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iShares Canadian Growth Index ETF

Canadian Equity

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FundGrade B

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Fundata ESG GradeD Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade D

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2021, 2020

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NAVPS
(11-20-2024)
$55.89
Change
$0.08 (0.14%)

As at October 31, 2024

As at October 31, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 06, 2006): 6.82%

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 -0.21% 3.00% 9.91% 14.30% 28.89% 15.79% 6.02% 11.36% 10.30% 11.90% 9.66% 9.31% 8.60% 8.33%
Benchmark 0.85% 5.30% 12.95% 18.24% 32.06% 15.16% 8.05% 15.02% 11.33% 11.65% 9.36% 9.62% 9.96% 8.41%
Category Average 0.32% 3.53% 10.90% 15.35% 27.26% 12.81% 6.99% 13.70% 9.77% 9.80% 7.62% 7.89% 8.07% 6.92%
Category Rank 572 / 737 516 / 721 537 / 714 553 / 710 340 / 709 89 / 683 476 / 635 513 / 577 266 / 543 93 / 505 78 / 465 136 / 436 201 / 399 121 / 373
Quartile Ranking 4 3 4 4 2 1 3 4 2 1 1 2 3 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 8.89% 3.56% 2.05% 2.53% 2.31% -2.85% 1.54% -0.50% 5.62% 0.73% 2.47% -0.21%
Benchmark 7.48% 3.91% 0.55% 1.82% 4.14% -1.82% 2.77% -1.42% 5.87% 1.22% 3.15% 0.85%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.78% (May 2009)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-19.33% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 25.58% -3.26% 6.89% 7.65% -5.87% 28.26% 11.04% 17.85% -11.01% 17.43%
Benchmark 10.55% -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75%
Category Average 9.54% -6.15% 16.46% 6.89% -9.47% 19.21% 3.42% 23.26% -4.82% 9.85%
Quartile Ranking 1 2 4 2 1 1 1 4 4 1
Category Rank 2/ 343 127/ 375 403/ 403 203/ 445 72/ 471 3/ 516 46/ 544 545/ 579 579/ 646 38/ 684

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

28.26% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.01% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 100.00

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Industrial Services 27.17
Technology 21.77
Consumer Services 14.29
Basic Materials 10.48
Financial Services 10.25
Other 16.04

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Shopify Inc Cl A 10.91
Brookfield Corp Cl A 9.20
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 8.68
Canadian National Railway Co 7.21
Constellation Software Inc 7.17
Waste Connections Inc 5.50
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc 4.93
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 3.61
Dollarama Inc 3.54
Franco-Nevada Corp 3.08

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 Growth Index ETF

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 14.35% 15.55% 12.96%
Beta 0.98% 0.92% 0.90%
Alpha -0.02% 0.00% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.84% 0.86% 0.77%
Sharpe 0.24% 0.56% 0.56%
Sortino 0.42% 0.79% 0.70%
Treynor 0.03% 0.10% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 92.25% 94.16% 93.51%
Volatility Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 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 10.43% 14.35% 15.55% 12.96%
Beta 1.02% 0.98% 0.92% 0.90%
Alpha -0.03% -0.02% 0.00% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.87% 0.84% 0.86% 0.77%
Sharpe 2.06% 0.24% 0.56% 0.56%
Sortino 7.17% 0.42% 0.79% 0.70%
Treynor 0.21% 0.03% 0.10% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 98.60% 92.25% 94.16% 93.51%

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 November 06, 2006
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $93

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
N/A

Investment Objectives

The iShares Dow Jones Canada Select Growth Index Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth by replicating, to the extent possible, the performance of the Dow Jones Canada Select Growth Index, net of expenses.

Investment Strategy

The Index is comprised of securities of Canadian issuers selected by Dow Jones & Company, Inc. based on criteria for identifying companies that demonstrate growth characteristics.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited 11-03-2006
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. 11-06-2006

Management and Organization

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

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed No
PAC Initial Investment -
PAC Subsequent -
SWP Allowed No
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 0.55%
Management Fee 0.50%
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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