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iShares Canadian Growth Index ETF

Canadian Equity

FundGrade B Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

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
(04-02-2025)
$57.25
Change
$0.83 (1.47%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at February 28, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 06, 2006): 7.27%

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 -0.65% -0.04% 12.82% 4.17% 20.54% 19.19% 12.02% 11.51% 11.70% 11.73% 11.93% 10.59% 10.44% 7.63%
Benchmark -0.40% -0.31% 10.31% 3.06% 22.45% 15.63% 9.72% 12.23% 12.73% 11.38% 10.72% 9.76% 11.18% 8.50%
Category Average -0.29% -0.58% 7.87% 2.49% 17.19% 12.64% 8.17% 10.97% 11.01% 9.68% 8.80% 7.99% 9.18% 6.94%
Category Rank 522 / 753 271 / 751 12 / 736 67 / 751 203 / 726 9 / 705 32 / 672 315 / 599 262 / 559 88 / 542 38 / 489 44 / 461 155 / 424 194 / 392
Quartile Ranking 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 2.31% -2.85% 1.54% -0.50% 5.62% 0.73% 2.47% -0.21% 10.38% -4.04% 4.85% -0.65%
Benchmark 4.14% -1.82% 2.77% -1.42% 5.87% 1.22% 3.15% 0.85% 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.78% (May 2009)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-19.33% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

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/ 388 416/ 416 208/ 459 74/ 485 3/ 531 45/ 557 558/ 592 586/ 660 47/ 699 168/ 725

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 27.47
Technology 21.32
Consumer Services 14.01
Financial Services 11.03
Basic Materials 10.31
Other 15.86

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Brookfield Corp Cl A 9.84
Shopify Inc Cl A 9.74
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 8.77
Constellation Software Inc 8.20
Canadian National Railway Co 6.77
Waste Connections Inc 5.90
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc 4.66
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 3.78
Dollarama Inc 3.53
Franco-Nevada Corp 3.32

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 15.38% 15.96% 13.25%
Beta 1.03% 0.94% 0.92%
Alpha 0.02% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.87% 0.86% 0.80%
Sharpe 0.57% 0.63% 0.50%
Sortino 1.06% 0.93% 0.62%
Treynor 0.08% 0.11% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 96.38% 95.30% 93.67%
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 13.63% 15.38% 15.96% 13.25%
Beta 1.19% 1.03% 0.94% 0.92%
Alpha -0.05% 0.02% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.86% 0.87% 0.86% 0.80%
Sharpe 1.14% 0.57% 0.63% 0.50%
Sortino 3.06% 1.06% 0.93% 0.62%
Treynor 0.13% 0.08% 0.11% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 98.57% 96.38% 95.30% 93.67%

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) $114

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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