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iShares Canadian Growth Index ETF

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FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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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
(05-02-2025) 		$56.93
Change
$0.81 (1.45%)

As at March 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

Period
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iShares Canadian Growth Index ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 06, 2006): 6.99%

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 -4.10% -0.11% 5.58% -0.11% 12.97% 14.67% 8.36% 9.29% 13.86% 10.36% 11.36% 9.77% 10.00% 7.25%
Benchmark -1.51% 1.51% 5.33% 1.51% 15.81% 14.88% 7.77% 10.75% 16.76% 10.91% 10.51% 9.37% 10.36% 8.54%
Category Average -1.79% 0.66% 3.20% 0.66% 11.77% 11.90% 6.25% 9.22% 14.67% 9.19% 8.59% 7.58% 8.33% 6.89%
Category Rank 737 / 748 510 / 744 77 / 744 510 / 744 351 / 722 135 / 699 110 / 669 353 / 596 425 / 555 201 / 538 39 / 484 58 / 456 112 / 421 220 / 387
Quartile Ranking 4 3 1 3 2 1 1 3 4 2 1 1 2 3

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -2.85% 1.54% -0.50% 5.62% 0.73% 2.47% -0.21% 10.38% -4.04% 4.85% -0.65% -4.10%
Benchmark -1.82% 2.77% -1.42% 5.87% 1.22% 3.15% 0.85% 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40% -1.51%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.78% (May 2009)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-19.33% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -3.26% 6.89% 7.65% -5.87% 28.26% 11.04% 17.85% -11.01% 17.43% 21.06%
Benchmark -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65%
Category Average -6.15% 16.46% 6.89% -9.47% 19.21% 3.42% 23.26% -4.82% 9.85% 17.87%
Quartile Ranking 2 4 2 1 1 1 4 4 1 1
Category Rank 129/ 383 411/ 411 203/ 454 74/ 480 3/ 526 45/ 552 553/ 587 581/ 655 47/ 693 168/ 719

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 27.00
Technology 20.80
Consumer Services 14.59
Basic Materials 11.19
Financial Services 10.52
Other 15.90

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Shopify Inc Cl A 9.77
Brookfield Corp Cl A 9.27
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 8.09
Constellation Software Inc 7.71
Canadian National Railway Co 6.65
Waste Connections Inc 6.21
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc 4.74
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 4.35
Franco-Nevada Corp 3.74
Dollarama Inc 3.66

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)

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iShares Canadian Growth Index ETF

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 15.38% 14.85% 13.33%
Beta 1.03% 1.03% 0.93%
Alpha 0.00% -0.03% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.87% 0.85% 0.80%
Sharpe 0.35% 0.79% 0.47%
Sortino 0.66% 1.33% 0.57%
Treynor 0.05% 0.11% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 95.21% 95.86% 93.18%
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 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 14.75% 15.38% 14.85% 13.33%
Beta 1.30% 1.03% 1.03% 0.93%
Alpha -0.07% 0.00% -0.03% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.89% 0.87% 0.85% 0.80%
Sharpe 0.63% 0.35% 0.79% 0.47%
Sortino 1.47% 0.66% 1.33% 0.57%
Treynor 0.07% 0.05% 0.11% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 98.02% 95.21% 95.86% 93.18%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A20.4​20.454.4​54.40%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A31.8​31.856.5​56.50%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

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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

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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) $109

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 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

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

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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