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iShares Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETF - Common Class

Canadian Equity Balanced

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FundGrade A

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Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2022, 2018

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NAVPS
(12-19-2024)
$8.17
Change
-$0.02 (-0.28%)

As at November 30, 2024

As at November 30, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

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iShares Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETF - Common Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 14, 2010): 8.40%

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 6.48% 11.68% 20.64% 29.06% 36.80% 17.87% 8.77% 12.94% 10.15% 10.60% 8.52% 9.39% 9.81% 8.20%
Benchmark 5.15% 8.52% 14.71% 20.22% 24.77% 12.93% 8.19% 10.13% 9.20% 10.02% 8.23% 8.18% 8.64% 7.34%
Category Average 3.92% 5.87% 10.68% 15.22% 19.25% 10.44% 6.45% 8.13% 7.09% 7.56% 6.03% 6.17% 6.34% 5.59%
Category Rank 1 / 373 1 / 373 1 / 372 2 / 369 1 / 369 7 / 367 65 / 363 11 / 355 30 / 329 24 / 319 32 / 301 11 / 272 6 / 260 18 / 250
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund 5.99% 1.81% 1.35% 3.07% -2.46% 3.14% -0.78% 5.46% 3.24% 4.12% 0.74% 6.48%
Benchmark 3.79% 0.07% 1.27% 3.22% -1.85% 2.08% -0.32% 4.94% 1.05% 2.82% 0.37% 5.15%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.59% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-20.51% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 9.76% -5.22% 21.07% 12.04% -9.50% 19.36% 1.29% 29.30% -14.59% 12.77%
Benchmark 10.25% -5.39% 15.95% 7.50% -6.34% 18.83% 6.85% 17.62% -7.12% 10.48%
Category Average 8.24% -2.09% 10.63% 6.12% -6.63% 14.36% 4.77% 15.38% -7.74% 9.70%
Quartile Ranking 2 4 1 1 4 1 4 1 4 1
Category Rank 79/ 225 201/ 251 2/ 260 4/ 272 264/ 301 3/ 321 250/ 329 1/ 355 349/ 363 61/ 367

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

29.30% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-14.59% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 86.88
Canadian Corporate Bonds 9.14
Income Trust Units 2.99
International Equity 0.55
Canadian Government Bonds 0.30
Other 0.14

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 79.30
Fixed Income 9.50
Energy 4.26
Real Estate 2.99
Utilities 2.12
Other 1.83

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.43
Latin America 0.55
Other 0.02

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
iShares S&P/TSX Cdn Preferred Share Idx ETF (CPD) 18.78
iShares Core Canadian Corp Bond Index ETF (XCB) 9.56
Royal Bank of Canada 8.21
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 8.05
Manulife Financial Corp 7.48
National Bank of Canada 5.81
Toronto-Dominion Bank 5.72
iA Financial Corp Inc 4.14
Great-West Lifeco Inc 3.88
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd 3.78

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 Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETF - Common Class

Median

Other - Canadian Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 14.61% 17.00% 14.05%
Beta 1.15% 1.21% 1.19%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.82% 0.83% 0.74%
Sharpe 0.41% 0.52% 0.52%
Sortino 0.69% 0.67% 0.60%
Treynor 0.05% 0.07% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 68.81% 72.73% 66.17%
Volatility Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 8 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 9.38% 14.61% 17.00% 14.05%
Beta 1.18% 1.15% 1.21% 1.19%
Alpha 0.06% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.89% 0.82% 0.83% 0.74%
Sharpe 2.95% 0.41% 0.52% 0.52%
Sortino 10.03% 0.69% 0.67% 0.60%
Treynor 0.24% 0.05% 0.07% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 91.60% 68.81% 72.73% 66.17%

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 April 14, 2010
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $1,120

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
N/A

Investment Objectives

The iShares Canadian Financial Monthly Income Fund's investment objective is to maximize total return to its Unitholders, consisting of distributions and capital appreciation, and to provide its Unitholders with a stable stream of monthly cash distribution of $0.04 per Unit.

Investment Strategy

FIE’s net assets, together with borrowings under its loan facility, are invested in a diversified and actively managed investment portfolio consisting primarily of the following securities in the Canadian financial sector: common shares, preferred shares, corporate bonds, income trust units.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. 04-16-2010
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited 04-16-2010

Management and Organization

Fund Manager BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
Advisor BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
Custodian -
Registrar State Street Trust Company Canada
Distributor -
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 50
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 50
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 0.80%
Management Fee 0.65%
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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