jan-2027 1.12
Bank of Montreal 5.04% 29-Apr-2028 1.08
Bank of Nova Scotia 1.40% 01-Nov-2027 1.06
Bank of Montreal 3.19% 01-Mar-2028 1.05
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.21% 01-Jun-2027 1.05
Canadian Imperial Bank Commrce 3.80% 10-Dec-2030 1.00

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: S. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

iShares ESG Advanced 1-5 Year Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF

Median

Other - Cdn Short Term Fixed Inc

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 3.19% - -
Beta 1.10% - -
Alpha 0.01% - -
Rsquared 0.96% - -
Sharpe 0.01% - -
Sortino 0.38% - -
Treynor 0.00% - -
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 - -

Risk Rating

Rating 1 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 2.07% 3.19% - -
Beta 1.13% 1.10% - -
Alpha 0.00% 0.01% - -
Rsquared 0.97% 0.96% - -
Sharpe 1.77% 0.01% - -
Sortino 5.63% 0.38% - -
Treynor 0.03% 0.00% - -
Tax Efficiency 82.04% - - -

Fund Details

Start Date August 06, 2021
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund (Responsible Investment)
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $26

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
N/A

Investment Objectives

XSHG seeks to provide income by replicating, to the extent possible, the performance, net of expenses, of an ESG-oriented Index selected at the discretion of BlackRock Canada. The ESG-oriented Index will generally be comprised of fixed income securities of issuers that a meet minimum standard for overall ESG attributes and which are not materially involved in specified business activities or severe controversies, in each case, as determined by the index provider.

Investment Strategy

XSHG’s current principal investment strategy is to employ a Sampling Strategy. In addition to or as an alternative to this strategy, XSHG may also invest by employing a Replicating Strategy, by investing in one or more iShares ETFs and/or through the use of derivatives.

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 0.17%
Management Fee 0.15%
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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